GÖTEBORG | Transport & Infrastructure

[dj4life]

Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden, located in Västra Götaland county, and is a place where such large companies like 'Volvo' or 'SAAB' were established. Also, the city is known for the largest port in Scandinavia which has some of the most up to date facillities. Gothenburg has always been the city where infrastructure played an important role in its hystory and i would like to invite You all to participate in a discussion about the existing and planned infrastructure projects in the city and whole the county.

[dj4life]

Nowadays the transport system of the Greater Gothenburg consists of tram (spårväg), bus (buss, stombuss), commuter rail (Göteborgs pendeltåg) and ferry services. The agency responsible for public transport services in the city and whole the county is called 'Västtrafik' and its ownership is shared equally between the county and the 49 municipalities in the region. The fleet consists of approximately 1700 vehicles.
You can book/purchase a ticket or plan you journey and find much more information in the official site of the company: www.vasttrafik.se.

[IceCheese]

Are there planed any extensions on the railbound network? I know they work on a new railroadtunnel to downtown, but else with tram and such?

[dj4life]

The Gothenburg tram network is a part of the public transport system organised by 'Göteborgs Spårvägar AB', controlled by 'Västtrafik'.
There are 161 km of tram tracks in the city and due to this fact Gothenburg hosts the largest tram network in Scandinavia which is used by more than 200 trams that serve 13 lines in daytime (5 at nightime). The trams perform about 2000 trips and cover 30000 km per day. The figures are expected to increase when the second stage of Kringen (Kollektivringen, the public transport ring) is finished.
The tram system is very important for Gothenburg as it is the background of the transport system in this city. The map with the tram lines can be seen here:

(c) vasttrafik.se


Please note, that the trams and the lines have the specific color code which match together and make it easier to use the system. Different colors identify different tram lines as follows:

Tynnered – Östra Sjukhuset (15.59 km, 33 stops)
Högsbotorp – Krokslätt (10.10 km, 22 stops)
Marklandsgatan – Kålltorp (12.68 km, 30 stops)
Mölndal – Angered (19.26 km, 21 stop)
Torp – Länsmansgården (13.78 km, 29 stops)
Länsmansgården – Kortedala (24.55 km, 46 stops)
Tynnered – Bergsjön (21.05 km, 35 stops)
Frölunda – Angered (21.31 km, 25 stops)
Kungssten – Angered (18.98 km, 21 top)
Guldheden – Eketrägatan/Biskopsgården (8.79 km, 17/23 stops)
Saltholmen – Bergsjön (21.83 km, 38 stops)

12 Centralstationen – Liseberg (a hystorical, touristic line)

Marklandsgatan – Linnéplatsen (17.3 km, 10 stops).

The types of tramcars currently running in Göteborg are:

M28, ASJL 1965–1967, 701–711, 713–763, 766, 767;
M29, Hägglund 1969–1972, 801–838, 840–857, 859, 860;
M31 (previously M21 ASEA 1984–1992, rebuilt with low-floor middle articulation), ASEA/MGB 1998–2003, 300–379;
M32 Sirio, AnsaldoBreda 2005–, (as of December 2006) 401-440;

The first delivery of the next batch of M32s i scheduled for this year. The new M32s will be numbered 441-465.

Some pictures of tramcars running in Gothenburg:

1. A vintage tram on hystorical line no. 12:

(c) wikipedia.com


2. A re-built M31 tram with a low-floor section:

(c) wikipedia.com


3. Tram M32:

(c) wikipedia.com

[Boscorelli]

Really nice and nicely presented thread Dj4life!

[Boscorelli]

I didn't know that there were three lines going all the way to Angered, that is pretty much.

[dj4life]

Originally Posted by Boscorelli

I didn't know that there were three lines going all the way to Angered, that is pretty much.

Thank you! It is really fun to develop a thread.

[Italiano95]

They should build one line to partille, otherwise I think it's a pretty good tram network.

[Boscorelli]

Do you have an idea of how many people travel between Partille and Gothenburg every day?

