List of railway lines in Norway
The Norwegian railway network consists as of March 2010 of 4,159 kilometres (2,584 mi) of line, owned and managed by the Norwegian National Rail Administration. Of this, 3,900 kilometres (2,400 mi) has regular traffic. This includes 30 lines in regular traffic and 10 lines with irregular traffic. Twenty-four of these lines are electrified. Norway's longest is the Nordland Line, which runs 734 kilometres (456 mi) from Trondheim to Bodø. The longest electrified line is the Sørlandet Line, which runs 563 kilometres (350 mi) from Drammen to Stavanger.[1]
As of March 2010, the system consists of 241 kilometres (150 mi) of double track, 2487 bridges, 695 tunnels, 3514 level crossings and 358 stations. The Drammen Line, the Gardermoen Line and the Asker Line are the only to be double track in their entire length.[1]
List[]
The following list contains all non-industrial railways to be completed in Norway. The list states the line's name and its terminal stations, or terminal points, if it does not terminate at a station. The list indicates if the line was opened as a private railway (one not owned or operated by NSB, and since 1996 by the National Rail Administration), and if the private line was later nationalized. The list also states which gauge the line was built in, and if it later has been converted to another gauge. The overall length and length of double track are given in kilometers and miles; this is the route length, not the length of the track. For those lines that have the full route in operation, the distance is the current length, while for lines that have been closed partially or in full, it is the length at the time of the opening. Next is listed if the line is electrified or not, and if the line was electrified at a different system than the standard 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC used by NSB and the National Rail Administration. The list then states the number of stations, bridges and tunnels on the line; for currently operating lines, this is the current count, while for other lines, it is the peak count in the line's history. The list then states the date the first section of line was taken into use and the date the last section of the line was taken into use. These dates may or may not be the same day that the official opening took place. For those railways that have been closed in full, the date of the closing (the first date without permitted revenue transport) is stated, along with if the track remains or not, and if the line has been taken into use by a heritage railway. This column also states if part of the railway has been closed for revenue traffic.
¤ | Private |
¤* | Opened private, since nationalized |
# | Parts of the line closed |
† | Heritage |
†† | Closed; tracks remain |
††† | Closed; tracks removed |
§ | Opened with 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) narrow gauge. |
* | Opened with 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge. |
** | Opened with 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge, since converted to standard gauge. |
*** | Parts opened with 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge, since converted to standard gauge. |
£ | Opened with 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) narrow gauge. |
££ | Opened with 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) narrow gauge, since converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge. |
$ | Electrified at a non-standard voltage |
El | Electrified |
St | Number of stations |
Br | Number of bridges |
Tu | Number of tunnels |
Line | Termini | Length (km) |
Length (mi) |
Double track (km) |
Double track (mi) |
El | St | Br | Tu | Opened | Completed | Closed | Ref(s) |
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Ålgård | Ganddal–** | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | 8 | 1 | 17 | 24 December 1924 | 24 December 1924 | # | [4] |
Alna | Alnabru–Grefsen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 January 1901 | 20 January 1901 | — | [2] |
Alnabru–Loenga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 May 1907 | 1 May 1907 | — | [2] | |
Arendal | Nelaug–Arendal** | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 8 | 16 | 3 | 18 December 1910 | 18 December 1910 | — | [2] |
Asker | Sandvika–Asker | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | Yes | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 August 2005 | 1 August 2005 | — | [2] |
Askim–Solbergfoss¤ | Askim– | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1918 | 1918 | 1 April 1965††† | [5] |
Bergen | Hønefoss–Bergen*** | 371 | 231 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 38 | 205 | 145 | 11 July 1883 | 1 December 1909 | — | [2] |
Bratsberg | Eidanger–Nordagutu | 47 | 29 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 3 | 45 | 20 | 18 December 1917 | 18 December 1917 | — | [2] |
