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The Northern Main Line is 268 kilometres (166.5 mi) long electrified railway in Sweden
, between Gävle
or Storvik
and Ånge
. The railway consists of single track except the parts between Mo grindar and Holmsveden, Kilafors
and Bollnäs
, and Ramsjö
and Ovansjö, a total of 91 kilometres (56.5 mi) double track.
The railway passes Gävle
or Storvik
, Ockelbo
, Ljusdal
and Ånge
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, between Gävle
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...
or Storvik
Storvik
Storvik is a locality situated in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,251 inhabitants in 2005....
and Ånge
Ånge
Ånge is a locality and the seat of Ånge Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 2,956 inhabitants in 2005.Ånge is a railway junction where the northern main line railway connected with the central main line railway .- References :...
. The railway consists of single track except the parts between Mo grindar and Holmsveden, Kilafors
Kilafors
Kilafors is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,124 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The small town is located off of the 83 road from Gävle that runs through to Bollnäs and then further north. The town has a bank, two supermarkets, and a pay-by-card fuel station...
and Bollnäs
Bollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
, and Ramsjö
Ramsjö
Ramsjö is a village in Ljusdal Municipality, Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with about 306 inhabitants. ....
and Ovansjö, a total of 91 kilometres (56.5 mi) double track.
The railway passes Gävle
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...
or Storvik
Storvik
Storvik is a locality situated in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,251 inhabitants in 2005....
, Ockelbo
Ockelbo
Ockelbo is a locality and the seat of Ockelbo Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,709 inhabitants in 2005.The name Ockelbo, spelt "De oklabo" in 1314, contains an old marine name *Ukle, referring to modern- day lake Bysjön. The name derives from the old Swedish word "ukla" meaning swell,...
, Ljusdal
Ljusdal
Ljusdal is a locality and the seat of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,100 inhabitants in 2005.Ljusdal is located beside the river Ljusnan which goes from Bruksvallarna to Ljusne....
and Ånge
Ånge
Ånge is a locality and the seat of Ånge Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 2,956 inhabitants in 2005.Ånge is a railway junction where the northern main line railway connected with the central main line railway .- References :...
.