Dunderland Line

Dunderland Line
Overview
Type	Railway
System	Rana Mine
Status	Assimilated into Nordlandsbanen
Termini	Storforshei Gullsmedvik
Operation
Opened	1904
Owner	Dunderland Iron Ore Company
Operator(s)	Dunderland Iron Ore Company
Character	Iron ore freight
Technical
Line length	23.7 km
No. of tracks	Single
Electrification	No

The Dunderland Line (Norwegian: Dunderlandsbanen) is a 23.7 km railway built in 1904 for the Rana Mine to transport iron ore from Storforshei in Dunderlandsdal to the port at Gullsmedvik outside Mo i Rana in Nordland, Norway. In 1942 the railway was assimilated into the Nordland Line when it was completed to Mo. The section is still operated with iron ore trains from the mine to the port.

History

In 1902, Dunderland Iron Ore Company acquired the rights to operate the Rana Mine and built a railway to the port to be able to ship out the iron briquettes. During World War II the construction of the Nordland Line reached Mo i Rana, and the Dunderland Line was incorporated into the railway, though the ownership of the railway remained on private hands until the Government of Norway expropriated the railway from the mining company in 1947.

External links

• History of Rana Gruber
• The Norwegian National Rail Administration's page on the Dunderland Line (Norwegian)