Setesdal Line
Setesdal Line | |
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Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen | |
![]() Veteran train on the Setesdal Line, 23 July 2003. The train is driving onto the . | |
Terminus | Grovane Røyknes |
Commercial operations | |
Built by | Norwegian State Railways |
Original gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Original electrification | None |
Preserved operations | |
Owned by | Setesdal Line |
Operated by | Setesdal Line |
Stations | Kristiansand Station - Byglandsfjord Station (original) Grovane Station - Røyknes Station (heritage) |
Length | 78 km (48 mi) (original) 8 km (5 mi) (heritage) |
Preserved gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 26 November 1895 |
Closed | 1 September 1962 |
Website | |
setesdalsbanen.no |
The Setesdal Line (Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen) was a railway between Kristiansand and Byglandsfjord in southern Norway, 78 km (48 mi) long. It was built with a narrow gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), and opened to Hægeland 26 November 1895, and to Byglandsfjord 27 November 1896. Stations along the line included Mosby, Vennesla, Grovene (Grovane), Iveland and Hægeland.
Today, only the stretch between Grovane and Røyknes of the original line is preserved as a heritage railway.
History[]
When the standard gauged Sørlandet Line was opened to Kristiansand in 1938, Grovane became the new terminal station for the Setesdal Line, with connection to the Sørlandet Line.
The Setesdal Line was suspended from 1 September 1962, and the track was lifted between Byglandsfjord and Beihølen. The 6 km (3.7 mi) line between Beihølen and Grovane was, however, preserved by local enthusiasts. The was already established in 1964.
Today, the Setesdal Line is a railway museum with steam trains serving the 8 km (5.0 mi) line between Grovane and Røyknes. Four steam locomotives from 1894-1902 are preserved, along with a number of passenger and freight cars.
The preserved locomotives[]
Narrow gauge steam locomotives[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/XXI-1.jpg/180px-XXI-1.jpg)
- Class XXI number 1, built at Dübs and Company in 1894.
- Class XXI number 2, built at Dübs and Company in 1894.
- Class XXI number 5, built at Thunes Mekaniske Værksted in 1901.
- Class XXII number 6, built at Thunes Mekaniske Værksted in 1902.
Narrow gauge diesel locomotives[]
- number 227, built in 1950. Bought from the SJ in 1976.
- number 307, built in 1952. Bought from the SJ in 1981.
Narrow gauge railcars[]
- number 2672, built in 1932 at Strømmens Værksted. 56 passengers.
- Cmdo Sulitelma, built in 1957 at Strømmens Værksted. 56 passengers. Transferred to the Setesdal Line after the closure of Sulitjelma Line.
Standard gauge diesel locomotives[]
These locomotives are only used for shunting at areas with dual gauge track.
- number 39, built in 1936.
- number 44, built in 1936.
Heritage railway stations and stops[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Setesdalsbanen_ankommer_R%C3%B8yknes_stasjon._Foto_T_Lunde_%287459361810%29_%282%29.jpg/220px-Setesdalsbanen_ankommer_R%C3%B8yknes_stasjon._Foto_T_Lunde_%287459361810%29_%282%29.jpg)
The following stations and stops exist at the current railway museum:
Name | Type | Distance from Oslo V (km) | Length (m) |
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Grovane | Station | 345.25 | |
Rugåna | Steel bridge | 345.40 | 13.6 |
Store bu | Siding | 345.69 | |
Grovane | Stop | 345.80 | |
Grovane | Level crossing | 345.87 | |
Paulen | Truss bridge | 347.13 | 50.1 |
Paulen | Stop | 347.59 | |
Paulen gård | Stop | 347.76 | |
Kringsjå | Stop | 348.17 | |
Løyning | Tunnel | 349.74 | 123 |
Beihølen dam | Stop | 350.53 | |
Beihøldalen | Station | 350.97 | |
Otterdals | Siding | 351.79 | |
Røyknes | Station | 353.22 | |
Langåen | Steel bridge | 353.37 | 9.32 |
Setesdal Line 1896 - 1938[]
Connection with steamboat on Lake Byglandsfjorden from Byglandsfjord Station. The railway line was closed in 1962, but parts of the railroad have been preserved. It is a current narrow-gauge heritage railroad between Røyknes and Grovane and the current standard gauged track from Grovane Station to Kristiansand Station is a part of the current Sørlandet Line. Several of the station buildings along the former railroad are still preserved. Rail passengers had to change trains at Grovane Station from 1938 to 1962 due to different track widths, narrow-gauge to normal gauge.
Route[]
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78,33 km | Byglandsfjord Station (1896)
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78,20 km | Byglandsfjord dampsag side track
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Agder kjøpelag side track
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77,36 km | Vassenden bridge (1920, 4,5 m)
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76,90 km | Vassenden (1930)
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75,76 km | Standarfossen side track
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75,52 km | Reguleringsdammen | ||
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74,06 km | Side track for Germans during WWII
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73,91 km | Syrtveit
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73,90 km | Syrtveit (1896)
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71,35 km | Follestø (1933)
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70,32 km | Stenbekken bridge (1923, 4 m)
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68,71 km | Flatebygd (1914)
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68,22 km | Odåen bridge (1896, 4 m)
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67,93 km | Side track
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66,93 km | Evje (1896)
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66,36 km | A/S Evje Raffineringsverk side track
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65,66 km | Fosvik gravel pit
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65,00 km | Evjemoen (1928)
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65,00 km | Evjemoen miliary side track
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63,70 km | Bjoråveien (1930)
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62,94 km | Hornnes bridge (1896, 137,5 m)
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62,59 km | Hornnes (1896)
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61,71 km | Voile bridge (1896, 17 m)
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59,90 km | Hestvåg (1930)
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59,57 km | Hestvåg side track
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57,59 km | Hanås (1928)
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56,59 km | Hanåsbekken bridge (1896, 4 m)
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56,21 km | Moisund saw mill
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56,10 km | Moibekken bridge (1896, 4 m)
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55,82 km | Moisund (1896)
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54,20 km | Slettefett (1932)
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53,10 km | Hornekilen bridge (1895, 20 m)
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52,22 km | Hornesund (1896)
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50,95 km | Errekilen bridge (1895, 18,8 m)
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49,37 km | Hornskilen bridge (1929, 9,2 m)
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49,35 km | Eldsneset (1928)
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47,88 km | Horsnkilen downfall (1895, 5 m)
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47,23 km | Kiledalen (1928)
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45,82 km | Kiledalsbekken bridge (1918, 6,3 m)
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43,97 km | Hægeland (1895)
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43,97 km | Kile gravel pit
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43,26 km | Hægeland bridge (1911, 19 m)
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40,70 km | Øvre Gåseflå (1930)
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Bridge (1895, 2,5 m)
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39,11 km | Gåseflå (1895)
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38,96 km | Gåseflå tunnel II (1895, 9,2 m)
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38,91 km | Gåseflå tunnel I (1895, 25,4 m)
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38,70 km | Nedre Gåseflå
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37,00 km | Slemdal tunnel (1895, 86,4 m)
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36,81 km | Homevassevja tunnel (1895, 83,6 m)
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34,50 km | Iveland (1895)
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32,83 km | Beinestvedt
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32,76 km | Beinestvedtkilen bridge (1920, 5 m)
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32,60 km | Beinestvedt tunnel (1920, 25 m)
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29,90 km | (1920, 207 m)
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29,78 km | Nomeland (1928)
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29,78 km | Nomeland nye
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29,12 km | Røyknes tunnel II (1920, 40 m)
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28,93 km | Røyknes tunnel I (1920, 80 m)
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28,58 km | Nomeland sideline
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28,52 km | Langåen bridge (1911, 8 m)
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28,38 km | Røyknes (1895)
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26,89 km | Otterdals sideline
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24,90 km | Løyning tunnel (1895, 123 m)
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23,32 km | Kringsjå 1930
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23,10 km | Paulen
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22,27 km | Paulen bridge (1895, 50,1 m)
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20,56 km | Rugåna bridge (1911, 9,17 m)
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20,41 km | Grovane (1895)
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20,10 km | Grovane saw mill
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20,10 km | Grovene gravel pit
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19,52 km | Bridge over Egelandsaa stream (1895, 2,5 m)
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19,52 km | Egelandsaa | ||
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19,46 km | Underpass (1895, 2,5 m)
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19,35 km | Veråsveien (1934)
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18,10 km | Vennesla (1909)
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17,07 km | Graslia (1926)
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14,08 km | Hunsfoss tunnel II (1895, 35 m)
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13,89 km | Hunsfoss tunnel I (1895, 12 m)
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16,50 km | downfall (1895, 3,8 m)
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16,40 km | Hunsfoss (1927)
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16,10 km | Tjovemoen (1927)
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15,92 km | Hunsfos Fabrikker
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15,58 km | Vigeland Brug
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15,42 km | Vikeland (1895)
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14,84 km | Goli (1927)
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14,58 km | Lunden (1927)
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14,28 km | Nyland (1927)
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14,08 km | Ås tunnel (1895, 70 m)
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13,89 km | Nederste ��bel tunnel (1895, 120 m)
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13,07 km | Kvarstein sideline
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13,07 km | Kvarstein (1898)
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12,71 km | Kvarstein gravel pit sideline
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12,54 km | Ravnåsveien (1927)
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11,92 km | Kvarstein tunnel (1895, 30,1 m)
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11,68 km | Kvarstein bridge (1895, 191,6 m)
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11,32 km | Kvarstein Grinn (1927)
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11,00 km | Øvre Mosby (1937)
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10,75 km | Røistad (1927)
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10,37 km | Høllen (1927)
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10,17 km | Bridge over Høyebekken stream (1895, 9 m)
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9,97 km | (1895)
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9,88 km | Underpass (1895, 3,8 m)
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9,37 km | Mosby tunnel II (1895, 45 m)
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9,18 km | Mosby tunnel I (1895, 80 m)
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9,17 km | Sagbekken bridge (1895, 9,1 m)
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9,02 km | Aukland (1913)
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8,06 km | Underpass (1895, 2,5 m)
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7,40 km | Solsletta (1927)
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7,28 km | Bridge over Storebekk stream (1895, 3 m)
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7,11 km | Strai (1895)
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5,60 km | Strai Cementstøberi (1927)
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4,82 km | Langemyr (1927)
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4,01 km | Dalane (1903)
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3,91 km | Bridge over stream II (1895, 2 m)
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3,48 km | Bridge over stream I (1895, 3 m)
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2,20 km | Krossen (1936)
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1,60 km | Solvang (1927)
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1,60 km | Klappane gravel pit
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1,21 km | Møllespor side track
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1,07 km | Natmansbekken bridge II (1895, 9,2 m)
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1,04 km | Grimsbroen (1936)
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0,44 km | Natmansbekken bridge I (1895, 5,7 m)
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0,00 km | Kristiansand Station (1895)
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See also[]
- Lars Lysgaard
- Narrow gauge railways in Norway
References[]
External links[]
- Official site (in Norwegian)
- Vest-Ager Museum, Setesdal Line (Optional languages)
- photos from the Setesdal Line
- Google map location
- Railway lines in Norway
- Railway lines in Agder
- Heritage railways in Norway
- 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Norway
- Sørlandet Line
- Setesdal
- Museums in Agder
- Tourist attractions in Agder
- Railway lines opened in 1895
- 1895 establishments in Norway
- Railway lines closed in 1962
- Museums established in 1964
- 1964 establishments in Norway
- Vennesla
- Bygland