Today I'm spending my Saturday by taking a train to Ånge and back through Sundsvall.
I'm taking the morning Intercity train from Stockholm. I will be taking totally 5 trains today, so it will be a long day.
Passing by Hagalund railway yard
Uppsala
Intercity 80 is a daily service from Stockholm to Jämtland. The usual destination is Östersund, but in the summer/winter months it is extended to Åre and Duved.
Leaving Uppsala
Gävle
Intercity is taking the North Main Line from Gävle north bound. The railway was completed in 1881.
Ockelbo
Rooster steel sculpture by Jörg Jeschke
Kilafors
Bollnäs
Travelling through Hälsingland region
Simeå
Meeting a train at a passing loop on Karsjö
X52 from Ljusdal to Gävle
At Lörstrand it is our train that stops
It is a Green Cargo steel train from Luleå to Borlänge
Re 1436 (Bombardier Traxx F140 AC2)
Steel products
Järvsö
Bridge over Ljusnan river, built in 2005 which replaced an older bridge
Ljusdal
Between Ljusdal and Ånge, a trip of about 1h, the Intercity does not make any stops. This is the only train service here, no regional trains are operating this part of the line.
Tallåsen
Storsjön near Hennan
Hennan lake
Hennan
For about 20km, the railway is located next to this long Hennan lake, which makes this railway trip scenic.
Hälsinge-Nybo is one of the few station building still in place along this line
Ramsjö
Between Ramsjö and Ånge, the railway has double tracks
It's also on this part of the line the railway is reaching its highest point, 330m above sea level
Norrhög
Mellansjö
Juån
Östavall
Alby
Just before Ånge, the railway is split. The railway to the left is continuing further north without passing Ånge.
I have now been travelling 444km from Stockholm to Ånge
Ånge station is an importation railway town for freight trains
After a longer stop, the train is continuing to Östersund
The composition of today's Intercity train was Rc6, B7F, B7F, RB7, B7C, and A11
Wheels from Cc 734 steam locomotive
Trafikverket is increasing the capacity at the railway yard in Ånge
Local restaurant
I will now continue along Mittbanan railway with Norrtåg to Sundsvall. It is 1 min delayed
X62
Borgsjön lake
Ljungaverk
Torpshammar
Stöde
Nedansjö
Töva
I've now reached Sundsvall
Sundsvall has two stations, the central and the west. Västra station is located just 500m from the central one. It was built in 1885, and was used as a station until 1966.
The station is used by Norrtåg, and X-tåget.
Another X62 is arriving, this time from Umeå
X55 is arriving from Umeå, this service is not stopping here
I have some time before my next train, so I'm visiting Sundsvall. Here is the old fire station.
Hedbergska school
Between Sundsvall Västra and Central, a distance of 500m there are 7 railway crossings in the central part of Sundsvall. There has been plans to built a railway tunnel here, but it was too expensive.
City hall
Stora torget
Statue of Gustav II Adolf, who founded Sundsvall in 1621
Vängåvan park
X-tåget service Sundsvall-Gävle will be my next train, it terminates here at Sundsvall Västra
X62 and X50
Sundsvall Central
Shortly after Sundsvall, the train is passing next to the Gulf of Bothnia
Nolbyströmmen
Gnarp
Via
I'm travelling now on Ostkustbanan railway. 220km railway part between Sundsvall and Gävle is a single track railway and has many curves. Except for some short parts rebuilt in the 1990's to have 200km/h standard, the rest is old and in need of modernisation.
Söderhamn
Sunnäsbruk
Crossing the border between Hälsingland and Gästrikland
Axmarby
Trödje
After a short change I'm in a packed Upptåg on the way from Gävle to Uppsala. Hopefully the new double deck trains will solve this problem in the future for passengers travelling on this line.
Hennan station is now located in Gävle railway museum
Furuvik
Älvkarleby
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