Brevik Line

Brevik Line
Overview
OwnerNorwegian National Rail Administration
Termini
Stations0
Service
TypeRailway
Operator(s)CargoNet
Rolling stockEl 14
History
Opened15 October 1895
Technical
Line length10 km (6.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Route map

km 192.60
Eidanger Station
(1882)
39 m
Prestealléen
km 194.83
Prestealléen
(1933)
km 195.35
Nystrand Station
(1895)
38 m
km 196.30
Mule
(1933)
Malmveien
km 196.67
E18 (23 m, 1992)
km 196.86
Old E18 (34 m)
km 197.21
Skjelsvik Station
(1895)
30 m
Hvalenveien
km 198.10
Valen
(1933)
Hagerup Knutsons vei
Fjordgaten
km 199.65
Heistad Station
(1895)
12 m
Brønnløkka
km 200.16
(~350 m)
km 200.84
Ørvik
(1923)
23 m
Grenland Terminal
(1993)
km 201.05
Norcem Brevik
(1975)
km 201.60
Dalen Station
(1933)
km 201.94
Trosvik
(21m)
km 202.62
Brevik Station
(1895)
12 m

The Brevik Line (Norwegian: Brevikbanen) is a 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) railway which runs from Eidanger to Brevik in Porsgrunn, Norway. The single track and electrified branch line of the Vestfold Line is exclusively used for freight traffic to Norcem Brevik hauled by CargoNet.

First proposed in 1875, the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) started construction in 1892, allowing the railway to be officially opened on 15 October 1895. An early important service was correspondence with a train from Oslo to a coastal ferry, as it was the closest line to Agder until 1927. The Brevik Line was originally built as a narrow gauge railway, but was converted to standard gauge in 1921 and electrified in 1949. From the opening until 1964 the line saw between ten and nineteen daily round trips with a commuter train to Skien. All passenger transport was terminated in 1968.