Rail transport in Norway

The Norwegian railway system comprises 4,109 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) track of which 2,644 km is electrified and 274 km double track. There are 697 tunnels and 2,760 bridges.

Norway
The Bergen Line at Finse, the highest point of the Norwegian railways.
Operation
National railway	Vy
Infrastructure company	Bane NOR
Major operators	SJ Norge, SJ AB, Vy and Go-Ahead Norge
Statistics
Ridership	40.401 million (2021)^[1]
Passenger km	1780 million (2021)^[2]
Freight	37.55 million tonnes (2021)^[3]
System length
Total	4,109 km (2,553 mi)
Double track	274 km (170 mi)
Electrified	2,644 km (1,643 mi)
High-speed	161.5 km (100 mi)
Track gauge
Main	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification
Main	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Features
No. tunnels	697
Longest tunnel	Blix Tunnel^[4]^[5]
No. bridges	2,760
Longest bridge	Minnesund Jernbanebru ^[6]
Highest elevation	1,237 metres (4,058 ft)
at	Finse

A Class 63 steam engine

The completion of the Bergen Line

A BM 73b at Råde Station

The Norwegian Railway Directorate manages the railway network in Norway on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation. Bane NOR is a state enterprise which builds and maintains all railway tracks, while other companies operate them. These companies include Vy and subsidiaries Vy Gjøvikbanen and CargoNet, Flytoget, Go-Ahead, SJ Norge, Green Cargo, Grenland Rail and Hector Rail.

Norway is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Norway is 76.

History

Main article: History of rail transport in Norway

 

Map of the railway lines in Norway.
— electrified lines
— non-electrified lines
— disused or heritage lines

The first railway in Norway was the Hoved Line between Oslo and Eidsvoll and opened in 1854. The main purpose of the railway was to move lumber from Mjøsa to the capital, but passenger service was also offered. In the period between the 1860s and the 1880s Norway saw a boom of smaller railways being built, including isolated railways in Central and Western Norway. The predominant gauge at the time was 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (narrow gauge), but some lines were built in 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge). The height of the era came in 1877 when the Røros Line connected Central Norway to the capital. In 1883 the entire main railway network was taken over by Norwegian State Railways (NSB), though a number of industrial railways and branch lines continued to be operated by private companies.

Three urban railways, in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, were started as in 1875 (Oslo), 1897 (Bergen) and Trondheim (1901). Oslo's system, as the only one, started with horse cars, the others were electrified from the beginning. Electric cars were introduced in Oslo in 1894 and the last horse car operated in 1900.

Bergen closed down its first generation system between 1944 and 1965, but (re-)introduced light rail transit (LRT) in 2006.

The second construction boom of the main railway arose in the 1910s and included the Bergen Line across Finse to Bergen, connecting Eastern and Western Norway. A number of other larger projects were also built in the 1920s, including a second line, the Dovre Line, to Trondheim. This period also saw the first electrified railways and a steady conversion from narrow gauge to standard gauge. Norway chose to electrify its network at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC.

During World War II there was a massive construction by the German Forces as part of creating Festung Norwegen, including large sections of the Nordland Line and the completion of the Sørland Line. After the war the main effort was to complete the Nordland Line (which reached Bodø in 1962) and the decision to electrify 50% of the network, a task not completed until 1970. This allowed the retirement of steam locomotives, which were replaced with electric engines like the El 11 and El 13 or the diesel powered Di 3. In 1966 Norway's only rapid transit, Oslo T-bane was opened, but in the same decade the Bergen tramway was closed. In the 1970s and 80s many branch lines were also abandoned.

