The Mälaren Line ( sv, Mälarbanan) is a railway line from

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via Västerås to Örebro in

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. The section from Stockholm to

Kolbäck Kolbäck () is a locality situated in Hallstahammar Municipality, Västmanland County, Sweden with 1,951 inhabitants in 2010. The Kolbäcks VK Kolbäcks VK is a volleyball club in Kolbäck Kolbäck () is a locality situated in Hallstahammar Muni ...

and from Valskog to Arboga has double track. The line was upgraded to high-speed in 2005. The line is mostly used by passenger trains, although it is also served by some freight trains. It takes its name from lake

Mälaren Mälaren ( , , or ), historically referred to as Lake Malar in English, is the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden (after Vänern and Vättern). Its area is 1,140 km2 and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from e ...

, along the northern edge of which the railway runs. To the west, the line connects with the Freight Line Through Bergslagen. The

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