Vestmarka Line

Vestmarka Line

Infobox rail line
name = Vestmarka Line
nativename = Vestmarkabanen
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type = Railway
system = Norwegian railway
status = Abandonend
locale = Eidskog
start = Skotterud
end = Vestmarka
stations =
routes =
ridership =
open = 15 October 1918
close = 1 June 1965
owner = Norwegian State Railways
operator = Norwegian State Railways
character = Passenger and freight
stock =
linelength = convert|14.25|km|mi|0
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notrack = Single
gauge = RailGauge|sg
el = No
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The Vestmarka Line ( _no. Vestmarkabanen) is an abandoned railway between Skotterud and Vestmarka in Eidskog, Norway. The line was 14.3 kilometers long and opened on October 15, 1918. The line was the first railway in Norway to terminate passenger transport, on January 3, 1931. Freight transport between Buåa and Vestmarka was terminated on February 15, 1961 and the line completely terminated on June 1, 1965.

External links

* [http://www.jernbane.net/norge/langslinjen/vestmarkabanen/index.asp Jernbane.net about Vestmarkabanen] no icon


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