Bratsberg Line

Bratsberg Line
Diesel Y1 railcar at Skien Station.
Overview
Native nameBratsbergbanen
OwnerBane NOR
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeRailway
SystemNorwegian railway network
Operator(s)Vy
Rolling stockClass 69
History
Opened4 December 1916
Technical
Line length74 kilometres (46 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Operating speedMax. 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph)
Route map

Notodden Station
141.57 km
Tinnegrend
(1918–2004)
139.85 km
Tveitan
(1939–2004)
Hjukse Bridge
(164 m)
138.53 km
Trykkerud
(1939–2004)
136.24 km
Hjuksebø
(1917)
156.7 m
140.85 km
Holtsås
(1917–2004)
126.3 m
Sunde grustak
149.95 km
Nordagutu Station
(1917)
112.1 m
150.15 km
Dalsvatn
(1920–2004)
156.09 km
Valebø
(1917–2004)
161.2 m
163.90 km
Valeseter
(1931)
168.42 km
Nisterud Station
(1919)
Lia
(1931)
175.95 km
Hoppestad
(1920–2004)
180.50 km
Skien Station
(1917)
43,5 m
Skien Old Station
182.66 km
Follestad Station
(1918)
183.84 km
Eikonrød
(1916)
185.95 km
Bøle
(1883)
Norsk Hydro
Godssenter Grenland
186.80 km
Borgestad
(1916–2006)
187.10 km
Borgestadholmen
(1883)
188.84 km
Osebakken
(1883)
190.12 km
Porsgrunn Station
(1882)
sidespor til Norsk Hydro
Herøya Tunnel
(1,838 m)
Norsk Hydro, Herøya
new line Larvik–Porsgrunn, planned
192.60 km
Eidanger Station
(1882)

The Bratsberg Line (Norwegian: Bratsbergbanen) is a 74-kilometre long (46 mi) railway line between Eidanger and Notodden in Telemark county, Norway. It opened in 1917, connecting the Tinnos Line, the Sørland Line and the Vestfold Line; allowing Norsk Hydro to transport fertilizer from their plant at Rjukan to the port in Skien. Since 1991 only passenger trains are operated, using Class 69 stock by Vy.

The railway is single track and features Norway's tallest railway bridge, Hjukse Bridge at 65 metres (213 ft). It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration