Järnrutten

Stationssamhället Ängelsberg N 59° 57,475’ E 16° 00,562’
Address:	South of World Heritage Engelsbergs bruk
Telefon:	Visitor Center Ängelsberg, +46 (0)223 444 64. Fagersta tourism +46 (0)223-131 00
Opening times:	From 8th July guided tours every Wed at 18 in July. Starting from the station.
www.fagersta.se
Information When the railway arrived, the town, with its amazing architecture, grew. Ängelsberg is also famous for its artists’ colony during the years around 1900.

Västanfors hembygdsgård Västanfors Homestead N 59° 59, 076' E 15° 48,391'
Address:	Västanfors Hembygdsområde, 737 30 Fagersta
Phone:	+46 (0)223 175 78. Fagersta tourism +46 (0)223-131 00
Opening times:	All year round: daily 10–18. Tourist information Jun–Aug.
www.fagersta.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information Beautifully located homestead by Strömsholm canal, which has a lock and a guest harbour. Malla Löwenhielm’s manor house remains. A coffee shop with a glass-enclosed veranda, a shop and a small theme park for children.

Uttersberg N 59° 44,779’ E 15° 39,719’
Address:
Opening times:	Miljön alltid tillgänglig. Väl skyltat. Galleri Astley öppet dagl.
www.skinnskatteberg.se
Information Det sägs att en skatt är gömd i lindarna i herrgårdsparken – och att det spökar här. Herrgården byggdes 1829, men bruket har anor från 1500-talet. Området präglas idag av konst via Galleri Astley.

Trångforsområdet The Trångfors area N 59° 37,656’ E 16° 12,208’
Address:	From Surahammar road 252 turn left before Hallstahammar. Follow a sandy road 400 m.
Phone: the Canal Museum 0220-174 09, Lars Lysén 0220-129 85 or 073-963 50 57
Opening times: The Trångfors forge and the Trångfors power station open in July Sat-Sun 1-5pm. Sun 21 Aug 12-5pm, The Trångfors day.
www.svedviberg.se/trangfors.htm www.hallstahammar.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information The smithy with its impressive hammer and power station are built a hundred years apart – 1799 and 1899. They both got power from the water which flows nearby. Nice walking path around the area.

Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum Sweden's railway museum N 60° 39,682' E 17° 10,257'
Address:	Rälsgatan 1, 801 05 Gävle
Phone:	+46(0)26-1446 15
Opening times:	All year round
www.jarnvagsmuseum.se jarnvagsmuseum@banverket.se
Information An outing the whole family will enjoy. Follow Sweden's exciting railway history for the past 150 years. Small café and museum shop.

Strömsholms kanal - södra änden Strömsholms kanal - south end N 59° 30,337’ E 16° 15,736’
Address:	Borgåsunds hamn 734 95 Strömsholm
Telefon:	+46 (0)220-241 86 Hallstahammar tourism
Opening times:	Water locks time-schedule at the canal home-page.
www.stromsholmskanal.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information The canal was opened in 1798 and transported mainly iron from the area of Bergslagen to Stockholm. The canal has 26 locks, is 100 kilometers long and has a 100 meter drop from one end to the other. Travel by boat in, or by car or bicycle alongside it.

Strömsholms kanal -
mitten
Strömsholms canal - middle
N 59° 59, 076' E 15° 48,391'

Address: Västanfors homestead museum, Fagersta

Phone: Fagersta Tourist office
+46 (0)223-131 00.

Opening times:
Water locks time-schedule at the canal home-page. Sun 10.30am in July and 7 Aug the boat M/S Strömsholm sails
from Västanfors to Ramnäs, passes three water locks. Lunch and coffee in Virsbo. Info www.schenstromska.se

www.stromsholmskanal.se
www.fagersta.se
www.ekomuseum.se

Information
The canal was opened in 1798 and
transported mainly iron from the area
of Bergslagen to Stockholm. The canal
has 26 locks, is 100 kilometers long
and has a 100 meter drop from one
end to the other. Travel by boat in, or
by car or bicycle alongside it.

