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Älvsborg Line
The Älvsborg Line () is a railway line between Uddevalla and Borås in Sweden. The long crescent-shaped line connects to various lines, including the Bohus Line, the Norway/Vänern Line, the Kinnekulle Line, the Western Main Line, the Coast-to-Coast Line and the Viskadal Line. Västtrafik runs regional train service on the whole line, usually with X12 trains. Due to its bad standard and slow speed, few freight trains use this line and instead travel via Gothenburg and the Western Main line. Some freight trains are diverted to this line when the Western Main Line is closed for maintenance. The Älvsborg Line has 15 passenger stations: Uddevalla, Öxnered, Vänersborg, Vargön, Grästorp, Vara, Vedum, , Ljung, Torpåkra, Mollaryd, Borgstena, Fristad, Knalleland, Borås History The railway between Uddevalla and Herrljunga was opened in 1867 and between Borås and Herrljunga in 1863. Both railways had originally a gauge. They were rebuilt to standard gauge in 1898. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Öxnered
Öxnered is a part of Vänersborg in Västra Götalands län in Sweden. It was formerly a separate railway village. It is located near the E45 road and at the crossing of the Norway/Vänern Line Norway/Vänern Line () is a Y-shaped railway line in Sweden. The main section runs from Gothenburg Central Station to Kil Station, mostly along the west shore of Vänern. There is a branch from Erikstad to the Norway–Sweden border at Kornsjø ... and Älvsborg Line railways. There is a railway station in Öxnered where all passenger trains on both lines stop. Populated places in Vänersborg Municipality Railway stations in Västra Götaland County {{Sweden-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fristad
Fristad is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,924 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Borås Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgstena
Borgstena is a locality situated in Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... It had 386 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Borås Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljung
Ljung and Annelund () is a locality situated in Herrljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,215 inhabitants in 2020. The locality was formed by Statistics Sweden Statistics Sweden ( ; SCB, ) is the Swedish government agency operating under the Ministry of Finance and responsible for producing official statistics for decision-making, debate and research. The agency's responsibilities include: * developin ... from the separate localities of Ljung and Annelund between 2010 and 2015. The locality is home to a train station named Ljung on the Älvsborg Line. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Ljung and Annelund: * Annelunds IF References {{authority control Populated places in Herrljunga Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedum
Vedum is a locality situated in Vara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 926 inhabitants in 2010. The company ''Vedum Kök och Bad AB'', a manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom appliances, is located in Vedum. The locality grew up around a station on the railway line Herrljunga - Uddevalla, which was opened in 1866. The originally narrow gauge railway was rebuilt to standard gauge in 1899-1900 and trains still call at Vedum. The station building played an important part in the film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ... comedy " Stinsen brinner" (The Station Master is on Fire) from 1991. References Populated places in Vara Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vara, Sweden
Vara is a locality and the seat of Vara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 4,235 inhabitants in 2019. Notable landmarks include the concert hall, the artwork on the train station called ''Blue Orange'', Bengtssonska granary, and a folk high school Folk high schools (also ''adult education center'') are institutions for adult education that generally do not grant academic degrees, though certain courses might exist leading to that goal. They are most commonly found in Nordic countries and i .... References Populated places in Vara Municipality Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County Swedish municipal seats {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grästorp
Grästorp is a locality and the seat of Grästorp Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... It had 2,969 inhabitants in 2010. It is the only locality in Grästorp Municipality. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Grästorp: * IK Gauthiod * Grästorps IK References External links * Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Grästorp Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vargön
Vargön is a locality situated in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ... with 4,919 inhabitants in 2010. Vargön is noted for Vargön Alloys, a producer of iron alloys. References Populated places in Vänersborg Municipality {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