[dj4life]

Even thought the tram-light rail network is very important for Gothenburg, the bus network has no less importance, since the bus services contribute the tram network and servem ore distant destinations.
The city bus lines can be visible in the following map (may be quite old):

(c) urbantransport-technology.com


The majority of buses serve the routes 24 hours a day. Also, many of the buses, like airport shuttles and regional ones (except the color coded express busses - green, orange, red, et.c), usually run as the city buses and at small time intervals.
The buses that are used in Gothenburg are comfortable and environment - friendly, hybrid 'Volvo' and 'Scania' cars. Also, there is a more specific type of buses used in the most popular lines - they are 2.5 m long 'Volvo' buses (stombuss), which are known to be one of the longest city buses in the World.

1. One of the many airport shuttle buses, owned by company 'Flygbussarna':

(c) wikipedia.com


2. A 2.5 m long 'Volvo' bus (stombuss):

(c) wikipedia.com


3. A shorter version of a long bus:

(c) wikipedia.com


4. A 'Green express' ('Grön Express') bus:

(c) wikipedia.com


5. A new generation 'Volvo' hybrid bus:

(c) wikipedia.com


(c) wikipedia.com


6. A new regional two - storey bus that runs between Gothenburg and Borås:

(c) Borås Tidningen

[dj4life]

Originally Posted by Boscorelli

Do you have an idea of how many people travel between Partille and Gothenburg every day?

Actually, quite many. I used to live in Partille for a few weeks, before i got studetbostad and while i traveled to the city and back the buses usually were nearly full.

[Valleman]

Vart kan man hitta mer information om Kringen? Finns det någon fastställ rutt? Eller kommer den mest använda befintliga spår? Är den exakta resvägen fastställ om när vilka datum bör man ha i åtanke?

[dj4life]

Gothenburg commuter rail (Göteborgs pendeltåg) is the commuter rail system associated with Gothenburg. The trains go on the main - line tracks, shared with long-distance trains and freight trains.
There are two major lines - one between Gothenburg and Alingsås, the second between Gothenburg and Kungsbacka. The other lines are regional rail lines, going to cities further away, with a higher speed, more sparse stops. These are:

Vänersborgståget (Gothenburg Central Station - Trollhättan - Vänersborg; 86 km, 4 stations);

Boråståget (Gothenburg Central Station - Borås; 71 km, 7 stations);

Bohuståget (Gothenburg Central Station - Stenungsund - Uddevalla - Strömstad; 180 km, 17);

Skövdetåget (Gothenburg Central Station - Alingsås - Skövde; 144 km, 8 stations).

A fifth rail line that can be counted as a regional rail line is the Öresundståg (Gothenburg-Malmö-Copenhagen-Helsingør (398 km) ).
The regional trains to Borås, Vänersborg and Skövde go in addition to the long-distance trains, filling up gaps between them, to create one-hour schedule. Also, the most used connection on these lines is the connection to Borås, if including the about 30 daily buses that go since the railway can't support the demand. There are plans to build a new railway here.
There are already many plans for expanding the regional and commuter rail systems, since many people (almost the same maount as the number of citizens in the city) commute to the city during every day.
The system is served by X11 electric multiple units.

1. X11 train at the Central station in Gothenburg:

(c) wikipedia.com


2. A newer (X12 (?)) train:

(c) flickr.com, Jochen Römling


3. The Öresund regional train in the new underground central station, Malmö:

(c) -nixon-

[Ingenioren]

7 new commuter-stations are being built as part of the new dual-track north to Trollhättan

[dj4life]

Originally Posted by Ingenioren

7 new commuter-stations are being built as part of the new dual-track north to Trollhättan

Yeah, i have heard about that. Great news.

[Boscorelli]

There is something quite fun looking about the Öresund regional train, I don't know why it just makes me smile!

[dj4life]

Originally Posted by Boscorelli

There is something quite fun looking about the Öresund regional train, I don't know why it just makes me smile!

I suppose it is because there is a colourfull station of Malmö behind. Actually, i couldn't a nice picture with Öresundtågen in Gothenburg.

[Boscorelli]

Originally Posted by dj4life

I suppose it is because there is a colourfull station of Malmö behind. Actually, i couldn't a nice picture with Öresundtågen in Gothenburg.

No it's the train it self which makes me happy!

[Lemanic]

Can I put some suggestions on tramline extensions here?

[dj4life]

Originally Posted by Lemanic

Can I put some suggestions on tramline extensions here?

Of course, you can (if you wish).