Voss Line

Voss Line
Longhaul NSB El 18 locomotive at Voss Station
Overview
Native name	Vossebanen
Status	Merged with the Bergen Line
Owner	Norwegian State Railways
Termini	Hønefoss[1] Bergen[1]
Stations	39[2]
Service
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railway
Operator(s)	Norwegian State Railways
History
Opened	11 July 1883
Technical
Line length	106.7 kilometres (66.3 mi)[1]
Number of tracks	Single[1]
Character	Passenger and freight
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC

The Voss Line (Norwegian: Vossebanen) is a railway line from Bergen to Voss in Vestland, Norway. It opened on 11 July 1883 and was extended to Oslo as the Bergen Line on 27 November 1909. It was built as 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge, but converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with the connection with the Bergen Line. It was electrified in 1954, and shortened by the Ulriken Tunnel in 1963.

In addition to carrying long-haul passenger and freight trains on the Bergen Line, it is the main part of Bergen Commuter Rail. The Old Voss Line, the section from Arna to Bergen, has become a heritage railway.