- Chronology of Norwegian railway lines
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New railway lines (with extensions)
Year Line name Termini Length Gauge Electrified Ownership Other events/Current status 1854 Hoved Line Kristiania (Oslo) Eidsvoll 67.8 km Standard 1927: Oslo Ø–Lillestrøm
1953: Lillestrøm–EidsvollPrivate
1926: StateOperative (68 km) 1862 Hamar–Grundset Line Hamar Elverum (Grundset) 38.1 km Narrow N/A State 1875: To Røros Line 1862 Kongsvinger Line Lillestrøm Kongsvinger 79.1 km Standard 1951 State Operative (115 km) 1864 Trondhjem–Støren Line Trondheim Støren 49.2 km Narrow N/A State 1875: To Røros Line 1865 Grense Line Kongsvinger State border (Magnor) 35.5 km Standard N/A State 1865: To Kongsvinger Line 1866 Randsfjord Line Drammen Vikersund 43.1 km Narrow
1909: Standard1959: Hokksund–Hønefoss State 1920: Drammen–Kongsberg to Sørland Line
1981: Bergemoen–Randsfjorden discontinued
Hokksund–Bergemoen (70 km) operative1867 Vikersund Tyristrand Station 14.8 km 1868 Tyristrand Station Randsfjord (Hen) 31.7 km 1871 Hokksund Kongsberg 29.2 km 1871 Aamotbanen Elverum (Grundset) Åmot (Rena) 26.3 km Narrow N/A State 1875: To Røros Line 1872 Drammen Line Oslo V Drammen 53.1 km Narrow
1922: Standard1922: Oslo V–Brakerøya
1930: Brakerøya–DrammenState 1973: Asker–Spikkestad to Spikkestad Line
1973: Spikkestad–Drammen discontinued
Oslo S–Drammen (42 km) operative1866 Krøder Line Vikersund Station Krøderen 26.4 km Narrow
1909: StandardNo State 1958: Passenger traffic closed
1979/85: Discontinued1875 Røros Line Rena Koppang 56.2 km Narrow
Standard:
1921: Trondheim–Støren
1931: Hamar–Koppang
1941: Koppang–StørenNo State 1921: Trondheim–Støren to Dovre Line
Hamar–Støren (383 km) operative1876 Støren Singsås 30.4 km 1877 Singsås Røros 79.1 km 1877 Røros Koppang 152.5 km 1878 Jæren Line Stavanger Egersund 76.3 km Narrow
1944: StandardN/A State 1944: To Sørland Line 1879 Smaalen Line/
Østfold LineOslo Ø Moss, Halden 136.7 km Standard 1936–40 State Oslo S–Kornsjø (170 km) operative 1879 Halden State border (Kornsjø) 33.9 km 1880 Eidsvold–Hamar Line Eidsvold Hamar 58.6 km Standard N/A State 1896: To Eidsvold–Otta Line
1913: To Eidsvoll–Dombås Line
1921: To Dovre Line1881 Meråker Line Trondheim State border (Storlien) 102.3 km Standard No State Hell–Storlien (71 km) operative
1929: Trondheim–Hell to Nordland Line1881 Jarlsberg Line/
Vestfold LineDrammen Larvik 103.3 km Narrow
19491: Standard1936: Eikonrød-Borgestad
1944: Skien-Eikonrød
1949: Borgestad-Eidanger
1956-57: Eidanger-DrammenState 1967/2002: Skoppum–Horten discontinued
2007: Eidanger-Skien to Bratsberg Line
Drammen–Eidanger (138 km) operative
1Last narrow gauge line changed1881 Skoppum Horten 7.0 km 1882 Larvik Eidanger, Skien 45.6 km 1882 Smaalen Line/
Østfold Line (Eastern line)Ski Mysen, Sarpsborg 80.5 km Standard 1958 State Operative (80 km) 1883 Voss Line Bergen Voss 106.7 km Narrow
1904: StandardN/A State 1908: To Bergen Line 1892 Sulitjelma Line Sjønstå Fossen 10.4 km 750 mm
1915: NarrowNo Private 1972: Discontinued 1893 Fossen Hellarmo 2.7 km 1915 Hellarmo Fagerli 11.8 km Narrow 1893 Kongsvinger–Flisen Line Kongsvinger Flisa 49.2 km Standard N/A State 1910: To Solør Line 1894 Nesttun–Os Line Nesttun Os 26.3 km 750 mm No Private 1935: Discontinued 1894 Hamar–Sel Line Hamar Tretten 88.2 km Standard N/A Private 1896: To Eidsvold–Otta Line
1913: To Dovre Line1896 Tretten Otta 83.0 km 1895 Brevik Line Eidanger Brevik 9.4 km Narrow
1921: Standard1949 State 1968: Passenger transport discontinued