In 1980 the massive project of connecting the eastern and western railway networks around Oslo was completed with the opening of the Oslo Tunnel and Oslo Central Station. In 1996 NSB was split into the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate, Norwegian National Rail Administration and an operating company NSB BA. Since then, the companies have been split into 10 separate corporations. In 1998 the first new line in 36 years was opened when the high-speed Gardermoen Line was opened to allow travel at 210 km/h between Oslo, Oslo Airport and Eidsvoll. The 1990s also saw the massive introduction of multiple units on passenger trains. In the 2000s the freight segment was deregulated and a number of freight companies have started competing with the NSB subsidiary CargoNet.

The national main routes in Norway are considered to be among the slowest in Europe,^[7] and slower than parts of East Africa,^[8] with average speeds below 80 km/h.

Network

Track

The main railway network consists of 4,087 km of lines, of which 262 km is double track and 60 km high-speed rail (210 km/h). In addition there is 225 km of urban railways, of which 218 km is double track. In addition there are some industrial tracks and minor branch lines and some abandoned and heritage railways. The entire main network is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge), as are the urban railways in Oslo and Bergen. Of the operational railways in Norway, only the Trondheim Tramway has a different gauge, the meter gauge, 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). Some heritage railways, though, operate with various kinds of narrow gauge.

The Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line used to be the northernmost railway in the world, but was in 2010 beaten by the Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line in Russia. Still, Narvik is one of the northernmost towns in the world to have a railway connection, as the terminus for the Ofoten Line. It connects to Kiruna, Sweden, but not to Bodø, the northern terminus of the Norwegian railway network. Kiruna is, however, connected to the Swedish railway network, which again is connected to the Norwegian network at the Swedish stations of Charlottenberg, Storlien and Kornsjø.

Traction

2,622 km (64%) of the railway network is electrified, all of it at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC with overhead wires. The only sections that are not electrified are the lines north of Mjøsa, with the sole exception of the Dovre Line and the Ofoten Line. On non-electrified sections diesel locomotives are used. All of the urban railways use 600 or 750 V DC, via overhead wires on the tramways and via third-rail on the Oslo T-bane.

Future expansion plans

In its plans, Bane NOR (formerly: Norwegian National Rail Administration) will concentrate its expansions primarily on the cramped network around Oslo and the larger cities.

• New tunnel under Oslo city center.
• Vestfold Line: A new alignment between Larvik and Porsgrunn ca 23 km, cut 22 minutes of travel time. Double track between Drammen and Tønsberg is under construction and due by 2025. The plan is to make the whole line double tracked from Drammen to Porsgrunn.
• Sørland Line: Plans may include between Porsgrunn and Skorstøl, which would realign trains to southern Norway via Vestfold.
• Østfold Line: The Østfold Line is today double track both north and south of Moss, but in Moss 10 km remains as a single track bottleneck. Plans is to realign the railway through Moss, with double track through two tunnels.
• Ringerike Line is a planned railway between Sandvika and Hønefoss that will reduce travel time between Oslo and Hønefoss/Bergen by 50 minutes. Construction is postponed indefinitely.
• Bergen Line: Double track from Bergen to Arna. Later plans call for double track further east to Stanghelle and Voss.
• Dovre Line: Expanding the rest of the line between Eidsvoll and Hamar to double track by 2027. Realignment of Dovrebanen south of Trondheim may be done together with relocating of Trondheims freight terminal.
• Nordland Line/Meråker Line: Electrifying of the Meråker Line and the Nordland Line up to Stjørdal is planned to be finished by 2024. Later plans may include double tracking between Trondheim and Stjørdal, and a new tunnel between Stjørdal and Levanger.^[9]
• The Bergen Light Rail was opened in 2010, and extensions are being built.
• The Oslo T-bane will be expanded, as will the Trondheim tramway.

High speed rail

Main article: High-speed rail in Norway

The question about building a high-speed railway between the largest Southern Norwegian cities has been discussed at political level, and a report was ready by the end of 2007. Advocates for rail transport and environmentalists have wanted to build high speed railways, including upgrades to 250 km/h on the Sørland Line, Bergen Line, and Dovre Line while others, including Norsk Bane, have suggested construction of a new line through Haukeli to Stavanger, Haugesund and Bergen.

