Halmstad-Nässjö railway line

The Halmstad-Nässjö railway line (Swedish: Järnvägslinjen Halmstad–Nässjö) is a Swedish railway line between Halmstad and Nässjö. The railway is unelectrified in its entirety and only has a single track.

Halmstad-Nässjö railway line
Vaggeryd station
Vaggeryd station
Overview
Native nameJärnvägslinjen Halmstad–Nässjö
OwnerSwedish Transport Administration
Termini
Service
SystemKrösatågen
History
Opened1 September 1877 (1877-09-01)
Completed21 December 1882 (1882-12-21)
Technical
Line length196 km (122 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The track was originally built by the private consortium Halmstad-Jönköpings Järnvägsaktiebolag, but the company went bankrupt only three years after construction finished in 1882. The company was reconstructed as Halmstad-Nässjö Järnvägar (HNJ), which owned and operated the railway until the railway line was nationalised in 1945.[1]

Today passenger services are operated on the railway by the public operator Krösatågen. In the coming years the railway will be electrified between Nässjö and Värnamo.[2] A report commissioned by the local government in Halland County completed in 2021 has proposed a closure of services from Halmstad to Jönköping and Värnamo which use the line today, alongside starting rail services to Hyltebruk, which currently only sees freight traffic.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tellerup, Frederik (ed.). "Banguide - Halmstad-Nässjö". jarnvag.net (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  2. ^ "Nässjö-Värnamo, elektrifiering" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Administration. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  3. ^ Hildingsson, Lennart (2021-08-02). "Regionledningens utredning är klar: "Lägg ned HNJ-trafiken"". Hallandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-27.