Narrow-gauge railways in Norway

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Carl Abraham Pihl and his entourage inspecting the construction of the Røros Line in 1877 Støren Station on the Røros Line during the 1880s Holmestrand Station on the Vestfold Line in 1906

In Norway, a number of main lines were in the 19th century built with narrow gauge, 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), to save cost in a sparsely populated mountainous country. This included Norway's first own long-distance line, the Røros Line, connecting Oslo and Trondheim, 1877. Some secondary railways also had this gauge. These railways have been rebuilt to standard gauge or closed down. Some private railways had 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and one had 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in). A few railways partly still are operated as museum railways, specifically the Thamshavn Line, Urskog–Høland Line and the Setesdal Line. The Trondheim Tramway is also narrow gauge.

## List of narrow-gauge lines

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Ålgård Line | 12 km (7.5 mi) | 1921 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1944 | Branch of the Sørlandet Line
Brevik Line | 10 km (6.2 mi) | 1895 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1921 | Branch of the Vestfold Line
Drammen Line | 52 km (32 mi) | 1872 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1922 |
Flekkefjord Line | 17 km (11 mi) | 1904 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1941 | Closed in 1989
Grimstad Line | 22 km (14 mi) | 1907 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1936 | Closed in 1961
Hokksund–Kongsberg | 87 km (54 mi) | 1871 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1909 | Since renamed to the Sørlandet Line
Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line | 30 km (19 mi) | 1902 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | — | Closed in 1938
Horten Line | 7 km (4.3 mi) | 1881 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1949 | Branch of the Vestfold Line
Jæren Line | 74 km (46 mi) | 1878 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1944 | Since 1944 part of the Sørlandet Line
Krøderen Line | 26 km (16 mi) | 1872 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1909 | Closed in 1985, now a heritage railway
Lier Line | 21 km (13 mi) | 1904 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | — | Closed in 1937
Lillesand–Flaksvand Line | 17 km (11 mi) | 1896 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | — | Closed in 1953
Nesttun–Os Line | 24 km (15 mi) | 1894 | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | — | Closed in 1935
Randsfjorden Line | 87 km (54 mi) | 1866 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1909 |
Røros Line | 383 km (238 mi) | 1862 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1941 | Converted in stages
Setesdal Line | 78 km (48 mi) | 1895 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | — | Closed in 1962. Opened as a heritage railway (first section) in 1966. Now runs on the preserved scenic 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) stretch Grovane-Røyknes
Sulitjelma Line | 36 km (22 mi) | 1892 | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1915 | Built with 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge, converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, closed in 1972
Thamshavn Line | 25 km (16 mi) | 1908 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | — | Electric. Closed in 1974, now a heritage railway
Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line | 84 km (52 mi) | 1901 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | — | Closed in 1938
Trondhjem–Støren Line | 51 km (32 mi) | 1864 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1921 | Since 1877 part of the Røros Line and since 1921 part of the Dovre Line
Urskog–Høland Line | 57 km (35 mi) | 1896 | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | — | Closed in 1960. Opened in 1966 as a heritage railway
Vestfold Line | 148 km (92 mi) | 1881 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1949 |
Voss Line | 106 km (66 mi) | 1883 | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | 1909 | Since 1909 part of the Bergen Line

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Rail transport in Norway

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Stations|

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* Architecture
* Bane NOR Eiendom

Electrification|

* 15 kV
* Timeline

Signaling|

* NSI-63
* Merkur
* EBICAB
* European Train Control System
* European Rail Traffic Management System

Train radio|

* Timeline
* Scanet
* GSM-R

Institutions|

* Bane NOR
* Jernbaneverket
* Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996)
* Norwegian Railway Authority
* Norwegian Railway Directorate
* Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority
* Railway companies
* Vy

Rolling stock|

* Steam
* Electric
* Diesel
* Multiple units
* Carriages

History|

* Museums and heritage
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Railway lines in Norway

Mainline|

* Alna
* Arendal
* Asker
* Bergen
* Bratsberg
* Brevik
* Dovre
* Drammen
* Eastern Østfold
* Flåm
* Follo
* Gardermoen
* Gjøvik
* Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn
* Kongsvinger
* Loenga–Alnabru
* Meråker
* Nordland
* Ofoten
* Østfold
* Randsfjorden
* Rauma
* Roa–Hønefoss
* Røros
* Skøyen–Filipstad
* Solør
* Sørlandet
* Spikkestad
* Stavne–Leangen
* Tinnoset
* Trunk
* Vestfold

Urban|

* Bergen Light Rail
* Briskeby
* Ekeberg
* Common Tunnel
* Fløibanen
* Frogner
* Furuset
* Gamlebyen
* Gråkallen
* Grorud
* Grünerløkka–Torshov
* Holmenkollen
* Kjelsås
* Kolsås
* Lambertseter
* Lilleaker
* Løren
* Østensjø
* Ring
* Røa
* Sinsen
* Skøyen
* Sognsvann
* Ullevål Hageby
* Vika

Proposed|

* Arctic
* Fornebu
* Grenland
* Hurum
* Northern Norway
* Polar
* Ringerike

Heritage|

* Krøderen
* Old Voss
* Rjukan
* Setesdal
* Thamshavn
* Urskog–Høland

Merged|

* Dunderland
* Hell–Sunnan
* Jæren
* Trondhjem–Støren
* Voss

Closed|

* Ålgård
* Elgeseter
* Flekkefjord
* Grimstad
* Hafslund
* Hardanger
* Hauerseter–Gardermoen
* Holmestrand–Hvittingfoss
* Horten
* Ila
* Kampen
* Korsvoll
* Kragerø
* Lade
* Lier
* Lillesand–Flaksvand
* Namsos
* Nesttun–Os
* Numedal
* Oslo Port
* Rodeløkka
* Røykenvik
* Sagene
* Setesdal
* Simensbråten
* Singsaker
* Skreia
* Solbergfoss
* Sperillen
* Sulitjelma
* Tønsberg–Eidsfoss
* Valdres
* Vålerenga
* Vestbanen
* Vestmarka
* Vippetangen

Types|

* Electric
* High-speed
* Narrow-gauge
* Private

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Narrow-gauge railways in Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
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* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

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