- Kragerø Line
Infobox rail line
name = Kragerø Line
nativename = Kragerøbanen
color =
logo_width =
image_width =
caption = Kragerø
type =Railway
system = Norwegian railways
status = Abandoned
locale =Telemark
start =Neslandsvatn Station
end =Kragerø Station
stations = 15
routes =
ridership =
open = 2 December 1927
close = 31 December 1988
owner =Norwegian State Railways
operator = Norwegian State Railways
character = Passenger and lumber
stock =
linelength = convert|26.62|km|mi|abbr=on
tracklength =
notrack =
gauge = RailGauge|sg
el = 15 kV AC
speed =
elevation = 72.6 m aslThe Kragerø Line ( _no. Kragerøbanen) was a 27 kilometer
railway line betweenNeslandsvatn andKragerø inTelemark ,Norway .History
The line was opened on 2 December 1927 as an extension of
Sørland Line fromBø . In 1935 the Sørland Line was extended from Neslandsvatn toArendal viaNelaug . The last part of the line from Neslandsvatn to Kragerø was degraded to abranch line and given the name Kragerø Line. The line was closed for passenger traffic on 31 December 1988, though a few lumber trains were operated afterwards. The tracks betweenSannidal Station andKragerø Station have been removed and replaced by a new highway. Kragerø Station has been transformed to abus station andtourist information .[
Kragerø Station ]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.