Bergen Commuter Rail

Bergen Commuter Rail

Infobox Public transit
name = Bergen Commuter Rail


imagesize = 125
locale = Hordaland, Norway
transit_type = Commuter rail
began_operation =
ended_operation =
system_length = 135 km
lines = 2
vehicles = BM69
stations = 28
ridership =
track_gauge = RailGauge|sg
reporting marks =
operator = Norges Statsbaner
owner = Jernbaneverket

Bergen Commuter Rail sometimes called Vossebanen is a commuter rail between Bergen and Arna, Voss and Myrdal, Norway. The service is operated by Norges Statsbaner using M69 electric multiple units. It is provided on the mainline Bergensbanen and all services terminate at Bergen Station.

ervice

NSB operates half-hour headway from Bergen Station to Arna Station, through the Ulriken Tunnel. This service provides a high-frequency service to the community of Arna using the only means to go under the mountain Ulriken. There are further sixteen departures each way to Voss, of which six only stop at Dale before Voss, while ten stop at all stations. Three services continue from Voss to Myrdal Station.

The operational deficits are financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. Fares are not integrated with Skyss, the county transit authority, or Tide, the bus company in Hordaland.

Future expansion

* Specific plans to expand the Arna Tunnel to double track are under consideration. This would allow NSB to increase headway to fifteen minutes to Arna, and increase the total number of services on all of Bergensbanen.
* An alternative to this is to build the Bergen Light Rail as a parallel tunnel to Arna, and terminating the shuttle trains to Arna.

External links

* [http://www.nsb.no Norges Statsbaner] no icon


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