Heritage

There are also several operational museum railways in Norway, including the Krøder Line, Setesdal Line, Urskog–Høland Line, Thamshavn Line, Rjukan Line, Valdres Line, Nesttun–Os Railway and Old Voss Line. The Norwegian Railway Museum is located in Hamar and includes exhibits of train hardware, related objects, as well as document and photography archives.

Lines

Fully operational lines

Line name	Termini		Length	Power	Opened	Other info
Bergen Line	Hønefoss	Bergen	371 km	Electric	1909-12-01	Operated route Oslo S–Drammen–Bergen (495 km)
Flåm Line	Myrdal	Flåm	20 km	Electric	1941-10-15	Branch to the Bergen Line
Randsfjord Line	Hokksund	Hønefoss	54 km	Electric	1868-10-13	Operated as part of the Bergen Line
Bratsberg Line	Eidanger	Nordagutu	47 km	Electric	1917-12-17	Operated route Porsgrunn–Notodden (incl. the Tinnos Line) Eidanger–Skien operated as part of the Vestfold Line
Tinnos Line	Hjuksebø	Notodden	10 km	Electric	1909-08-09	Operated route Porsgrunn–Notodden as part of the Bratsberg Line
Dovre Line	Eidsvoll	Trondheim	492 km	Electric	1921-09-20	Operated route Oslo S–Dombås–Trondheim (553 km)
Rauma Line	Dombås	Åndalsnes	115 km	Diesel	1924-11-30	Operated as branch to the Dovre Line
Drammen Line	Oslo S	Drammen	42 km	Electric	1872-10-07
Asker Line	Sandvika	Asker	15 km	Electric	2005-08-01	Parallel line to the Drammen Line
Spikkestad Line	Asker	Spikkestad	12 km	Electric	(1872-10-07) 1973-06-03	Branch to and originally part of the Drammen Line Operated route Spikkestad–Oslo S–Lillestrøm
Gardermoen Line	Etterstad	Eidsvoll	64 km	Electric	1999-08-22	Operated route Oslo S–Lillestrøm–Gardermoen/–Eidsvoll
Gjøvik Line	Oslo S	Gjøvik	123 km	Electric	1902-11-28
Hoved Line	Oslo S	Eidsvoll	84 km	Electric	1854-09-01
Kongsvinger Line	Lillestrøm	Charlottenberg	116 km	Electric	1865-11-04	Operated route Oslo S–Lillestrøm–Kongsvinger/–Sweden Continues as Värmlandsbanan
Meråker Line	Hell	Storlien	70 km	Diesel	1881-10-17	Operated route Trondheim–Hell–Meråker–Sweden Continues as Mittbanan
Nordland Line	Trondheim	Bodø	734 km	Diesel	1962-02-01
Ofoten Line	Narvik	Bjørnfjell	43 km	Electric	1902-11-15	Continues as Malmbanan
Røros Line	Hamar	Støren	382 km	Diesel	1877-10-17	Operated route Oslo S–Hamar–Røros–Trondheim
Sørland Line	Drammen	Stavanger	549 km	Electric	1944-03-01	Operated route Oslo S–Kristiansand–Stavanger (588 km)
Arendal Line	Arendal	Nelaug	36 km	Electric	(1910-12-18) 1938-06-22	Branch to the Sørland Line Originally part of the Treungen Line
Vestfold Line	Drammen	Eidanger	138 km	Electric	1882-11-24	Operated route (Lillehammer–)Oslo S–Skien
Østfold Line	Oslo S	Kornsjø	171 km	Electric	1879-07-25	Operated route Oslo S–Halden/–Sweden Continues as Norway/Vänern Line
Follo Line	Oslo S	Ski	22 km	Electric	2022-12-11	Parallel line to the Østfold Line
Eastern Østfold Line	Ski, Norway	Rakkestad	54 km	Electric	1882-11-24	Operated route Oslo S–Rakkestad