Brevik | Eidanger–Brevik** | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 0 | 18 | 0 | 16 October 1915 | 16 October 1915 | — | [2] |
Dalane–Suldal | Dalane–Suldal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 March 1878 | 1 March 1944 | — | [2] |
Drammen | Oslo S – Drammen** | 42 | 26 | 42 | 26 | Yes | 16 | 29 | 11 | 7 October 1872 | 7 October 1872 | — | [2] |
Dovre | Eidsvoll – Trondheim S*** | 492 | 306 | 4 | 2 | Yes | 29 | 328 | 42 | 23 June 1862 | 20 September 1921 | — | [2] |
Eastern Østfold | Ski–Sarpsborg | 79 | 49 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 15 | 32 | 2 | 24 November 1882 | 24 November 1882 | — | [2][6] |
Flåm | Myrdal–Flåm | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 9 | 2 | 21 | 15 October 1941 | 15 October 1941 | — | [2] |
Flekkefjord | Sira–Flekkefjord | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 November 1904 | 1 November 1904 | 1 January 1991†† | [7] |
Gardermoen | Etterstad–Eidsvoll | 64 | 40 | 62 | 39 | Yes | 3 | 13 | 4 | 8 October 1998 | 22 August 1999 | — | [2] |
Gjøvik | Oslo S – Gjøvik | 123 | 76 | 2 | 1 | Yes | 23 | 72 | 7 | 20 December 1900 | 28 November 1902 | — | [2] |
Grimstad¤* | –Rise | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 September 1907 | 16 September 1907 | 1 September 1961††† | [8] |
Hardanger | Voss–Granvin | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 April 1935 | 1 April 1935 | # | [9][10] |
Holmestrand–Vittingfoss¤ | Holmestrand–* | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 October 1902 | 1 October 1902 | 1 June 1938††† | [11] |
Horten | Skoppum–Horten** | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 December 1881 | 7 December 1881 | — | [12] |
Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn¤ | – | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 July 1910 | 13 July 1910 | †† | [13] |
Kongsvinger | Lillestrøm–Charlottenberg | 116 | 72 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 17 | 62 | 0 | 3 October 1862 | 4 November 1865 | — | [2] |
Kragerø | Neslandsvatn–Kragerø | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2 December 1927 | 2 December 1927 | 1 January 1989††† | [14] |
Krøderen | Vikersund–** | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | 16 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 1872 | 28 November 1872 | 1 March 1985† | [15] |
Lier¤ | Lier–* | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | 9 | 3 | 0 | 15 July 1903 | 15 July 1903 | 1 January 1937††† | [16] |
Lillesand–Flaksvand¤ | –* | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 June 1896 | 4 June 1896 | 22 June 1953††† | [17] |
Meråker | Hell–Storlien | 70 | 43 | 0 | 0 | No | 4 | 60 | 1 | 17 October 1881 | 17 October 1881 | — | [2] |
Namsos | Grong– | 52 | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | 21 | 7 | 5 | 16 November 1896 | 7 December 1903 | — | [18] |
Nesttun–Os¤ | Holmestrand–£ | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 July 1894 | 1 July 1894 | 1 September 1935††† | [19] |
Nordland | Trondheim S – Bodø | 734 | 456 | 0 | 0 | No | 29 | 328 | 42 | 1 February 1902 | 1 February 1962 | — | [2] |
Numedal | Kongsberg– | 93 | 58 | 0 | 0 | No | 0 | 5 | 19 | 20 November 1927 | 20 November 1927 | # | [20][21] |
Ofoten | Narvik– | 43 | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 November 1902 | 15 November 1902 | — | [2] |
Oslo Port | Oslo S – Oslo V | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 November 1907 | 13 November 1907 | 1983††† | [3][22] |
Østfold | Oslo S – Kornsjø | 171 | 106 | 64 | 40 | Yes | 23 | 134 | 17 | 2 January 1879 | 25 July 1879 | — | [2] |
Randsfjorden | Hokksund–Randsfjord** | 72 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 2 | 21 | 1 | 15 November 1866 | 16 October 1868 | # | [2][23] |
Rauma | Dombås–Åndalsnes | 116 | 72 | 0 | 0 | No | 4 | 103 | 5 | 30 November 1924 | 30 November 1924 | — | [2] |
Rjukan¤ | Mæl–Rjukan | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes$ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 August 1909 | 9 August 1909 | 5 July 1991†† | [24] |
Roa–Hønefoss | Roa–Hønefoss | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 0 | 27 | 3 | 11 July 1883 | 1 December 1909 | — | [2] |
Røros | Hamar–Støren** | 382 | 237 | 0 | 0 | No | 27 | 223 | 6 | 5 August 1864 | 16 January 1877 | — | [2] |
Røykenvik | Jaren–Røykenvik | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 December 1900 | 20 December 1900 | 11 November 1957††† | [25] |
Setesdal | Kristiansand–Byglandsfjord* | 79 | 49 | 0 | 0 | No | 61 | 7 | 17 | 27 November 1896 | 27 November 1896 | 2 September 1962† | [26] |
Skreia | Reinsvoll– | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | 11 | 0 | 0 | 28 November 1902 | 28 November 1902 | 15 September 1963††† | [27][28] |
