| North Bothnia Line Norrbotniabanan | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Under construction (first section) Planned |
| Locale | Sweden |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | High-speed railway |
| System | Swedish railway |
| History | |
| Planned opening | 2026 (Umeå - Dåva) 2032 (Dåva - Skellefteå) 2036 (Skellefteå - Luleå) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 270 km (170 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC |
| Operating speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) |
The North Bothnia Line (Swedish: Norrbotniabanan) is a planned high-speed railway line between Umeå Central Station and Luleå Central Station in Sweden, with construction is currently underway on its initial section.[1] The line will be 270 kilometres (170 mi) long and be a northern extension of the Bothnia Line, which opened in 2010. The planned line is expected to improve accessibility between the larger cities along northern Sweden's coast, and to handle 1.6 million passengers per year.[2]
The entire North Bothnia Line project is estimated to cost approximately 40 billion SEK at 2021 price levels. It will include the construction of 550 kilometres of roads, about 250 bridges, main stations in Skellefteå, Piteå, and Luleå, as well as regional train stations in Sävar, Robertsfors, Bureå, and Byske.[1]
- ^ a b Trafikverket. "North Bothnia Line". Trafikverket. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
- ^ "Bothnian Corridor" (PDF). Trafikverket. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
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