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Sundsvall Railway Company (German Sundvall-Eisenbahnaktiengesellschaft ) was a Swedish railway company. It was founded on February 28, 1872, based in Sundsvall. [first]

When the family railways were planned in Sweden in the 1850s, the end of the route was Northern main line the place Storvik. Later an extension of the route was planned to Sollefteå and called the route The main line through upper Norrland . The sections of Storvik – more, from Torpshamar to the Swedish/Norwegian border (the later one were examined Nordic crossroads ) and Broche -Sollefteå. At two sessions on September 29, 1868 and June 26, 1869 in Sundsvall, Norway wished a rail connection to Sundsvall.

Examined on the initiative of the king The state’s railway buildings (The state railway construction office, which later passed into Järnvägar in statements) in April 1870 a continuation of Northern main line From Storvik via Bollnäs and Ljusdal to Torpshammar. The route should branch there, one part should lead to Trondheim after Sundsvall, the other part. [2]

This started many activities in Gävleborgs Län, Västernorrands Län and Jämtland. All regional authorities collected arguments to reach the route through their area. In August 1870 there was a meeting in Härnönand with participants from the coastal regions and northern Norrland. The conference underlined the demand that Northern main line From Hybo south through Ljusdal, past the lakes and paintings to Matfors and further via Selånger and Vivstavarv to Nyland. A route should be built from Nyland via Ragunda to Krokom and on to Trondheim.

In order to save costs during railway construction, the route north of Storvik was planned as a narrow -gauge railway in a gauge railway 1067 mm, contrary to all the family railways built so far, which were built in the track width of 1435 mm. [3]

The shareholders of the Sundsvall Railway Company Were the city of Sundsvall, the city of Östersund, Jämtland’s country and various private individuals. The aim of the company was to the railway line between Sundsvall and the planned The main line through upper Norrland to build at Torpshamar. The railway line was Sundsvall – Torpshammar’s railway (Stj) called and planned 1067 mm in track width after this track width also for the The main line through upper Norrland north of Storvik and the Nordic crossroads from Torpshamar to the Swedish/Norwegian border.

The company built the Sundsvall – Torpshammar railway line independently of the further planning after the license was granted in January 1872. In addition, there was a side line from Vattjoms to Matfors that Matfors-water rail (Mvaj). For this she received a state loan of 1494,000 crowns.

The Swedish Reichstag decided in 1873 to carry out the route from Storvik to Hybo and further to a crossing point on the narrow -gauge route between Torpshammar and the Swedish/Norwegian border in normal gauge. For the route north of Ljusdal, the further execution was discussed for a year until 1874 the decision was made to build it in a standard lane. In 1876 the lines of the Crossroads Defined, which should reach the place from Torpshamar via Ånge, Gällö and Östersund. Furthermore, the route over Åre and Storlien should lead to the Swedish/Norwegian border. There should be a Norwegian route towards Trondheim.

In 1877 the Reichstag determined the course of the line north of Hybo. From there, the Hybo railway should run to Ånge via Välje and hit the tvärbana there. With this, this route was able to Crossroads be used. In addition, the cheapest route was examined north of Sollefteå. As before, there were many possible residents who wanted to see their wishes fulfilled. In 1881 there was the decision to do this route from Bräcke an der Crossroads to build via Helgum and on to Sollefteå.

So they were already from the Sundsvall Railway Company Sundsvall – Torpshammar and Vattjoms -Matfors built in a narrow gauge an island operation in the middle of a normal track network. The renovation of the already built route in normal gauge was for the Sundsvall Railway Company However, too expensive. Since it was an important connection between the Baltic Sea and Norway, the Swedish Reichstag decided in 1884 to buy the route, to turn over to normal lanes and to have Järnvägar operated by stating from 1886. The purchase price for the eleven years as a private railway was 3,650,000 crowns in 1885.

The side route between Vattjom and Matfors remained with the Sundsvall Railway Company . Then the route was sold to the Matfors company. [4]

The stock corporation was dissolved in 1890. With the surplus from the sale, the foundation was Memory of Sundsvalls Railway founded. Their yields were used for a children’s hospital in Sundsvall. As a result, needy children were able to get free bed places or grants for hospitalization. [5]

  1. ↑ Sundsvall – Trondheim railway line. Archived by Original am 21. April 2009 ; accessed on March 14, 2018 (Swedish).
  2. ↑ Overview of the route planning
  3. ↑ Stories the state of the state of the state of sunds valid-torpshammar (swing.)
  4. ↑ Geschichte der Matfors – water rail
  5. ↑ Donations, funds. SF 15 June 1894 § 10. Archived from Original am February 6, 2016 ; accessed on March 14, 2018 (Swedish).