The train journey of the future will take you from Oslo to Gothenburg in just one hour.
Imagine racing along at 400 km per hour at an altitude of 7 to 20 metres. Skagerrakbanan can be a reality as early as 2030. As part of the EU’s most important transport network, the high-speed line will not only offer non-stop travel between Gothenburg and Oslo in just one hour, but also services that stop at Kungälv, Stenungsund, Uddevalla, Munkedal, Lysekil, Tanum, Strömstad, Halden, Fredrikstad/for Sarpsborg/Rakkestad, Askim and Ski. It paves the way for manufacturing, commerce and the hospitality industry and provides the flexibility to live in one place and work in another. Twenty years from now, the high-speed rail line being launched by the municipalities of Bohus County will be able to transport around 4.9 million passengers per year. Today, the municipalities of Østfold County in Norway are also taking part in the development work.
Skagerrakbanan in brief
Read about the train journeys of tomorrow and discover the benefits of building a railway on viaducts.
Timetable
The journey toward tomorrow’s fast, sustainable travel alternatives has only just begun. Follow the process step-by-step here.
Map
Follow the route planned for Skagerrakbanan through one of the EU’s main transport corridors.
Top speed:
400 km/h
256 km of track,
7-20 m above ground
Climate neutral
within 5 years
Skagerrakbanan is expected to create 35,000 new jobs
Building Skagerrakbanan
The technology is in place and the funding is well on its way. But the most important part remains: implementation. Given the right conditions, the 256 kilometre line could become reality within six years.
The ambition is for people to travel between Gothenburg and Oslo in only one hour as early as 2030.
Travelling on Skagerrakbanan
The high-speed rail line between Oslo and Gothenburg will increase prosperity, accessibility and flexibility for some 3.6 million residents by 2040. What’s more, high-speed rail is a long-term, sustainable investment that brings climate benefits in several regards.
Impact of Skagerrakbanan
The high-speed rail line between Oslo and Gothenburg will increase prosperity, accessibility and flexibility for some 3.6 million residents by 2040. What’s more, high-speed rail is a long-term, sustainable investment that brings climate benefits in several regards.
Freight on the Skagerrak Line
Because high-speed rail freight can compete pricewise with truck, sea and air freight, it will help open up major new market areas for time-critical goods, which could include mail, E-commerce goods and perishable goods such as salmon.
High-speed rail lines built on viaducts 7 to 20 metres above ground shorten construction time considerably compared with railways at ground level. Viaduct rail lines do not dissect the landscape in the way ground level railways do, as they allow free passage beneath them and most of the land can be used for farming or other valuable purposes.
The Skagerrakbanan is intended to be built as a bridge line
One of the advantages of building the high-speed line elevated as a bridge line is that the impact on agriculture, animals and nature will be smaller. The land can be farmed and both wild animals and domestic animals can continue to roam, live and graze as before around and under the train track.
Together, we develop the region's business and economic growth
The Swedish municipalities that are part of the consortium Transport Corridor Skagerrak are: Kungälv municipality, Stenungsund municipality, Uddevalla municipality, Munkedal municipality, Lysekil municipality and Strömstad municipality. On the Norwegian side, the project is supported by Halden Municipality, Sarpsborg Municipality, Indre Østfold Municipality and Nordre Follo Municipality.
News and events
You will be able to follow the entire process and read about the latest events here
The Bohus County municipalities of Kungälv, Stenungsund, Uddevalla, Munkedal, Lysekil and Strömstad have formed a consortium to find the best mutual labour market development for the region and create the conditions for regional expansion toward Østfold and Oslo. The consortium’s official name is Transportkorridor Skagerrak.
Five Norwegian municipalities have formally responded to an invitation to help with the development of Skagerrakbanan through Østfold County to Oslo. They are Halden, Sarpsborg, Indre Østfold, Nordre Follo and Rakkestad.