färdsträckan

Färdsträckan is a term used in Swedish transportation planning and timetable documentation to denote a specific segment of a journey, defined by a starting point and an end point on a transport network. It refers to the leg of travel between two declared points and is distinct from the overall trip or from the entire network; it is a conceptual unit used for planning, scheduling, and performance measurement rather than a geographic location.

In rail transport, färdsträcka describes the portion of a train’s itinerary between two stations or nodes; in bus networks it refers to the segment between stops; in maritime and air transport similar legs are identified in schedules and routing. The term is used in route descriptions, timetables, and in cost and energy calculations, where each färdsträcka has associated data such as distance, expected travel time, and required resources.

In practice, färdsträckor may cross administrative boundaries and are used to compose trips from multiple färdsträckor. The term is commonly employed in planning documents, performance reporting, and operational control to break down journeys into manageable units for analysis and execution. Etymologically, färdsträcka combines färd (journey) and sträcka (stretch), effectively translating to travel leg or journey segment in English.