Holmestrand-Vittingfossbanen

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Holmestrand-Vittingfossbanen
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railways
Status	Abandoned
Terminals	Holmestrand Hvittingfoss
Operation
Opened	September 30, 1902
Closed	June 1, 1938
Owner	Norges Statsbaner
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
Character	Freight of pulp
Technical
Line length	29.80 km (18.52 mi)
No. of tracks	Single
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	30 km/h (19 mph)

Legend

29.80 km

Hvittingfoss (1902)

22.70 km

Kleppan (1902)

20.60 km

Haslestad (1902)

Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen from Eidsfoss

19.40 km

Hof (1901)

17.10 km

Sundbyfoss (1901)

13.40 km

Hildestad (1901)

Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen to Tønsberg

13.40 km

Hynnås (1902)

7.50 km

Guldhaug (1902)

Vestfoldbanen from Drammen

0.00 km

Homestrand

Gausen (1929)

Vestfoldbanen to Tønsberg

Holmestrand-Vittingfossbanen is an abandoned railway between Holmestrand to Hvittingfoss in Norway. The line was opened on September 30, 1902 and closed on June 1, 1938. The main purpose of the line was the transport of pulp at Hvittingfoss.

The line was dominated by a very steep climb, with a 25 promille grade and a curve radius of 100 meters. Even this was not sufficient, so at Holmestrand Station the train had to back then drive forwards. Down to Hvittingfoss the line went in a large loop. Part of the line was shared with Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen. The result of this was that 31 kilometer long line took 90 minutes to run. The road, in comparison was only 23 km, since trains cannot have as steep grade as roads.

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