Ferry Lina

Swedish passenger ferry

Färjan Lina (Ferry Lina)

Locale| Töreboda kommun
Transit type| Passenger ferry
Operator| Töreboda kommun
Began operation| 1919
System length| 25 meters
No. of lines| 1
No. of vessels| 1

Ferry Lina (Färjan Lina) is the world's shortest regular ferry. It crosses the Göta Canal, in Sweden, taking about 25–30 seconds to do so. The ferry is powered by pulling a rope that must be lowered when a boat is passing.[1][2] It appears in the Swedish comedy movie Göta kanal 3.

## History

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The ferry line was opened in 1919 by the retired driver Oskar Lindhult because of a new district in Töreboda on the other side of the canal. Before the ferry line opened the residents needed to use their own boat.[3] In the beginning, the ferry that was used was a wooden boat. At the end of the 1930s, the skipper Färje-Karl (Ferry-Karl) got permission to set up a rope over the canal and then a special ferry was built. In 2019 the ferry line celebrated 100 years of service.

## References

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1. ^ Martinez, Helena. "Färjan Lina - Töreboda kommun". toreboda.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
2. ^ "Färjan Lina - Göta kanal". gotakanal.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
3. ^ Bring, Malin (2019-06-06). "Ta en snabbtur med Lina över kanalen". Mariestads-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-06-21.