Freight only lines

Line name	Termini		Length	Power	Opened	Other info
Alnabru–Grefsen Line	Grefsen	Alnabru	4 km	Electric	1901-01-20	Connecting the Hoved Line and Gjøvik Line
Brevik Line	Eidanger	Brevik	9 km	Electric	1882-11-24	Branch to the Vestfold Line
Dalane–Suldal Line	Dalane	Suldal	1 km	Electric	1943-05-15	Bypass to the Sørland Line
Loenga–Alnabru Line	Loenga	Alnabru	3 km	Electric	1907-05-01	Connecting the Hoved Line and Østfold Line
Roa–Hønefoss Line	Roa	Hønefoss	34 km	Electric	1909-12-01	Operated as branch to the Bergen Line
Skøyen–Filipstad Line	Skøyen	Filipstad	2 km	Electric	(1872-10-07) 1980-06-01	Branch to and originally part of the Drammen Line
Solør Line	Kongsvinger	Elverum	88 km	Diesel	1910-12-04	Connecting the Kongsvinger Line and Røros Line
Stavne–Leangen Line	Stavne	Leangen	6 km	Diesel	1957-06-02	Connecting the Dovre Line and Nordland Line
Eastern Østfold Line	Rakkestad	Sarpsborg	26 km	Electric	1882-11-24	Alternate for the Østfold Line

Lines with no regular traffic

Line name	Termini		Length	Power	Opened	Discontinued	Other info
Nesttun Line	Bergen	Minde	4 km	Electric	1883-07-11	1965-02-01	Branch to the Bergen Line
Hardanger Line	Voss	Palmafoss	3 km	Electric	1935-04-01	1985-06-01	Branch to the Bergen Line
Kragerø Line	Neslandsvatn	Merkebekk	6 km	Diesel	1927-12-02	1989-01-01	Branch to the Sørland Line
Namsos Line	Grong	Namsos	52 km	Diesel	1933-11-01	1978-01-01	Branch to the Nordland Line
Numedal Line	Kongsberg	Rollag	48 km	Diesel	1927-11-20	1989-01-01	Branch to the Sørland Line
Treungen Line	Nelaug	Simonstad	8 km	Diesel	1910-12-18	1967-01-01	Branch to the Sørland Line

Heritage railway

Line name	Termini		Length	Power	Opened	Discontinued	Other info
Old Voss Line	Tunestveit	Midttun	22 km	Steam	1883-07-11	1964-08-01	Connection to the Bergen Line
Krøder Line	Vikersund	Krøderen	26 km	Steam	1872-11-28	1958-01-19	Connection to the Bergen Line
Tinnos Line	Notodden	Tinnoset	30 km	Electric	1909-08-09	1991-07-05	Connected by ferry Connection to the Bratsberg Line
Rjukan Line	Mæl	Rjukan	16 km	Electric	1909-08-09	1991-07-05
Setesdal Line	Grovane	Røyknes	8 km	Steam	1896-11-27	1962-09-02	Connection to the Sørland Line
Urskog–Høland Line	Sørumsand	Fossum	4 km	Steam	1903-12-07	1960-07-01
Thamshavn Line	Bårdshaug	Svorkmo	22 km	Electric	1908-07-15	1974-05-30
Valdres Line	Eina	Dokka	47 km	Diesel	1902-11-28	1989-01-01	Connection to the Gjøvik Line

No traffic allowed

Line name	Termini		Length	Power	Opened	Discontinued	Other info
Flekkefjord Line	Sira	Flekkefjord	17 km	Diesel	1904-11-01	1991-01-01	Branch to the Sørland Line
Kragerø Line	Merkebekk	Sannidal	12 km	Diesel	1927-12-02	1989-01-01	Branch to the Sørland Line
Numedal Line	Rollag	Rødberg	45 km	Diesel	1927-11-20	1989-01-01	Branch to the Sørland Line
Valdres Line	Dokka	Bjørgo	43 km	Diesel	1903-11-01	1989-01-01	Branch to the Gjøvik Line