Freight line operative (10 km)1896 Lillesand–Flaksvand Line Lillesand Birkeland (Flaksvann) 16.6 km Narrow No Private 1953: Discontinued 1896 Urskog Line Bingfoss Bjørkelangen 25.6 km 750 mm N/A Private 1898: To Urskog–Høland Line 1896 Setesdal Line Kristiansand Byglandsfjord 79.3 km Narrow No State 1938: Kristiansand–Grovane to Sørland Line
1962: Grovane–Byglandsfjord discontinued1898 Høland Line Bjørkelangen Skulerud 28.8 km 750 mm N/A Private 1898: To Urskog–Høland Line 1900 North Line/
Gjøvik LineGrefsen Jaren 65.1 km Standard 1961-3 State 1957: Jaren–Røykenvik discontinued
Oslo S–Gjøvik (124 km) operative1900 Jaren Røykenvik 6.7 km 1902 Oslo Ø Grefsen 6.8 km 1902 Jaren Gjøvik 52.0 km 1901 Alnabru–Grefsen Line Grefsen Alnabru 4.3 km Standard 1961 State In operation (5 km) 1902 Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line Tønsberg Eidsfoss 48 km Narrow No Private 1938: Discontinued 1902 Hell–Sunnan Line Hell Stjørdal 3.0 km Standard N/A State 1929: To Nordland Line 1902 Stjørdal Levanger 49.4 km 1904 Levanger Verdal 12.4 km 1904 Verdal Sunnan 49.4 km 1902 Holmestrand–Hvittingfoss Line Holmestrand Hvittingfoss 24.4 km Narrow No Private 1938: Discontinued 1902 Ofot Line Narvik State border (Bjørnfjellet) 38.2 km Standard 1923 State Operative (43 km) 1902 Skreia Line Reinsvoll Skreia 22 km Standard No State 1988: Discontinued 1902 Valdres Line Eina Dokka 47 km Standard No State 1989: Dokka–Fagernes discontinued
Eina–Dokka (48 km) operative1903 Dokka Tonsåsen 31 km 1905 Tonsåsen Aurdal 18 km 1906 Aurdal Fagernes 12.6 km 1903 Urskog–Høland Line Sørumsand Bingfoss 2.4 km 750 mm No Private 1960: Discontinued 1904 Lier Line Lier Tyrifjorden (Svangerstrand) 20.6 km Narrow No Private 1937: Discontinued 1904 Flekkefjord Line Egersund Flekkefjord 72.8 km Narrow
1944: StandardNo State 1944: Egersund–Sira to Sørland Line
1991: Flekkefjord–Sira discontinued1904 Dunderland Line Guldsmevik (Mo i Rana) Storforshei 22 km Standard No Private
1947: State1942: To Nordland Line 1907 Loenga–Alnabru Line Loenga Alnabru 6.5 km Standard 1928 State Freight line. Operative (7 km) 1907 Grimstad Line Grimstad Rise 22.1 km Narrow
1936: StandardNo Private
1912: State1961: Discontinued 1908 Oslo Port Line Oslo V Oslo Ø 2.2 km Standard 1961 State Freight line. 1983: Discontinued 1908 Bergen Line Voss Gulsvik 244.6 km Standard 1954: Bergen-Voss
1961-4: Roa-VossState Operative (372 km) 1909 Roa Gulsvik 83 km 1908 Thamshavn Line Thamshavn Svorkmo 19.3 km 1000 mm 19081 Private 1974: Discontinued
1First in Norway1910 Svorkmo Løkken 6 km 19101 1908 Treungen Line Arendal Froland 18.1 km Narrow
Standard:
1935: Arendal–Nelaug
1946: Nelaug–TreungenNo State 1935: Arendal–Nelaug to Sørland Line
1938: Arendal–Nelaug to Arendal Line
1967: Nelaug–Treungen discontinued1910 Froland Åmli 40 km 1913 Åmli Treungen (Tveitsund) 33.2 km 1909 Rjukan Line Rjukan Tinnsjø (Mæl) 16 km Standard 1911 Private Connected to Tinnos Line by ferry
1991: Discontinued1909 Tinnos Line Tinnoset Notodden 30 km Standard 1911 Private
1953: State1917: To Bratsberg Line
2007: Hjuksebø–Tinnoset (40 km) assigned to Tinnos Line
Hjuksebø–Notodden (10 km) operative1910 Solør Line Flisa Elverum 44.4 km Standard No State Operative (94 km) 1913 Eidsvoll–Dombås Line Otta Dombås 46.1 km Standard N/A State 1921: To Dovre Line 1917 Bratsberg Line Notodden Eikonrød 56.0 km Standard 1936 Private
1953: State1920: Hjuksebø-Nordagutu to Sørlandsbanen
2007: Hjuksebø-Tinnoset to Tinnosbanen
Eidanger–Nordagutu operative (47 km)1918 Solbergfoss Line Askim Solbergfoss 7.9 km Narrow No Private 1965: Discontinued 1918 Vestmarka Line Skotterud Vestmarka 14.3 km Narrow No State 1961: Buåa–Vestmarka discontinued
1965: Skotterud–Buåa discontinued1920 Sørland Line Kongsberg Hjuksebø 36.9 km Standard 1929: Drammen–Kongsberg
1936: Kongsberg–Hjuksebø
1942: Nordagutu–Lunde
1943: Lunde–NeslandsvatnState 1935: Neslandsvatn–Kragerø to Kragerø Line
Drammen–Stavanger operative (549 km)1922 Nodagutu Gvarv 10.6 km 1924 Gvarv Bø 6.9 km 1925 Bø Lunde 14.1 km 1927 Lunde Neslandsvatn 43.2 km 1927 Neslandsvatn Kragerø 26.6 km No 1935 Neslandsvatn Nelaug 60.7 km 1944: Marnardal–Sira
1946: Kristiansand–Marnardal
1948: Neslandsvatn–Nelaug
1949: Nelaug–Kristiansand
1950: Sira–Egersund
1956: Egersund–Stavanger1938 Nelaug Grovane 63.9 km 1943 Tronviken Sira 5.7 km 1944 Kristiansand Sira 102.8 km 1921 Dovre Line Dombås Støren 158.1 km Standard 1953: Eidsvoll–Hamar
1966–70: Hamar–TrondheimState Eidsvoll–Trondheim operative (492 km) 1924 Rauma Line Dombås Åndalsnes 114.2 km Standard No State Operative (115 km) 1924 Ålgård Line Ganddal Ålgård 12.1 km Narrow1
1944: StandardNo State 1955: Passenger traffic closed
1988: Discontinued
1Last new in Norway1926 Sperill Line Hen Sperillen (Finnsand) 23.9 km Standard No State 1933: Passenger traffic closed
1957: Discontinued1926 Nordland Line Sunnan Snåsa 45.1 km Standard No State Trondheim–Bodø operative (734 km) 1929 Snåsa Grong 38.0 km 1940 Grong Mosjøen 186.5 km 1941 Mosjøen Elsfjord 41.6 km 1942 Elsfjord Bjerka 21.1 km 1942 Bjerka Mo i Rana 9.3 km 1942 Mo i Rana Tverrånes 9.3 km 1943 Storforshei Grønnfjelldal 4.3 km 1945 Grønnfjelldal Dunderland 15.7 km 1947 Dunderland Lønsdal 59.1 km 1955 Lønsdal Røkland 32.3 km 1958 Røkland Fauske 39.8 km 1962 Fauske Bodø 54.5 km 1927 Numedal Line Kongsberg Rødberg 92.9 km Standard No State 1989: Discontinued 1933 Namsos Line Grong Namsos 51.5 km Standard No State 1978: Discontinued 1935 Hardanger Line Voss Granvin 27.5 km Standard 1935 State 1985: Passenger traffic closed
1988: Palmafoss-Granvin discontinued1941 Flåm Line Myrdal Flåm 20.4 km Standard 1944 State Operative (20 km) 1943 Dalane–Suldal Line Dalane Suldal 1.1 km Standard 1946 State Bypass to Sørland Line
Operative (1 km)1957 Stavne–Leangen Line Stavne Leangen 5.8 km Standard No State Freight line. Operative (6 km) 1998 Gardermo Line Lillestrøm Eidsvoll 47.4 km Standard Yes State Operative (64 km) 1999 Etterstad Lillestrøm 14.8 km 2005 Asker Line Sandvika Asker 9.7 km Standard Yes State Operative (15 km) Branched off by line changes
Year Line name Termini Length Branched off Opened Other events/Current status 1935 Kragerø Line Neslandsvatn Kragerø 26.6 km Sørland Line 1927 1989: Discontinued 1938 Arendal Line Nelaug Arendal 36.2 km Sørland Line 1908 Operative (36 km) 1973 Spikkestad Line Asker Spikkestad 13.5 km Drammenbanen 1872 Operative (12 km) 1980 Skøyen–Filipstad Line Skøyen Filipstad 1.8 km Drammen Line 1872 Freight line
Operative (12 km)Modifications to existing lines
In progres
Year Line name From To Length Cause 1884 Røros Line Selsbakk Trondheim 6.3 km Trondheim station with Meråker Line 1944 Flekkefjord Line Sira Sirnes 3 km Line moved due to Sørland Line 1956 Sulitjelma Line Ågifjellet Finneid 16.4 km Shortening (tunnel) 1964 Bergen Line Tunestveit Bergen 11.9 km Shortening (Ulriken Tunnel) 1973 Drammen Line Asker Brakerøya 15.2 km Shortening (Lieråsen Tunnel), double tracks 1980 Oslo S Skøyen 3.6 km Shortening (Oslo Tunnel), double tracks Categories:- Rail transport timelines
- History of rail transport in Norway
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