Igelsta Bridge

Igelsta Bridge

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bridge_name=Igelsta Bridge


caption=Igelsta Bridge
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carries=Västra Stambanan
crosses=Södertälje Canal/Igelsta Bay
locale=Södertälje Municipality, Sweden
maint=Swedish National Rail Administration
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length=2140 m (7020 ft)
width=2 rail tracks. In the westernmost part, 4 rail tracks and passenger platforms.
clearance=
below=48 m (? ft)
traffic=
open=1995
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lat=59
long=17

The Igelsta Bridge or Igelstabron (Swedish) is a railway bridge in Södertälje, Stockholm County in Sweden. The length is 2140 m, and the maximum height is 48 m. It was opened in 1995, and is the longest bridge in Scandinavia with only railway. The Oresund Bridge is longer but has both rail and road.

On the western part of bridge the Södertälje South railway station is located. The passengers can use escalators to reach the tracks. The bridge crosses the Södertälje Canal, and the E4 motorway.

High speed trains of type X2000 to Gothenburg and Copenhagen stop at the station. Also many regional trains. Local commuter trains stop at the old railway on lower ground level.


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