Urban railways

• Holmenkoll Line (Oslo T-bane) (1898)
• Gråkallen Line (Trondheim Tramway) (to Ila 1893, Lian 1933)
• Røa Line (Oslo T-bane) (1912)
• Fløibanen (Bergen) (1914)
• Lilleaker Line (Oslo Tramway) (1919)
• Sognsvann Line (Oslo T-bane) (1933)
• Kjelsås Line (Oslo Tramway) (1934)
• Kolsås Line (Oslo T-bane) (1924)
• Østensjø Line (Oslo T-bane) (1926)
• Lambertseter Line (Oslo T-bane) (1957)
• Grorud Line (Oslo T-bane) (1966)
• Furuset Line (Oslo T-bane) (1970)
• Bybanen (Bergen Light Rail) (2010)

Railway links with adjacent countries

Sweden is the only country with which Norway shares railway borders. Sweden and Norway share gauge, loading gauge, signaling system, electric system, GSM-R and automatic trains stop systems. Most rolling stock can cross the border. There are four border crossings: the Østfold Line–Norway/Vänern Line, the Kongsvinger Line–Värmland Line, the Meråker Line–Central Line and the Ofoten Line–Iron Ore Line. All crossings have electric traction on the Swedish side, but the Meråker Line lacks it on the Norwegian side. There have previously been operational train ferries to Denmark.

There are proposals to connect Northern Norway to Finland (the planned Arctic Railway) and Russia. At Kirkenes, the Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line is proposed to be connected to Russia's Murmansk–Nikel Railway,^[10] and the line is also proposed for connection to the Finnish network in Rovaniemi (there has been a line between Rovaniemi and the Murmansk railway).^[11][12] Russia has generally dismissed this proposal in favour of using Russian ports instead of Kirkenes. Another proposal has been to build a line from Kolari to Skibotn and Tromsø,^[13] even if connecting to the existing line to Narvik is the main suggestion.

Operation

Railway companies

Traditionally, all trains were operated by Vy (formerly NSB), but the deregulation in the 2000s has led to the introduction of a number of new freight operators, including CargoNet, Hector Rail, Tågåkeriet and Ofoten Line. The conservative-liberal government tried to introduce public service obligation bids on subsidized passenger routes in 2005, but the contract was won by the NSB subsidiary NSB Anbud and the following red-green government has cancelled further PSO contracting. Also the Airport Express Train has been made a separate company.

In 2017 Norway's Ministry of Transport and Communications decided to develop tenders for the operation of passenger rail services. On 4 February 2018, it launched a tender to deliver Traffic Package 1 that will commence on 15 December 2019, comprising long-distance services on the Sørlandet Line from Oslo to Stavanger.^[14] In October 2018 this package was awarded to Go-Ahead Norge.^[15]

In March 2018, the Norwegian Railway Directorate launched tenders for Traffic Package 2, passenger services on the Røros Line, Meråker Line, Rauma Line, and Nordland Line, plus regional services in Trøndelag county.^[16] SJ will commence operating the package on 7 June 2020.^[17]

On 21 December 2018, the Norwegian Railway Directorate launched tenders for Traffic Package 3, passenger services on the Oslo to Bergen line starting on 13 December 2020.^[18]

