Network
| Roslagsbanan | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Dates of operation | 1885–present |
| Track gauge | 891 mm (2 ft 11 1⁄10 in) |
| Electrification | yes, 1500 V DC |
| Length | 65 km or 40.4 mi |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
The stations along Roslagsbanan are marked with a J symbol, which stands for the generic term "järnvägsstation" (i.e. railway station) and is similar to the T symbol used by the Stockholm underground railway stations ("tunnelbanestation") and the S used for tram stations ("spårvägshållplats").
Roslagsbanan is now used by Storstockholms lokaltrafik (SL) for commuter transport. The present network is the southern part of what was once a much bigger network, made up of privately owned railways all over Roslagen, connecting Stockholm and Uppsala with the countryside and used for passenger and freight trains. For more information on this, see the history section below.
| Line | Route | Length | Stations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Stockholm East Station – Djursholms Ösby – Roslags Näsby – Vallentuna – Lindholmen – Kårsta | 41.5 km (25.8 mi) | 23 | Opened 1885 |
| 28 | Stockholm East Station – Djursholms Ösby – Roslags Näsby – Åkersberga – Österskär | 29.5 km (18.3 mi) | 20 | Opened 1901 to Åkersberga, 1906 to Österskär |
| 29 | Stockholm East Station – Djursholms Ösby - Lahäll - Näsbypark | 11.5 km (7.1 mi) | 12 | Opened 1928 to Lahäll and 1937 to Näsbypark |
| Total | 65 km (40 mi) | 39 | ||
The line numbers are not dislayed on the trains; only the name of the destination is displayed.
In the timetables of Samtrafiken, the lines do not have the numbers as stated above, but the numbers 121 for the line to Kårsta, 122 for the line to Österskär and 123 for the line to Näsbypark.
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