Former Railwaybridge of Piksborg, Sweden
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Windego1
N 56° 47.254 E 013° 38.781
33V E 417303 N 6294556
The old railwaybridge at the south end of Bolmen ist part of Banvallsleden, a bicycle route
Waymark Code: WM18AFD
Location: Kronoberg, Sweden
Date Posted: 06/28/2023
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The old railwaybridge Piksborg, at the southern end of Bolmen
Piksborg was the last railwaystation bevor Bolmen (village) railwaystation. Here the railway had to cross southern end of the large lake called Bolmen. The Railway from Halmstad was just 64km long and was in a gauge of 1067cm.
In Bolmen (village) the Halmstad part meet the track coming from Karlshamn at the Baltic Sea. Because of economic reasons the small railway was closed in Oktober 1966.
Today the Track is used as a bicycle road. This runs also the whole lane from Halmstad via Bolmen, Ljungby to Karlshamn.
Informations about the Halmstad-Bolmen Railway: (
visit link)
Informations about Banvallsleden (Bicycleroad) in swedish: (
visit link)
On youtube you can find this simulation of the railway ride from Halmstad to Bolmen. It compares the maps of today and 1961: (
visit link)