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land, Helsingland, and Dalarne. It owes its substantial modem
appearance to the great fire of 1869, which destroyed the whole
of the quarter on the N. hank of the Gefleå. Large Shipbuilding
Wharfs. A walk may he taken in the Stadsträdgård and on the
hank of the Gefleå. — Steamboats ply frequently between Getle
and the principal ports on the Gulf of Bothnia; to Stockholm
daily. A steam-launch plies daily between Gefle and the fishing
village of Bönan, to the N.E. of the town. .
From Gefle to Ockelbo (p. 3TU) 38 Kil. Railway in l’/v hr. through
wood. No important stations.
From Gefle to Falux, 92 Kil. (57 Engl. M.), railway in 2-/3
hrs. (fares 4 kr. 60, 2 kr. 75 ö.). — The country traversed is very
uninteresting. Stations: Valbo; Margretehill; Sandviken, on the
Slorsjö, with extensive Bessemer steel-works; Kungsgården. At
(38 Kil.) Storvik the line is crossed by the Sala and Krylbo
railway (R. 50). 55 Kil. Robertsholm; 59 Kil. Källviken. The train
now enters the province of Daleoarlia or Dalarne. At Ryggen
it reaches its highest point (705 ft. above the sea-level). Near
(87 Kil.) Korsnäs (370 ft.), with large iron-works and saw-mills,
we obtain a pleasant view of the Runn-Sjö. 92 Kil. (57 M.)
Falun, see p. 366.
49. From Gothenburg to Falun.
478 Kil. (296 Engl. 21.). Railway (•Bergslagernas Jernvägar’),
exprtss-train daily in 15 hrs. (fares 31 kr. 10, 15 kr. 55 ii.); ordinary trains take
two days for the journey, and are therefore to be avoided. — The
railway. which traverses the provinces of Dalsland, Vermland, Vestmanland,
and Dalecarlia (Dalarne) and connects the rich mining district
(’Bergslager’) of Vermland with the great S.W. port of Sweden, offers few
attractions to the tourist. ..
From Gothenburg to Öxnered{<52 Kil., 51 Engl. M.), the junction
of the Venersborg-Uddevalla line, see p. 293. To the N. we have
a view of the Hälleberg and the Hunneberg (p. 293). — The line
runs to the N., passing (97 Kil.) Frändefors, (106 Kil.) Brulanda,
and (114 Kil.) Erikstad, to —
123 Kil. (76 Engl. M.) Mellerud {Rail. Restauranl; Hotel
Melle-rud, close by), junction of the Sunnanå-Fredrikshald line (p. 281).
131 Kil. Köpmannabro, where the line crosses the Dalslands
Canal (p. 279) which at this point issues from Lake Yenern. —
144 Kil. Animskog; 155 Kil. Tösse. — 164 Kil. Amål, a little
town with 2700 inhabitants. View of the lake to the right.
Passing (181 Kil.) Seffle, the train crosses a canal of the same
name, which connects the Byelfven, and through it the extensive
Glasfjord, with Lake Yenern, and then threads its way among
the numerous lakes of South Vermland. — 189 Kil. Vermlandsbro ;
200 Kil. Segmon; 210 Kil. Grums; 221 Kil. Edsvalla.
232 Kil. (144 Engl. M.) Kil (p. 312), the junction of the
Nordrestra Stambana (R. 42), and of a short branch-line to Frykstad.
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