Passenger services

Route	Line(s)	Stations	Traction	Operator	tph
F1	Kongsvinger, Gardermoen	Oslo S – Charlottenberg [– Stockholm C]	Electric	SJ	5 tpd
L1	Spikkestad, Drammen, Trunk	(Spikkestad –) Asker – Oslo S – Lillestrøm	Electric	Vy	4
FLY1	Drammen, Asker, Gardermoen	Drammen – Asker – Oslo S – Oslo Airport	Electric	Flytoget	4
FLY2	Drammen, Asker, Gardermoen	Stabekk – Oslo S – Oslo Airport	Electric	Flytoget	2
RE10	Drammen, Asker, Gardermoen, Dovre	Drammen – Oslo S – Oslo Airport – Eidsvoll – Hamar – Lillehammer (– Dombås)	Electric	Vy	1
RE11	Vestfold, Drammen, Asker, Gardermoen	Skien – Drammen – Oslo S – Oslo Airport – Eidsvoll	Electric	Vy	1
R12	Sørlandet, Drammen, Asker, Gardermoen	Kongsberg – Hokksund – Drammen – Oslo S – Oslo Airport – Eidsvoll	Electric	Vy	1
R13	Drammen, Asker, Gardermoen, Trunk	Drammen – Oslo S – Dal	Electric	Vy	2
R14	Drammen, Asker, Gardermoen, Kongsvinger	Asker – Oslo S – Kongsvinger	Electric	Vy	1
L2	Østfold, Drammen	Stabekk – Oslo S – Ski	Electric	Vy	4
RE20	Østfold, Follo	Oslo S – Ski – Moss – Halden Station [(– Gothenburg C)]	Electric	Vy	1
R21	Østfold, Follo	Oslo S – Ski – Moss	Electric	Vy	2
R22	Eastern Østfold, Follo	Oslo S – Ski – Mysen (– Rakkestad)	Electric	Vy	1
RE30	Gjøvik	Oslo S – Jaren – Gjøvik	Electric	Vy	1
R31	Gjøvik	Oslo S – Hakadal (– Jaren)	Electric	Vy	1
F4	Bergen, Randsfjorden, Sørlandet, Drammen, Asker	Bergen – Oslo S	Electric	Vy	5 tpd
L4	Bergen	Bergen – Arna	Electric	Vy	2
R40	Bergen	Bergen – Arna – Voss (– Myrdal)	Electric	Vy	1
R45	Flåm	Myrdal – Flåm	Electric	Vy	1⁄2
F5	Sørlandet, Drammen, Asker	Stavanger – Kristiansand – Nelaug – Drammen – Oslo S	Electric	Go-Ahead	1⁄2
L5	Sørlandet	Stavanger Station – Skeiane (– Nærbø – Egersund)	Electric	Go-Ahead	4
R50	Arendal	Nelaug – Arendal	Electric	Go-Ahead	1⁄2
R55	Bratsberg	Notodden – Nordagutu – Skien – Porsgrunn	Electric	Vy	1⁄2
F6	Dovre, Gardermoen	Oslo S – Hamar – Dombås – Støren – Trondheim S	Electric	SJ	6 tpd
R60	Røros, Dovre	Hamar – Rørs (– Støren – Trondheim S)	Diesel	SJ	1⁄2
R65	Rauma	Dombås – Åndalsnes	Diesel	SJ	4 tpd
F7	Nordland	Trondheim S – Steinkjer – Rognan – Bodø	Diesel	SJ	3 tpd
R70	Nordland	Støren – Trondheim S – Hell – Steinkjer	Mixed	SJ	1
R71	Meråker, Nordland	Trondheim S – Hell – Meråker – Storlien	Diesel	SJ	2 tpd
R75	Nordland	Rognan – Fauske – Bodø	Diesel	SJ	1⁄2
F8	Ofoten	[Stockholm/Luleå –] Riksgränsen — Narvik	Electric	Vy	2 tpd

 

Map of passenger services

Passenger rolling stock

Until the 1990s only commuter and regional trains were operated with multiple units, but since then Vy has ordered numerous multiple units for its regional and express lines. Express trains are operated with 16 BM 73 units with tilting technology, regional trains with 16 BM 70, 6 BM 73b (both electric) and 15 BM 93 (diesel) units while the local trains are operated by 71 BM 69 and 36 BM 72 (both electric) while the local trains around Trondheim, Trøndelag Commuter Rail, uses 14 BM 92 diesel multiple unit. The Airport Express Train uses 16 BM 71 and Vy Gjøvikbanen operates 9 BM 69g units. The Ofoten Line operates three BM 68 electric multiple units.

