This article is about the rail line in Norway. For the New Jersey Transit rail line, see Bergen County Line. For the Norwegian shipping company, see Bergen Steamship Company.
Bergen Line
Westbound train east of Tungevatnet, between Haugastøl and Finse
Overview
Native name
Bergensbanen
Owner
Bane NOR
Termini
Hønefoss[1]
Bergen[1]
Stations
39[2][3]
Service
Type
Railway
System
Norwegian railway
Operator(s)
Vy Tog CargoNet
Rolling stock
Class 73, El 18
History
Opened
27 November 1909[4]
Technical
Line length
371 km (231 mi)[1]
Number of tracks
Single[1]
Character
Express trains Freight trains
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[5]
Electrification
15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Operating speed
160 km/h (100 mph)
Highest elevation
1,237 metres (4,058 ft)[6]
Route map
Distance
Station
Elevation
km
amsl
For this part, see the Gjøvik Line
0.0000
Oslo Central Station(Oslo S)
(1854)
For this part, see the Drammen Line
A new Ringerike Line is being planned
Roa Station
The Gjøvik Line continues to the north
52.8600
Drammen Station
(1866)
2.2m
From Drammen to Hønefoss, see the Randsfjord Line
Hole Station
a proposed station on the new line
Junction of Roa-Hønefoss Line and Randsfjord Line
89.5700
Hønefoss Station
(1868)
96.8m
Junction with Randsfjord Line (to Hen)
Hønefoss to Flå
91.5000
Sørumtoppen Station
(1954-1970)
E16 highway
92.4900
Weksal Station
(1930-1970)
93.1200
Ramsrud Station
(1930-1970)
94.3300
Halsteinrud Station
(1930-1970)
96.2200
Nøkleby Station
(1915-1970)
branch line to former Station
Tveit Tunnel
(115 m)
98.3800
Heggen Station
(1930-1970)
Heggen Bridge over river Hegga
99.4200
Østveme Station
(1930-1970)
100.4500
Veme Station
(1909-1986)
102.1000
Borglund Station
(1930-1970)
102.5700
Fonkalsrud Station
(1930-1970)
Fonkalsrud Bridge over the river Væla
(20 m)
103.3800
Jonsrud Station
(1930-1970)
104.7300
Garhammer Station
(1930-1970)
106.5700
Bårnås Station
(1913-1970)
107.9500
Evjen Station
(1930-1970)
109.2500
Skraperud Station
(1930-1970)
branch line to Soknabruket
110.1600
Lofthus Station
(1930-1970)
Sokna Bridge over the river Sogna
(34 m)
111.9900
Sokna Station
(1909-1988, freight only since 1988)
113.8000
Kroksrud Station
(1934-1982)
Ulsrud Tunnel
(106 m)
Rud Tunnel
(31 m)
115.1000
Grindbakken Station
(1930-1982)
Juvet Tunnel
(163 m)
116.5400
Juve Station
(1932-1982)
Store Langevassoset Tunnel
(331 m)
Lille Langevassoset Tunnel
(38 m)
117.6000
Langevassoset Station
(1949-1982)
120.6000
Rallerud Station
(1914-1984)
123.1400
Hansomplass Station
(1930-1982)
125.2000
Haversting Station
(1930-1982)
Haversting Tunnel
(2,300 m)
Øvre lille Ørgenvika Tunnel
(66 m)
Nedre lille Ørgenvika Tunnel
(120 m)
128.2800
Ørgenvika Station
(1909-1982)
Lange Ørgenvika Tunnel
(193 m)
Trolldalen Tunnel
(634 m)
129.7000
Trolldalen Station
(1986)
Nedre Trolldal Tunnel
(153 m)
Dragonbråten Tunnel
(123 m)
Start—Old Line
Øvre Lindelia Tunnel
(73 m)
Midtre Lindelia Tunnel
(39 m)
Lindelia Tunnel
(872 m)
Nedre Lindelia Tunnel
(211 m)
End—Old Line
Rugbråten Tunnel
(205 m)
136.5300
Sønsteby Station
(1930-1982)
138.7400
Trommald Station
(1931-1982)
140.7800
Gulsvik Station
