Forsmo-Hoting Railway

Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line

The Forsmo–Hoting railway line is a connecting line of the Inlandsbana with the Stambana genom övre Norrland in northern Sweden.

Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line History

In 1917, the Swedish Parliament provided one million Swedish kronor to the railway company Statens Järnvägar (SJ), but the costs rose tenfold by the time the line was completed. In 1921, freight traffic between Forsmo and Ådalsliden began. The entire line to Hoting was officially opened on 3 December 1925.

There has been no passenger traffic since 1985. Only the Ådalslidens Järnvägsvänner association runs special trips with a rail bus on the route a few times a year.

The line is designed for an axle load of 22.5 t and a meter load of 6.4 t/m. The maximum speed is 70 km/h. Freight traffic is mainly handled by Hector Rail and Inlandståget, a subsidiary of Inlandsbanan AB. After an Inlandståget train derailed at Tågsjöberg station on 16 May 2014, the railway line was completely closed by the supervisory authority Trafikverket until 31 October 2014.

Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line Overview

Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line Route Number: 46
Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line Route Length: 121,015km
Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line Track Width: 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line Route Class: D2
Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line Maximum Inclination: 17 ‰
Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line Maximum Speed:
Bandel 153
(Forsmo)–(Hoting): 70 km/h

Forsmo–Hoting Railway Line Overview

                  Inlandsbanan from Östersund
121,015    Hoting
                  Inlandsbanan to Doretea
120,400    Inlandsbanan AB / Trafikverket
119,794    Valån
113,904    Bosundet
111.4        Hotingsjön
107.8        Miltallberget
104,822    Flybacken
                  Hotingån
95.7          Lake Bölensjön
93,531      Rossön (formerly passenger stop)
89.6          Blåtjärns grusgrop
83,737      Jansjon
                  Öster-Jansjön
78,817      Backe (formerly railway station)
67,007      Edsta
64.5          Long Lake
63.0          Tjärntorp
56,935      Tågsjöberg (formerly passenger stop)
52,604      Røån
48,785      Gåreleselet
45.0          Cliffs
43.4          Älggårdsmon
41,958      Betåsen (former railway station)
35,373      Moflo (formerly Åkvisslan)
34,376      Åkvisslan
                  Mountain valley
28,254      Ådalsliden (former passenger stop)
21,551      Tannflo
19.2          Sörtannflo
16.1          Västanåmon
14,734     Tängstamon
13.0         Omnas
11,643     Resele
6,649       Vignäsbrännan
2,919       Yttersel
                 Stambanan genome övre Norrland from Mellansel
0.000       Forsmo (formerly passenger stop)
                 Stambanan genome from Norrland to Långsele