Vy still uses locomotive hauled passenger trains on a few of the long-distance lines. For this task they use 22 El 18s and 5 Di 4s in addition to six El 17 on the Flåm Line. Most of the cars are B7 on long-distance services and B5 on regional services. Most of the locomotives have been transferred to the freight division CargoNet.

Freight rolling stock

CargoNet uses a combination of 30 El 14, 15 El 16, 19 Di 8 and 6 CD66. The other companies use stock retired by NSB, including the Ofoten Line's 7 El 13, 5 Di 3 and 2 T43, HectorRail's 6 El 15 (now known as 161) and Tåkåkeriet's Rc2.

Abandoned railways

See Chronology of Norwegian railway lines.

• Losbylinja (Østmorksaga–Fjellhamar) (1861–ca 1940)
• Kalvskinnet-Heimdallinjen (Kalvskinnet–Heimdal) (1864–1884)
• Krøder Line (Vikersund–Krøderen) (1872–1985)
• Sulitjelma Line (Finneid–Sulitjelma) (1892–1972)
• Nesttun–Os Railway (Nesttun–Os) (1894–1935)
• Setesdal Line (Kristiansand–Byglandsfjord) (1896–1962)
• Urskog–Høland Line (Sørumsand–Skulerud) (1896–1960)
• Lillesand–Flaksvand Line (Lillesand–Flaksvann) (1896–1953)
• Hafslund Line (Hafslund–Sundløkka) (1898–1973)
• Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line (Tønsberg–Eidsfoss) (1901–1938)
• Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line (Holmestrand–Vittingfoss) (1902–1938)
• Skreia Line (Reinsvoll–Skreia (1902–1987)
• Lier Line (Lier–Svangstrand) (1904)
• Flekkefjord Line (Sira–Flekkefjord) (1904–1990)
• Valdres Line (Eina–Fagernes) (1906–1988)
• Grimstad Line (Grimstad–Rise) (1907–1961)
• Oslo Port Line (Loenga–Filipstad) (1907–1983)
• Thamshavn Line (Løkken–Thamshavn) (1908–1974)
• Rjukan Line (Rjukan–Mæl) (1908–1991)
• Tinnos Line (Tinnoset–Notodden) (1908–1990)
• Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line (Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn) (1910–1997)
• Treungen Line (Nelaug–Treungen) (1913–1967)
• Vestmarka Line (Skotterud–Vestmarka) (1918–)
• Solbergfoss Line (Askim–Solbergfoss) (1918–)
• Ålgård Line (Ganddal–Ålgård) (1924–1988)
• Sperill Line (Hen–Sperillen) (1926–1957)
• Numedal Line (Kongsberg–Rødberg) (1927–1988)
• Kragerø Line (Neslandsvatn–Kragerø) (1927–1988)
• Namsos Line (Grong–Namsos) (1933)
• Hardanger Line (Voss–Granvin) (1935)
• Røykenvik Line (Jaren–Røykenvik)
• Ilsvika Line (Skansen–Fagervika)
• Hauerseter–Gardermoen Line (Hauerseter–Gardermoen)

Abandoned urban railways

• Lade Line (Trondheim Tramway) (1901–1988)
• Elgeseter Line (Trondheim Tramway) (1913–1983)
• Singsaker Line (Trondheim Tramway) (1927–1968)

See also

• Rail transport by country
• Transport in Norway
• Narrow gauge railways in Norway
• Norwegian railway signalling
• Norges Statsbaner rolling stock

References

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External links

• Winchester, Clarence, ed. (1936), "Railroads of Norway", Railway Wonders of the World, pp. 407–414 illustrated description of Norwegian railways in the 1930s