(1907-1986)
Gulsvik Tunnel
(1,002 m)
Store Haremo Tunnel
(415 m)
Lille Haremo Tunnel
(63 m)
147.4000
Flatsjø Station
(1930-1982)
149.6700
Buøyni Station
(1935-1982)
Flå Tunnel
(30 m)
152.0000
Flå Station
(1907)
155.0m
Flå to Nesbyen
Bridge over the river Saulidelva
(24 m)
153.8900
Hei Station
(1935-1982)
156.0000
Kvie Station
(1930-1982)
156.6000
Jorde Station
(1947-1982)
Østre Gaptjernnatten Tunnel
(28 m)
Vestre Gaptjernnatten Tunnel
(48 m)
159.8700
Austvoll Station
(1907-1984)
Mælebråten Tunnel
(56 m)
Tjærenatten Tunnel
(247 m)
Østre Kolsrud Tunnel
(340 m)
163.9700
Kolsrud Station
(1914-1982)
Midtre Kolsrud Tunnel
(26 m)
Vestre Kolsrud Tunnel
(48 m)
Nøbb Tunnel
(98 m)
Kleven Tunnel
(35 m)
Rauk Tunnel
(90 m)
169.9700
Bergheim Station
(1913-1984)
Sevre Tunnel
(291 m)
171.6000
Velta Station
(1938-1982)
Geitsund Tunnel
(64 m)
Børtnes Tunnel
(71 m)
Løvik Tunnel
(22 m)
173.7700
Bromma Station
(1907-1984)
Gråsult Tunnel
(57 m)
Nordhagen Tunnel
(51 m)
176.6400
Støa Station
(1936-1982)
178.8300
Liodden Station
(1913-1984)
Blingsmo Tunnel
(60 m)
Heggen bridge over the river Todøla
(25 m)
182.7600
Grønna Station
(1931-1982)
185.4200
Nesbyen Station
(1907)
168.8m
191.7500
Gunnbjørnsdokk Station
(1930-1982)
Svenkerud Bridge over the river Hallingdalselva (53 m)
Rv7 (ca. 15 m)
194.5800
Svenkerud Station
(1914-1984)
199.9200
Eikle Station
(1935-1982)
202.3800
Gol Station
(1907)
207.4m
Gol to Ål
Øynestrond road crossing
210.7800
Rotneim Station
(1930-1982)
213.1500
Trillhus Station
(1931-1982)
217.8500
Torpo Station
(1907)
326.6m
221.4000
Torpemoen Station
(1958-1982)
223.6700
Sando Station
(1931-1982)
225.1700
Jegermoen Station
(1954-1982)
228.2100
Ål Station
(1907)
436.6m
Ål to Haugastøl
241.5600
Hol Station
(1907-1983)
Svenkerud bridge over the river Usta
(41.4 m)
247.5200
Breidfoss Station
(1931-1949)
250.8700
Bardøla Station
(1947-1949)
252.7400
Geilo Station
(1907)
794.2m
Såbal Tunnel
(313 m)
Smettbak Bridge
(14 m)
Ustaoset Tunnel
(101 m)
264.6700
Ustaoset Station
(1912)
990.6m
Karistøl Tunnel
(37 m)
275.5000
Haugastøl Station
(1908)
988.0m
Crossing the Hardangervidda plateau
Start—Old Line (closed–1993)
Gråskallen Tunnel
(2,710 m)
Tunga passing loop
288.7000
Tunga Station
(1911-1993)
End—Old Line
Bridge over Øvsta Storurevatnet lake
Kongsnut Tunnel
(426 m)
Tunnel
(618 m)
302.1000
Finse Station
(1908)
1222.2m
Start—Old Line (closed–1993)
Finsetunnelen
(10,300 m)
1,237m
309.5100
Fagernut passing loop
Låghellerhøgdene Tunnel
(850 m)
318.5700
Høgheller
End—Old Line
Øvre Høgda Tunnel
(143 m)
Nedre Høgda Tunnel
(80 m)
Øvre Høgheller Tunnel
(106m)
Nedre Høgheller Tunnel
(154 m)
Øvre Midtstua Tunnel
(55 m)
Nedre Midtstua Tunnel
(55 m)
Skara Tunnel
(66 m)
Skomå Tunnel
(52 m)
Hallingskeid Tunnel
(111 m)
322.8000
Hallingskeid Station
(1908)
1110.1m
Østre Hallingskeid Tunnel
(103 m)
Vestre Hallingskeid Tunnel
(78 m)
Grøndalshalsen Tunnel
(265 m)
Øvre Tjoadal Tunnel
(486 m)
Midtre Tjoadal Tunnel
(41 m)
Nedre Tjoadal Tunnel
(72 m)
Øvre Grøndalen Tunnel
(242 m)
Nedre Grøndalen Tunnel
(163 m)
Klevefeten Tunnel
(154 m)
Kleven Tunnel
(136 m)
Kleva bridge over the river Moldåa
(30 m)
Klevenosi Tunnel
(126 m)
Øvre Lillekleven Tunnel
