- Lier Line
Infobox rail line
name = Lier Line
nativename = Lierbanen
caption = 29 December 1915
type =Railway
system = Norwegian railway
status = Abandoned
start = Lier
end =Svangstrand
stations = 8
open = 12 June 1904
close = 1936
owner =Norwegian State Railways
operator = Norwegian State Railways
character = Passenger and freight
stock =
linelength = 21 km
tracklength =
notrack = Single
gauge = RailGauge|1067
el = 15 kV AC
speed =
elevation = 39.0 m asl
Lierbanen|The Lier Line ( _no. Lierbanen) is an abandoned
railway line that was a branch line from theDrammen Line , fromLier Station toSvangstrand where it connected to a steam ferry onTyrifjorden toSundvollen . The line was opened on 12 June 1904 but closed in 1936. It had eight stations and was built innarrow gauge (1067 mm). Most of the route has been converted to a road.
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