Rauma Line

Rauma Line
Overview
Native nameRaumabanen
OwnerBane NOR
Termini
Stations5
Service
TypeRailway
SystemNorwegian Railway
Operator(s)SJ Norge
CargoNet
OnRail
Rolling stockClass 93
History
Opened30 November 1924
Technical
Line length114.2 km (71.0 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterFreight and passenger
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationNo
Route map

343.04 km
Dombås Station
(1913)
659.3 m asl
Dombås
(161 m)
branch line (closed)
Jora Bridge
(161 m)
Joramo
(1966)
Bottheim
(61 m)
352,13 km
Bottheim
(1921)
648.2 m asl
Ulateig
(–1966)
360.68 km
Lesja Station
(1921)
634.1 m asl
Brænjord
(–1966)
Skarphol
(–1929)
369.78 km
Lora
(1921)
631.7 m asl
Vangen
(–1966)
379.89 km
Lesjaverk Station
(1921)
633.2 m asl
Bryggen
(–1966)
Åheim gård
(–1988)
390.73 km
Lesjaskog
(1921)
615.3 m asl
Øygaren
(–1966)
branch line to slam lagoon
399.84 km
Bjorli Station
(1921)
574.7 m asl
Rauma
(42 m)
Stuguflåten
(–1990)
Stuguflåt Bridge
(54 m)
Brude
(–1966)
Stavem
(horseshoe curve, 1,396 m)
332 m asl
418.09 km
Verma
(1923)
273.4 m asl
Kylling
horseshoe curve, 480 m)
Kylling Bridge
(76 m)
Vermafossen Bridge
Foss Bridge
(80 m)
Foss
(–1966)
431.52 km
Flatmark
(1924)
126.7 m asl
Remmem
(–1966)
439.16 km
Marstein
(1924)
65.5 m asl
Sælen Bridge
(60 m)
Lynghjem
(–1966)
Skjerve Bridge
(66 m)
445.00 km
Trollveggen
449.25 km
Romsdalshorn
(–1990)
9.5 m asl
Sogge
(–1966)
452.38 km
Åk
(31 m)
Øran West
(freight terminal, 1994)
port track
457.28 km
Åndalsnes Station
(1924)
4.2 m asl
branch line to Åndalsnes Port
Terminal for special freight

The Rauma Line (Norwegian: Raumabanen) is a 114.2 kilometres (71.0 mi) long railway between the town of Åndalsnes (in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county), and the village of Dombås (in Dovre Municipality in Innlandet county), in Norway. Running down the Romsdalen valley, the line opened between 1921 and 1924 as a branch of the Dovre Line, which connects to the cities of Oslo and Trondheim. Originally intended as the first stage to connect Ålesund, and possibly also Molde and Kristiansund, no extensions have ever been realized. The unelectrified line is served four times daily with SJ Norge's Class 93, although in the summer the service only operates from Åndalsnes to Bjorli as a tourist service. CargoLink operates a daily freight train.

The line features two horseshoe curves and has a 655 metres (2,149 ft) elevation drop. Among the line's features is the Kylling Bridge and views of the mountainous valley. Five stations remain in use: Dombås, Lesja, Lesjaverk, Bjorli and Åndalsnes. There have been launched plans to replace the line with a high-speed railway.

Freight train service have started up again (as of 2021); previously the freight trains discontinued service in 2018.[1]

  1. ^ "Gründere fikk gods tilbake på Raumabanen og første tog ble utsolgt på vel to uker. Nå frir de til lakseaktørene". 24 May 2021.