(54 m)
Nedre Lillekleven Tunnel
(146 m)
Seltuft Tunnel
(45 m)
Øvre Seltuftberg Tunnel
(279 m)
Nedre Seltuftberg Tunnel
(96 m)
Øvre Bodladal Tunnel
(55 m)
Nedre Bodladal Tunnel
(21 m)
Reinunga Tunnel
(1,820 m)
Styvedalen Tunnel
(65 m)
Lille Geithammer Tunnel
(76 m)
Midtre Geithammer Tunnel
(39 m)
Store Geithammer Tunnel
(584 m)
Myrdalsleite Tunnel
(31 m)
Junction to Flåm Line
335.8000
Myrdal Station
(1908)
866.8m
Myrdal to Mjølfjell
Gravhal Tunnel
(5,311 m)
342.1500
Upsete Station
(1908)
850.2m
Upsete Tunnel
(430 m)
Rustedal Tunnel
(79 m)
344.8000
Vieren Station
(1948)
Langvannsoset Tunnel
(115 m)
Øvre Ørneberget Tunnel
(140 m)
Nedre Ørneberget Tunnel
(76 m)
347.5000
Ørneberget Station
(1958)
Kleivane Tunnel
(1,220 m)
Ljosandal Tunnel
(253 m)
349.3700
Ljosanbotn Station
(1948)
Helle Tunnel
(29 m)
Rjoandal Tunnel
(229 m)
354.2200
Mjølfjell Station
(1908)
627.2m
Mjølfjell to Vossevangen
Almenningen Tunnel
(15 m)
Grytestølen Tunnel
(70 m)
357.5500
Eggjareid Station
(1936)
359.8000
Volli Station
(1936-2012)
Øvre Vold Tunnel
(59 m)
Midtre Vold Tunnel
(78 m)
Nedre Vold Tunnel
(28 m)
362.7300
Reimegrend Station
(1908)
464.6m
Store Skiple Tunnel
(564 m)
366.3000
Skiple Station
(1931)
Lille Skiple Tunnel
(150 m)
369.4000
Øyeflaten Station
Bø Tunnel
(89 m)
371.5200
Urdland Station
(1908)
Urdland Tunnel
(545 m)
304.0m
Rastadlia I Tunnel
(57 m)
Rastadlia II Tunnel
(229 m)
Rastadlia III Tunnel
(248 m)
Rastadlia IV Tunnel
(313 m)
375.9000
Kløve Station
(1908)
379.0300
Ygre Station
(1908)
168.0m
Ygre Tunnel
(62 m)
381.5600
Gjerdåker Station
Tvilde Tunnel
(338 m)
Bridge over the river Strandelva (59m)
Bridge over the E16 highway (15 m)
385.3200
Voss Station
(1883)
56.5m
Voss to Evanger
Hardanger Line (closed)
Palmafoss Station
(1935)
Start—Old Line (closed–1990)
Kvålsåsen Tunnel
(4,923 m)
Djukastein Station
(1936-1990)
End—Old Line
393.3800
Bulken Station
(1883)
Bulken Tunnel
(705 m)
E16 highway (ca. 30 m)
Bridge over the river Vosso
(48 m)
396.1600
Seimsgrend Station
(1936)
Ho Tunnel
(710 m)
399.8000
Saghaug Station
(1936-1991)
Skorve Tunnel
(7 m)
403.6600
Evanger Station
(1883)
Start—Old Line (closed–1962)
Hærnes Tunnel
(3,336 m)
End—Old Line
Kattegjelet Tunnel
(529 m)
Kattegjel Viaduct Tunnel
(19 m)
Lillevik Tunnel
(292 m)
410.2400
Jørnevik Station
(1936)
Røvstona Tunnel
(542 m)
414.1300
Bolstadøyri Station
(1883)
Start—Old Line (closed–1987)
Bolstad Tunnel
(110 m)
Trollkona Tunnel
(8,043 m)
Verpelstad Station
Dalseid Station
End—Old Line
425.2900
Dale Station
Holhøyden Tunnel
(73 m)
425.2900
Dale Station
(1883)
43.4m
Dalegården Spur
Dalebrygga Tunnel
(475 m)
Daleura Tunnel
(29 m)
430.0000
Hellestræ Station
(1936-1991)
Stanghelle Bridge
(32.8 m)
432.2200
Stanghelle Station
(1883)
440.5300
Vaksdal Station
Hetta Tunnel
(1,243 m)
435.6200
Fossmarkli Station
(1936)
Lille Fossmark I Tunnel
(38 m)
Lille Fossmark II Tunnel
(93 m)
Store Fossmark Tunnel
(742 m)
Skreien I Tunnel
(300 m)
Skreien II Tunnel
(662 m)
440.5300
Vaksdal Station
(1883)
16.0m
Vaksdal Bridge
(22 m)
Vaksdal Tunnel
(180 m)
Boge I Tunnel
(70 m)
Boge II Tunnel
(81 m)
442.3600
Bogegrend Station
(1938)
452.4100
Trengereid Station
