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From Christinehamn to Filitstad, 58 Kil. (36 M.), railway in
21/3-3¾ hrs. (fares 4 kr. 50, 2 kr. 65 ö.). Stations: Nässundet, Storfors, Nykroppa,
Herrhult (junction for the Kil-Falun railway, p. 305), and Gammalkroppa.
At Nyhyttan the railway forks, the right branch leading to Persberg on
Lake Yngen, the left to Filipstad (see p. 365).
Beyond (154 Kil.) Björneborg the structure of the railway, which
now skirts Lake Visman, is itself an object of interest. 165 Kil.
Karlskoga, whence a branch-line runs to the N. to Nora (and thence
to Dylta) and another to the S. to Gullspång and Otterbäcken on
Lake Venern. 168 Kil. Degerfors, from which another branch-line
runs to the N. to Vikersvik and Striberg. Between these lines lies
Lake Möckeln (295 ft.). 180 Kil. Svartå; 191 Kil. Hasselfors.
The train now passes the baths of Porla Helsobrunn, and reaches
(203 Kil. or 126 M.) Laxå (p. 296). From Laxå to (432 Kil. or
258 Engl. M.) Stockholm, see pp. 297, 298.
43. From Hallsberg to Örebro, Köping, and Stockholm.
242 Kil. (150 Engl. M.). Railway in 7¾-151/3 hrs., one through-train
daily (fares 16 kr. 75, 12 kr. 85, 8 kr. 70 ö.; express 17 kr. 15 ö., 13 kr.).
Travellers who have already seen the finest parts of the Göta
Canal and Lake Vettern , described in R. 40, may with the aid
of the railway described in the present route visit some of the
most interesting points on Lake Mälaren on their way to
Stockholm. From Motala (p. 302) they proceed by railway in 3-4 hrs.
to Hallsberg, and thence to Köping or Vesterås, from either of
which the banks of Lake Mälaren may be conveniently explored
by steamboat. Or they may now confine their attention to the
N. bank of that lake, leaving the more picturesque S. bank to
be visited from Stockholm. The chief points of interest are best
combined by taking the train to Vesterås, crossing the lake thence
by train to Eskilstuna, driving thence to Strengnäs and Mariefred,
and completing the journey to Stockholm by steamer (comp. R.44).
The railway traverses a fertile district and passes several of the
oldest towns in Sweden, but the scenery is uninteresting until Lake
Mälaren is reached, and there it is preferable to quit the train.
Hallsberg, see p. 297. The first important station is —
25 Kil. (15½ Engl. M.) Örebro (Örebro Hotel; Central Hotel;
Jernvägs-Hotel), one of the most ancient towns in Sweden, with
13,000inhab., mentioned in history as early as the 11th century.
No fewer than fifteen diets of the Estates were held here, and here
the destinies of the country have frequently been decided. At the
important diet of 1540 the succession to the crown, originally
elective, was declared to be thenceforward hereditary, and in 1810
Bernadotte was elected crown-prince here. Örebro was the birthplace
of Engelbrekt, a powerful Swedish noble, who was elected
administrator of the Kingdom in 1435, and who held the surrounding
country as a fief of the crown (comp. p. lviii). The town lies
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