Jetline (roller coaster)
{{Short description|Amusement ride in Stockholm, Sweden}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox roller coaster
| name=Jetline
| image=Jetline Gröna Lund 07 06 09.JPG
| caption=Jetline in June 2007
| location=Gröna Lund
| section=
| type=Steel
| status=Closed
| opened=23 April 1988
| manufacturer= Zierer
| designer=Werner Stengel
| model=
| track=
| lift=
| height_ft=105
| drop_ft=
| length_ft=2624.8
| speed_mph=55.9
| inversions=0
| duration=1:30
| angle=80
| capacity=1,300
| cost=
| acceleration=
| gforce=4.5
| rcdb_number=1062
| coordinates={{coord|59|19|23|N|18|05|44|E|region:SE_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
|closed=25 June 2023}}
Jetline was a roller coaster at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, Sweden. It had gained worldwide recognition for its curved lift hill, an anomaly amongst roller coasters. It opened in April 1988 as a clone of the Knightmare roller coaster at Camelot Theme Park, England. In 1997 it was modified by Maurer Söhne to have a longer and steeper first drop, adding a tunnel at the bottom of the first drop.{{Cite web |last=Marden |first=Duane |title=Jetline - Gröna Lund (Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden) |url=https://rcdb.com/1062.htm |access-date=30 June 2023 |website= |publisher=Roller Coaster DataBase}} Knightmare pulled 5 g while Jetline pulls a more reserved maximum of 4.5 g.
Ride experience
The ride started with a curved lift hill that carries the ride vehicle to a height of {{convert|32|m}}. A right turn leads in to the first drop. The drop leads in to a short tunnel and a turn back towards the station and the rest of the ride. The ride vehicle enters a short brake section which leads into the second drop. The maximum g-force of 4.5 is achieved at the bottom of the second drop. The second part of the ride is composed by banked turns and helices. The last helix leads into a tunnel and the station.{{Cite web |title=Jetline Classic Schwarzkopf Roller Coaster POV Grona Lund Sweden |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj1UerGEy64 |last=Alvey |first=Robb |authorlink=Robb Alvey |date=30 November 2015 |website=Theme Park Review |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=13 May 2020}} The total duration for the roller coaster is approximately one minute and thirty seconds.
Accident
{{Infobox event
| title = Jetline accident
| type = Rollercoaster derailment
| date = June 25, 2023
| outcome = Ride permanently closed, Gröna Lund closed for a week
| participants = 14
| deaths = 1
| injuries = 9
}}
On 25 June 2023, one person died, and nine were injured in an accident described as a derailment.{{Cite web |last1=Åhman |first1=Emma |last2=Vighagen |first2=Jesper |last3=Ericson |first3=Agnes |last4=Holm |first4=Gusten |date=25 June 2023 |title=Accident on Jetline at Gröna Lund – one dead |url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/larm-om-olycka-pa-grona-lund/ |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Expressen |language=sv}}
Fourteen people were on the ride during the accident. Three people fell out of the vehicle, where one of the three died, and the other two got seriously injured. Seven other people were sent to hospital, and the remaining evacuated safely.{{Cite web |last1=Bengtsson |first1=Anna |last2=Alveflo |first2=Mathilda |last3=Bergström |first3=Ebba |date=25 June 2023 |title=En person död efter olyckan – Gröna Lund stänger ner |url=https://www.gp.se/1.103221175 |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Göteborgs-Posten |language=sv}} In the aftermath of the accident, Gröna Lund would close the park for a week for an investigation to take place.{{Cite news |last=Rodrigues |first=Charlene Anne |date=25 June 2023 |title=Gröna Lund: Rollercoaster accident in Sweden leaves one dead |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66014566 |access-date=June 30, 2023}}
On 30 June 2023, Gröna Lund said that Jetline would remain closed for the rest of the summer.{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/grona-lund-forlanger-stangningen-efter-dodsolyckan|title=Gröna Lund förlänger stängningen efter dödsolyckan|publisher=SVT Stockholm|language=Swedish|date=30 June 2023|accessdate=30 June 2023}} The roller coaster remained closed until the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority had completed its investigation of the accident, which it stated would take between ten and twelve months.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=Gröna Lund öppnar igen efter olyckan: ”Varit en fruktansvärd vecka” |url=https://www.dn.se/sverige/grona-lund-oppnar-igen-efter-olyckan-varit-en-fruktansvard-vecka/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713053159/https://www.dn.se/sverige/grona-lund-oppnar-igen-efter-olyckan-varit-en-fruktansvard-vecka/ |archive-date=2023-07-13 |website=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv}} On 15 December 2023, Gröna Lund announced that the roller coaster would remain closed throughout all of 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/grona-lund-om-jetlineolyckan-all-anledning-att-vara-sjalvkritiska--wc9lr5|title=Gröna lund om Jetlineolyckan|publisher=SVT Stockholm|author=Markus Hjortsman|language=Swedish|date=15 December 2023|accessdate=15 December 2023}} On 14 June 2024, on the same day that the final report about the accident was released, it was announced that Jetline would close permanently.{{Cite web |title=Gröna Lund stänger Jetline för gott |url=https://www.gp.se/nyheter/sverige/grona-lund-stanger-jetline-for-gott.e4f08b7f-c310-5fdc-b72e-bc8cc20b3909 |website=Göteborgs-Posten |language=sv}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024}}
Reception
{{GTA table
| type = steel
| access-date =
| 2018 = 39 (tie)
| 2022 = 48
}}