Gamle Vossebanen (old path along the fjord)
Bogelia hvelv I Tunnel
(92 m)
Bogelia hvelv II Tunnel
(37 m)
Bogelia hvelv III Tunnel
(30 m)
Bogelia hvelv IV Tunnel
(83 m)
Bogelia hvelv V Tunnel
(109 m)
Kjenes Tunnel
(410 m)
Hananipa Tunnel
(6,096 m)
Trengereid Spur Tunnel
(54 m)
452.4100
Trengereid Station
(1883)
Trengereid I Tunnel
(83 m)
Sunnes bekk Tunnel
(83 m)
Trengereid II Tunnel
(116 m)
Slåttabekk Tunnel
(20 m)
Risnes I Tunnel
(26 m)
Risnes II Tunnel
(92 m)
Risnes III Tunnel
(291 m)
453.7800
Risneset Station
(1935-1991)
Romslo I Tunnel
(581 m)
Romslo II Tunnel
(377m)
455.1300
Romslo Station
(1935-1991)
Songstad I Tunnel
(583 m)
Songstad II Tunnel
(330 m)
Songstad III Tunnel
(295 m)
Gamle Vossebanen (old path along the fjord)
Herland Tunnel
(781 m)
458.6300
Takvam Station
(1966-2012)
Takvam Tunnel
(251 m)
Tunestveidt Tunnel
(61 m)
459.3600
Tunestveit Junction
(Gamle Vossebanen)
Arnanipa Tunnel
(2,190 m)
461.9300
Arna nye Station
(1964)
8.0m
Ulriken Tunnel
(7,670 m)
Bridge over the road Kalfarveien
(68 m)
E39 highway
branch line to Solheim on Gamle Vossebanen
471.2500
Bergen Station
(1913)
3.9m
Nygårdstangen terminal
Nygårdsparken
Havnebane nord
(1421 m, 1921)
471.0000
Bergen Station
(1913)
3.9m
Dokken
branch line to Skutevik
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The Bergen Line, or the Bergen Railway (Norwegian: Bergensbanen or Nynorsk: Bergensbana), is a 371-kilometre (231 mi) long scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway.[1] The name is often applied for the entire route from Bergen via Drammen to Oslo, where the passenger trains go, a distance of 496 kilometres (308 mi).[7] It is the highest mainline railway line in Northern Europe,[8] crossing the Hardangervidda plateau at 1,237 metres (4,058 ft) above sea level.[6]
The railway opened from Bergen to Voss in 1883 as the narrow gauge Voss Line. In 1909 the route was continued over the mountain to Oslo and the whole route converted to standard gauge, and the Voss Line became part of the Bergen Line.[9] The line is single track,[1] and was electrified in 1954–64.[10] The Bergen Line is owned and maintained by Bane NOR, and served with passenger trains by Vy Tog and freight trains by CargoNet. The Flåm Line remains as the only branch line, after the closure of the Hardanger Line.[1] The western section from Bergen to Voss is also served by the Bergen Commuter Rail, and was shortened following the 1966 opening of the Ulriken Tunnel.
^ abcdefgJernbaneverket, 2007: 6
^"Jernbanestatistikk 2006" (PDF). Norwegian National Rail Administration (in Norwegian and English). Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^"Bergen – Voss – Myrdal". Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
^Holøs, 1984:73
^Holøs, 1984: 63
^ abRødland, 1999: 30
^Jernbaneverket, 2007: 13
^Finse Tunnel is the highest point in Bergensbanen, in "Finse". Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008. which is the highest railway in Northern Europe "Norway in a Nutshell – Norway's most popular round trip tour". Norgate Online. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
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