Bergen Light Rail

This article is about the modern light rail system in Bergen, Norway. For the city's historic tram system, see Bergen Tramway. For the New Jersey light rail system, see Hudson–Bergen Light Rail.

Bergen Light Rail
Trams 224 and 204 at the Byparken terminus
Trams 224 and 204 at the Byparken terminus
Network of Bergen light rail
Network of Bergen light rail
Overview
OwnerVestland County Municipality through Bybanen AS
LocaleBergen, Norway
Transit typeLight rail
Number of lines2
Number of stations35
Daily ridership50,000–60,000 (2018)[1]
Operation
Began operation22 June 2010
Operator(s)Keolis Norge on behalf of Skyss
Train length42 m (138 ft)
Headway5–10 minutes
Technical
System length28.4 km (17.6 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius of curvature25 m (82 ft)
Electrification750 V DC overhead wire
Average speed28 km/h (17 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)
System map

Legend
 Byparken
Nonneseter Bergen station
Bystasjonen Bus interchange
Nygård
Florida
Nygård Bridge
 Danmarksplass
Kronstad
Brann stadion
Wergeland
Wergeland Tunnel
 Sletten
Slettebakken
Slettebakken Tunnel
 Fantoft
Fantoft Tunnel
 Paradis
Tveiterås Tunnel
 Hop
Nesttun
Nesttun sentrum
Nettunhaug Tunnel
 Skjoldskiftet
Mårdalen
Skjold Tunnel
 Skjold
Lagunen
Folldal Tunnel
 Råstølen
Sandslivegen
Sandslimarka
Kokstad
Birkelandsskiftet
terminal
Bus interchange Parking
Kokstadflaten
Kokstad Depot
Bergen Lufthavn
Flesland
Bergen Airport, Flesland
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Bergen Light Rail (Norwegian: Bybanen) is a light rail system in Bergen, Norway. The first stage of the project was a twenty-station stretch between the city center and Nesttun, where the first 15 stations comprising a 9.8-kilometre (6.1 mi) stretch opened in 2010,[2] and the second was a 3.6-kilometre (2.2 mi) stretch from Nesttun to Lagunen which opened in June 2013.[3] A third stretch from Lagunen to Bergen Airport, Flesland opened in 2017.[4] The second line between Kaigaten and Fyllingsdalen opened on 21 November 2022.[5] Further plans for the project involve mooted extensions to Åsane and Storavatnet.[6]

Plans for rail transit have existed since the 1970s, following the 1965 closing of the Bergen Tramway. A rapid transit design was first discarded, and in the 1990s a light rail line was proposed. The decision to start construction was made in 2005. The first stage was built by the municipality with financing from the state and the toll road ring, based on the Bergen Program. Ownership, maintenance and further extensions and vehicles are the responsibility of Hordaland County Municipality through its wholly owned subsidiary Bybanen AS. Operation is governed by public service obligation contracts issued by the county public transport authority Skyss. From 2010 to 2017 the line and its 20[7] Variobahn trams were operated by Keolis Norge (formerly Fjord1 Partner).

  1. ^ "Stor økning i antall reisende med Bybanen". ba.no (in Norwegian). 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Hvor skal bybanen gå?" (in Norwegian). Bybanekontoret i Bergen. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Bybanen – vår tids bystorverk - Bybanen-utbygging, HFK". Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. ^ "No veks Bybanen - Skyss". Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "A second new tram line in Bergan/Norway". Urban Transport Magazine. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. ^ Bybanen. "Public transport network - Bergen and surrounding areas". Archived from the original (JPEG) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
  7. ^ "Sporvogner | Bybanen AS". Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2014.