On parts of their route from Lilla Bommen to Eriksberg, the end stop at the time, the maximum speed allowed for the ships was 18 knots.
[2] Älvsnabben connects both sides of Göta älv on a zig-zag pattern[3] between the mainland and Hisingen on the part between the Götaälvbron and Älvsborgsbron bridges.
[1] There is even an extra line called "Älvsnabbare"[a], with the time table number 286, trafficking between Stenpiren and Lindholmspiren on weekdays.
[1] Älvsnabbare started traffic in 2001 and has been free of charge since spring 2011, as the municipality of Gothenburg pays for all costs on the line.
[2] In 2015 two new ships were taken into traffic for Älvsnabbare, Älveli and Älvfrida, owned by Västtrafik, and in 2019 the electricity hybrid ferry Elvy.