Trains and other things: Degerfors to Göteborg with Tågab, Varberg

Sunday, May 19, 2019

Degerfors to Göteborg with Tågab, Varberg

This weekend I will be travelling from Degerfors to Göteborg with Tågab and later to Varberg with Öresundståget.

First, I am visiting Anundshögen - which is a tumulus located near Västerås.

From Wikipedia: "At the foot of the mound are 2 large stone ships placed end to end, 51 metres and 54 metres long. The site was a thing-place and the ship settings may be associated with this function"

E18 can be seen from Anundshög

Nearby is the construction of the new Russian Ortodox church

Värmlandsbanan between Svartå and Hasselfors

Train 70674 from Kil to Mjölby

The train is operated by NTAB (Nordiska Tåg AB)

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WL5DE

Overlooking

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Not only cats around here

Next morning I'm heading to Degerfors, where I will be taking the morning Tågab train

Train 604 Karlstad-Stockholm

Rc6 1355

Train 7032 Kristinehamn-Göteborg is my train

Rc3 1066

This train has 1st Class A2K coach - which is on this route almost empty

Old coach has windows that can be opened, which I will be using during the entire trip

Stor-Björken lake

Passing by Svartå, and my favourite spot where I'm taking photos

Another favourite spot near Laxå

Värmlandsbanan is splitting here, the left turn is for Hallsberg/Stockholm, while the right one is for Göteborg

Laxå Special Vehicles

1 passenger at Laxå station

At this time on Sunday morning there are not many trains here on Västra Stambanan (Western Main Line)

Töreboda

Väring

Ulvåker

Skövde

The train has a restaurant coach

Valtorp

Falköping

Odensberg

Floby

Källeryd

Fåglavik

Herrljunga

Vårgårda

Lagmansholm

Bridge over Säveån

Another bridge over Säveån

Alingsås

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Norsesund

Sävelången

Stenkullen

Lerum church

Lerum

Aspen

Partille

Sävenäs

Railway to the right is towards Skandiaharbour

Skansen Lejonet

Tågab train has arrived to Göteborg

On the other side of the platform is the night train from Duved

Rc6 1335

Rc3 1066

Vallgraven

Trädgårdsföreningen in Göteborg

Last time I was here in the beginning of April some flowers was starting to bloom, now more than a month later, all park is full of flowers.

Palm house is open today

Göteborg is full of trams and busses

Vasakyrkan

Poseidon and Götaplatsen

From Göteborg I'm taking Öresundståg to Varberg

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Walking to Varberg fortress

Beach season is already here

From Wikipedia: "Varberg Fortress was built in 1287-1300 by Count Jacob Nielsen as protection against Eric VI of Denmark, who had declared him an outlaw after the murder of his father King Eric V of Denmark. Jacob had close connections with King Eric II of Norway and as a result got substantial Norwegian assistance with the construction. The fortress, as well as half the county, became Norwegian in 1305."

X55 on the single track part of Västkustbanan

This part is a bottleneck of the otherwise modern and fast railway between Göteborg and Malmö. It is decided that a new tunnel will be built in Varberg replacing this single track part, more info here.