Kongsvingerbanen

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Kongsvingerbanen
Info
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railway
Terminals	Lillestrøm Station Charlottenberg Station
No. of stations	20
Operation
Opened	1862
Owner	Jernbaneverket
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner CargoNet
Character	Commuter trains Freight
Rolling stock	BM 69
Technical
Line length	115 km
No. of tracks	1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC
Line map Legend Charlottenberg Station Furumoen - Border Magnor Valmand Closed 1990 Vestmarkabanen Skotterud Stansberg Closed 1979 Matrand Vrangselva Grasmo Closed 1990 Sandnesberget Closed 1990 Eidsbrua Closed 1990 Åbogen Snarebrua Gjermshus Closed 1990 Granli Closed 1990 Vingersjø Closed 1944 Solørbanen Kongsvinger Station Skyrudsåa Galterud Station Mellandsåa Mellandsmo Closed 1991 Sander Station Mangbakken Closed 1991 Mangå Skarnes Station Disenå Station Seterstøa Station Funnefoss Closed 1967 Husmo Closed 1991 Årnes Station Fjuk Closed 1942 Velvang Closed 1991 Brauter Closed 1991 Bodung Station Stubberud Closed 1942 Haugen Closed 1991 Haga Station Grøndal Closed 1942 Auli Station Rånåsfoss Station Blaker Station Fossåa Urskog-Hølandsbanen Narrow gauge Bingsfoss Closed 1942 Sørumsand Station Rv172 Østby Closed 1942 Lystad Closed 1942 Guttersrud Station Holter Closed 1942 Varaa Closed 1932 Varåa Svingen Station Glomma Fetsund Station Nerdrum Station Tuen Station Hovedbanen Lillestrøm Station

Kongsvingerbanen is a railway line between the towns of Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger in Norway and onwards to Charlottenberg in Sweden. The railway was opened on October 3, 1862 and is Norway's oldest standard gauge line. The line was electrified in 1951.

[edit] The line

At Kongsvinger there is a junction, the main line turns south and continues to Charlottenberg in Sweden, while another line, Solørbanen, now closed for passenger traffic, runs northwards to Elverum. The entire stretch between Kongsvinger and Charlottenberg, is 115 km long.

At Sørumsand, an old narrow gauge heritage railway called Tertitten operates during the summer.

Passenger service on Kongsvingerbanen is operated mostly by electric multiple unit commuter trains which run between Oslo and Årnes, with a few trains continuing to Kongsvinger. Passenger service across the border was once frequent and operated by Linx to Stockholm and Kungspilen to Karlstad. However poor business caused these companies to cease operations after 2004. During 2005 and 2006 passenger service between Oslo and Stockholm still existed, but not on a daily basis. Starting January 7, 2007 the Swedish national rail company SJ AB reinstated daily traffic on the route, although the train journeys are 90 minutes longer than Linx provided.^[1]

[edit] Stations

• Lillestrøm
• Tuen
• Nerdum
• Fetsund
• Svingen
• Guttersrud
• Sørumsand
• Blaker
• Rånåsfoss
• Auli
• Haga
• Bodung
• Årnes
• Seterstøa
• Disenå
• Skarnes
• Sanderud
• Galterud
• Kongsvinger
• Charlottenberg

[edit] External links

• Jernbaneverket's list of stations on Kongsvingerbanen (in Norwegian)
• Jernbaneverket's list of stations on Kongsvingerbanen (in English, but lacks station descriptions)