Electric railways in Sweden are powered by a single-phase AC supply of 15 kV at Hz, as used in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Unlike these countries, the 132 kV traction current grid covers only part of the country, approximately in the north of Stockholm. Frequency converters feed the grid and have no generation or transmission lines from Norway, which uses the same traction current system. Formerly, the Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station provided electric power to the traction network. In the future, the ÃÂlvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Station may be connected to the traction network, as this would increase the stability of the power grid of the railway system. Separate from the 132 kV grid is a 30 kV line connection between the Mon and Varp substations in northern Gothenburg.
The overhead wire system has some differences. It is common for the overhead wire pylons to carry a three-phase AC system. In order to reduce the number of substations, the voltage at the substations for the overhead wire is 32 kV on some lines (AT-System). However, trains require 16 kV, so autotransformers are used, which have a central connection connected with the grounded railway, while the other connections are connected to the 32 kV output. The voltage between the central connection to the phase is 16 kV. The other pole to ground is also 16 kV, but with opposite polarity, and runs along the track on the overhead wires until the separation section. Other lines are fed directly with 16 kV from the substations. However, differential transformers are used for feeding to eliminate jamming signals.
Converter Stations only feeding power into the overhead wire.
Converter Stations, which also feed power into the 132 kV single phase AC grid.
Substations fed from the 132 kV single phase AC grid.
Endpoints of the 30 kV-interconnection Mon-Varp.
The crossing-point between the traction current power line and HVDC Fenno-Skan 2 is the only crossing point of the HVDC overhead line and single-phase AC overhead powerline in the world. It is located at coordinates ..
The railway on the ÃÂresund bridge is fed with Danish standard voltage, 25 kV 50 Hz AC, which goes along 6 km within Swedish borders. The power is supplied from Denmark. The system limit is at Lernacken, near the bridge abutment.
Two local railways in Stockholm County, Roslagsbanan and Saltsjöbanan, as well as Stockholm Metro and all tramways, run on DC power.