Halmstad-Nässjö railway line
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| Halmstad-Nässjö railway line | |
|---|---|
 Vaggeryd station | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | Järnvägslinjen Halmstad–Nässjö |
| Owner | Swedish Transport Administration |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| System | Krösatågen |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 September 1877 |
| Completed | 21 December 1882 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 196 km (122 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Halmstad-Nässjö railway line (Swedish: Järnvägslinjen Halmstad–Nässjö) is a Swedish railway line between Halmstad and Nässjö. The railway is unelectrified in its entirety and only has a single track.
The track was originally built by the private consortium Halmstad-Jönköpings Järnvägsaktiebolag, but the company went bankrupt only three years after construction finished in 1882. The company was reconstructed as Halmstad-Nässjö Järnvägar (HNJ), which owned and operated the railway until the railway line was nationalised in 1945.[1]
Today passenger services are operated on the railway by the public operator Krösatågen. In the coming years the railway will be electrified between Nässjö and Värnamo.[2] A report commissioned by the local government in Halland County completed in 2021 has proposed a closure of services from Halmstad to Jönköping and Värnamo which use the line today, alongside starting rail services to Hyltebruk, which currently only sees freight traffic.[3]
