Setesdal Line | |
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Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen | |
Veteran train on the Setesdal Line, 23 July 2003. The train is driving onto the Paulen bridge. | |
Terminus | Grovane Røyknes |
Commercial operations | |
Built by | Norwegian State Railways |
Original gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Original electrification | None |
Preserved operations | |
Owned by | Setesdal Line |
Operated by | Setesdal Line |
Stations | Kristiansand Station - Byglandsfjord Station (original) Grovane Station - Røyknes Station (heritage) |
Length | 78 km (48 mi) (original) 8 km (5 mi) (heritage) |
Preserved gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 26 November 1895 |
Closed | 1 September 1962 |
Website | |
setesdalsbanen.no |
The Setesdal Line (Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen) was a railway between Kristiansand and Byglandsfjord in southern Norway, 78 km (48 mi) long. It was built with a narrow gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), and opened to Hægeland 26 November 1895, and to Byglandsfjord 27 November 1896. Stations along the line included Mosby, Vennesla, Grovene (Grovane), Iveland and Hægeland.
Today, only the stretch between Grovane and Røyknes of the original line is preserved as a heritage railway.