Strömsholms kanal -
norra änden
Strömsholms canal - north end
N 60° 08,311’ E 15° 24,953’

Address: Smedjebackens harbour

Phone: Tourist info: Smedjebacken
+46 (0)240-66 01 45

Opening times: Water locks time-schedule at the canal home-page. Mon 11 o 15 July at 9am, The steam boat Runn sails from Smedjebacken to Virsbo. Passes six water locks. Café, food and visit the Virsbo Art gallery. Tickets at the tourist office. Sun 10.30am in July and 7 Aug the boat M/S Strömsholm sails from Västanfors to Ramnäs, passes three water locks. Lunch and coffee in Virsbo. Info www.schenstromska.se

www.stromsholmskanal.se
www.ekomuseum.se

Information
The canal was opened in 1798 and transported mainly iron from the area of Bergslagen to Stockholm. The canal has 26 locks, is 100 kilometers long and has a 100 meter drop from one end to the other.

Smedjebackens hamn & lokstall Smedjebacken’s Harbour & Engine Shed N 60° 08,311’ E 60° 08,311’
Address:	The harbour is central located in Smedjebacken.
Telefon:	Smedjebacken Tourism +46 (0)240-66 01 45.
Opening times:	To visit the engine shed, borrow a key from the tourist information office. Summers only.
www.visitludvika.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information This is the northern part of the Strömsholm canal which was finished in 1795. When the railway was connected from the north, four steam locomotives pulled around 70 cargo and five to six passenger carriages to and from this harbour.

Semlaområdet The Semla region N 60° 00,977’ E 15° 45,743’
Address:	From road 68 north of Fagersta, turn towards Vad. The Semla region is located after approx 500 m to the left.
Opening times:	Always accessible. Sign posted.
www.fagersta.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information Despite centuries of iron industry, Semla is today dominated by water and greenery. The old works was demolished when the lock was built. A forge ruin from the 17th century, the lock keeper’s home and a power house is all that remains today. Beautiful walking paths in the area.

Pråmleden N 60° 32,465' E 16° 13,363'
Address:	Edskebadsvägen 2, 813 91 Edsken
Phone:	+46(0)290 - 293 90, 280 02
Opening times:	All year round
www.pramleden.se focus@hofors.se
Information Canoe, walk or cycle in a cultural, historical and picturesque environment.

M/S Elise II N 60° 25.999' E 16° 12,679'
Address:	Göran Norström Bruksallèn 46 770 71 Stjärnsund
Phone:	0225-800 56
Information Boat service between Edsken in Gästrikland and Grycken in Dalarna, including lockage in Silfhytteå.

Lokstallet 1093 & KURJ The Engine Shed & KURJ N 59° 48,555' E 15° 32,108'
Address:	Liensvägen 2 730 91 Riddarhyttan By the road 68 in central village.
Phone:	+46 (0)222-132 33, Skinnskatteberg tourism +46 (0)222 450 45
Opening times:	Jun-ca 15th Aug daily open 10-17, Sat to 16.
www.lokstallet1093.se
Information Today there is a railway history museum in the old engine shed and its water tower. Part of the railway still exists nearby; all that is left of KURJ – the Köping-Uttersberg-Riddarhyttan Railway.

Lokmuseet Railway museum N 60° 04,359' E 14° 59,254'
Address:	Malmen 772 22 Grängesberg
Phone:	0240-204 93
Opening times:	13 Jun-14 Aug: 10am-4pm
www.visitludvika.se www.ekomuseum.se
Information Railway history can be seen in the railway yard and engine shed in the form of a large collection of vehicles; six steam locomotives and the only turbo-locomotive in the world fit for driving (no. 71 litt M3t), built in 1939, the same year as the engine shed.

Krampen N 59° 42,720’ E 15° 33,337’
Address:	Road 68 from Riddarhyttan, turn left towards Uttersberg. Pass the railway, turn right, follow the road approx 500 m.
Telefon:	Skinnskatteberg tourism +46 (0)222 450 45
Opening times:	Area always accessable.
www.skinnskatteberg.se
Information One of the stations along the KURJ railway. During the Second World War, there was a large Russian camp here. Russian soldiers who had fled the war were gathered here, in one of many places like it in the area of Bergslagen.

Kanalmuseet Skantzen The Canal Museum Skantzen N 59° 36,628' E 16° 12,637'
Address:	Skantzen, 734 40 Hallstahammar
Phone:	0220-17409
Opening times:	May–Aug: daily 11–17
www.svedviberg.se kanalmuseet@telia.com
Information The Strömsholm canal, which was rebuilt in the 1780’s, has its own museum beautifully located by lake Dammsjön, near canal and locks. Children’s theme park. Walking paths in pleasant park surroundings.

Jädraås-Tallås järnväg Jädraås-Tallås railway N 60° 50,520' E 16° 28,214'
Address:	Jädraåsvägen, 816 91 Jädraås
Phone:	+46(0)297-45190
Opening times:	June 14-Aug 30: Sundays and special activities.
www.jtj.org info@jtj.org
Information Narrow-gauge railway museum in an authentic setting. Station building, engine sheds, water tower and work shops. Steam engine train rides in the summer.

ENJ & Järnvägen: Norberg station ENJ & the railway: Norberg station N 60° 03,669’ E 15° 55,812’
Address:	Järnvägsgatan, Norberg
Phone:	Norberg Tourism +46 (0)223-291 30
Opening times:	For timetable concerning museum trains contact Norberg tourism.
www.norberg.se
Information In 1856, trains started running between the Norberg mines and the steamer jetty in Ängelsberg. Six services every weekday, 15 carriages for ore and one for passengers. Today the train runs between the stations Kärrgruvan, Norberg and Ängelsberg, as a visitors’ attraction only.

ENJ & Järnvägen: Kärrgruvans station ENJ & the railway: Kärrgruvan station N 60° 05,386’ E 15° 56,382’
Address:	Linnévägen, Kärrgruvan, ca 2 km north of Norberg centre.
Phone:	Norberg Tourism +46 (0)223-291 30
Opening times:	For timetable concerning museum trains contact Norberg tourism.
www.norberg.se
Information In 1856, trains started running between the Norberg mines and the steamer jetty in Ängelsberg. Six services every weekday, 15 carriages for ore and one for passengers. Today the train runs between the stations Kärrgruvan, Norberg and Ängelsberg, as a visitors’ attraction only.

ENJ & Järnvägen: Ängelsbergs station
ENJ & the railway: Ängelsberg station

N 59° 57,440’' E 16° 00,563’

Address: In the centre of Ängelsberg

Phone: Visitor center in Brukshandel, +46 (0)223-444 64. Fagersta tourism +46 (0)223-131 00. Norberg tourism +46 (0)223-291 30.

Opening times:
May-Jun 23, Sat-Sun, 10,30am-5pm.
May 16-Jun 23, Mon-Fri, 10am-5,30pm
Jun 25-Aug 14, daily 10am-5,30pm
Aug 15-Sep 11, Mon-Fri 10am-5,30pm Aug 15-Sep 25: Sat-Sun 10.30-5pm.

www.norberg.se

Information
In 1856, trains started running between the Norberg mines and the steamer jetty in Ängelsberg. Six services every weekday, 15 carriages for ore and one for passengers. Today the train runs between the stations Kärrgruvan, Norberg and Ängelsberg, as a visitors’ attraction only.

Bönans fyr- och lotsplats Bönan lighthouse and pilot station N 60° 44,334' E 17° 19,166'
Address:	Gråbergsvägen 28, 805 95 Gävle
Opening times:	All year round; tours by appointment
www.gastrikland.com turist@gavle.se
Information An old lighthouse with pilot and customs stations, strategically located at the start of the sea-approach to Gävle harbour.The lighthouse dates from 1840. Guided tours.

Borgåsunds hamn Borgåsund Harbour N 59° 30,337’ E 16° 15,736’
Address:	Borgåsund 734 94 Strömsholm
Phone:	0220-430 87
Opening times:	The Harbour café open in May, Mon-Fri 12-7pm, Sat-Sun 10am-7pm. June daily 10am-6pm July daily 10am-8pm, Aug daily 10am-6pm. Rent a bike or a canoe.
www.borgasund.se info@borgasund.se
Information This is the southern end of the Strömsholm canal, for a long time the largest harbour in lake Mälaren. Some historic buildings still remain. In the old iron shed there is information on the canal, and in the bridge-watchman cabin there is a café with a garden seating area.

Pråmleden - norra änden Pråmleden - north end N 60° 32,201' E 16° 11,822'
Address:	Edske masugn, 4 km väster om Hofors
Phone:	0225-343 48
Opening times:	All year round
www.pramleden.se focus@hofors.se
Information Canoe, walk or cycle in a cultural, historical and picturesque environment.

Pråmleden - södra änden Pråmleden - south end N 60° 27,380' E 16° 3,303'
Address:	Långshyttan, Nordvikens badplats
Phone:	0225-343 48
Opening times:	All year round
www.pramleden.se focus@hofors.se
Information Canoe, walk or cycle in a cultural, historical and picturesque environment.