- Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line
Infobox rail line
name = Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line
nativename = Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen
caption =
type =Railway
system = Norwegian railway
status = Abandoned
start = Tønsberg
end =Eidsfoss
stations =
open = 1901
close = 1938
owner =Norwegian State Railways
operator = Norwegian State Railways
character = Passenger and freight
stock =
linelength = convert|48.10|km|mi
tracklength =
notrack = Double
gauge = RailGauge|1067
el = No
speed =
elevation = |The Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line ( _no. Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen) is an abandoned
railway betweenEidsfoss andTønsberg inVestfold ,Norway . The line opened in September 1901 and was operation until 1938. Part of the line was shared with theHolmestrand–Vittingfoss Line . At Tønsberg it connected to theVestfold Line .The railway was essential for
Eidsfos Jernverk that producedsmelter oven s. The creating of the railway was also partially to serve the inner parts of Vestfold, due to the choice of placing the Vestfold Line along the more populated coast.
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