Skøyen–Filipstad | Skøyen–Filipstad** | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 October 1872 | 7 October 1872 | # | [2] |
Solør | Kongsvinger–Elverum | 88 | 55 | 0 | 0 | No | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3 November 1893 | 4 December 1910 | — | [2] |
Sørlandet | Drammen–Stavanger*** | 549 | 341 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 43 | 526 | 191 | 1 March 1878 | 1 March 1944 | — | [2] |
Sperillen | – | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 August 1926 | 2 August 1926 | 10 August 1957††† | [29] |
Spikkestad | Asker–Spikkestad** | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 October 1872 | 7 October 1872 | — | [2] |
Stavne–Leangen | –Leangen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 June 1957 | 1 June 1957 | — | [2] |
Sulitjelma¤ | –££ | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | 15 | 5 | 6 | 13 October 1892 | 20 December 1956 | 23 July 1972† | [30] |
Thamshavn¤ | Holmestrand–§ | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes$ | 15 | 2 | 1 | 15 July 1908 | 15 August 1910 | 30 May 1974† | [31] |
Tinnoset¤* | Hjuksebø–Tinnoset | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes$ | 2 | 20 | 9 | 9 August 1909 | 9 August 1909 | # | [2][32] |
Tønsberg–Eidsfoss¤ | Tønsberg–* | 48 | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | 19 | 3 | 0 | 21 October 1901 | 21 October 1901 | 1 June 1938††† | [33] |
Treungen | Nelaug–** | 65 | 40 | 0 | 0 | No | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 August 1926 | 2 August 1926 | 10 August 1957††† | [34] |
Trunk¤* | Oslo S – Eidsvoll | 84 | 52 | 20 | 12 | Yes | 21 | 60 | 4 | 1 September 1854 | 1 September 1854 | — | [2] |
Urskog–Høland¤* | Sørumsand–£ | 56 | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | 24 | 2 | 0 | 16 November 1896 | 7 December 1903 | 1 July 1960† | [35] |
Valdres | Eina–Fagernes | 108 | 67 | 0 | 0 | No | 24 | 3 | 3 | 28 November 1902 | 29 October 1906 | # | [36] |
Vestfold | Drammen–Eidanger** | 128 | 80 | 17 | 11 | Yes | 11 | 99 | 16 | 7 December 1881 | 24 November 1882 | — | [2] |
Vestmarka | – | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | 12 | 1 | 0 | 15 October 1918 | 15 October 1918 | 1 June 1965††† | [37] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Jernbanen i tall" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Norwegian National Rail Administration (2009): 6
- ^ a b Norwegian National Rail Administration (2009): 46
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 221
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 233
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 58
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 216–218
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 206–207
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 142–143
- ^ Aspenberg (1994): 86
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 226–229
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 171
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 241
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 204–205
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 42��43
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 224–225
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 232–233
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 106–107
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 234–235
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 178–181
- ^ Aspenberg (1994): 86
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 233
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 157
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 230–231
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 116
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 212–215
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 117
- ^ Aspenberg (1994): 90
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 161
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 238–240
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 236–237
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 176
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 226–228
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 161
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 42–43
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 118–119
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 47
Bibliography[]
- Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1994). Glemte spor: boken om sidebanenes tragiske liv (in Norwegian). Oslo: Baneforlaget. ISBN 82-91448-00-0.
- Bjerke, Thor (1994). Banedata '94 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Jernbaneklubb. ISBN 82-90286-15-5.
- "Railway Statistics 2008" (PDF). Norwegian National Rail Administration. 2009. Archived from the original (pdf) on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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