This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Drammen Line" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(September 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Drammen Line
NSB Class 69 local train units are used on the Drammen Line, here shown at Oslo S, the terminus of the line.
Overview
Native name
Drammenbanen
Owner
Bane NOR
Termini
Oslo S
Drammen
Stations
17
Service
Type
Railway
Operator(s)
Vy Flytoget CargoNet
Rolling stock
Class 69, Class 70, Class 71, Class 72, Class 73
History
Opened
7 October 1872
Technical
Line length
52.86 km (32.85 mi)
Number of tracks
Double
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Old gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification
15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Operating speed
Max. 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph)
Route map
Legend
km
Year or
length in m
Trunk Line to Eidsvoll
0.27
Oslo Central
1854
Oslo Tunnel
3,632
1.40
Nationaltheatret
1980
2.29
Elisenberg
(1980)
(0.00)
Oslo West
1872–
1989
(1.58)
Filipstad
1989
(1.90)
Skarpsno
1882
Skøyen–Filipstad Line
3.00
freight line to Skøyen
3.38
Skøyen
1872
Asker Line
4.31
Bestun
1884
6.02
Lysaker
1872
Asker Line
2011
7.30
Myra
1931
7.96
Stabekk
1884
8.74
Strand
1931
9.74
Høvik
1874
10.40
Ramstad
1931
11.27
Blommenholm
1910
13.19
Sandvika
1872
Ringerike Line
planned
Asker Line
2005
14.42
Jong
1959
14.84
Slependen
1873
Billingstad tunnel
372
16.72
Billingstad
1919
Åstad tunnel
106
Solhaug tunnel
253
Solstad tunnel
52
55
19.25
Hvalstad
1872
Hvalstad tunnel
183
29
Hvalstad tunnel
144
20.32
Vakås
1957
21.37
Høn
1930
Asker tunnel
410
23.16
Asker
1872
Spikkestad Line
Lieråsen Tunnel
10,723
Lier
1973
former Drammen Line
Lierstranda
lumber terminal
Brakerøya
1873
Holmen Bridge
over Drammenselva
546
Holmen Port
Holmen Bridge
over Drammenselva
451
Tollbukaia
Drammen
1866
Vestfold Line
Sørlandet Line
km
Year or
length in m
This diagram:
view
talk
edit
The Drammen Line (Norwegian: Drammenbanen) is a 52.86-kilometre (32.85 mi) railway line between Oslo and Drammen, Norway, which was opened on 7 October 1872. It serves all trains west of Oslo Central Station and is owned by Bane NOR.
The line opened as a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway, and rebuilt to standard gauge between 1913 and 1922.[1] The line was electrified in 1922, as the first line on the national network to be electrified. The Lieråsen Tunnel shortened the line in 1973, and in 1980 the Oslo Tunnel was built, allowing the line to connect to the new Oslo Central Station. The Asker Line runs parallel to the Drammen Line, mostly in tunnels.
At Drammen, the Vestfold Line branches off to the south while the Bergen Line and the Sørlandet Line continue together to Hokksund along the Randsfjorden Line. The entire line has double track due to the heavy traffic on the line. The longest Norwegian railway bridge is just before Drammen where the line crosses the Drammen river. That bridge is 454 metres long.
^"Historie" [Timeline]. Norwegian Railway Museum (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 November 2005.
The DrammenLine (Norwegian: Drammenbanen) is a 52.86-kilometre (32.85 mi) railway line between Oslo and Drammen, Norway, which was opened on 7 October...
Drammen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈdrɑ̀mːən]) is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located...
Bergen via Drammen to Oslo, where the passenger trains go, a distance of 496 kilometres (308 mi). It is the highest mainline railway line in Northern...
West of Oslo, the system uses the Drammen, Asker, Spikkestad and Sørland lines, north of Oslo it uses the Gjøvik Line, east of Oslo it uses the Trunk,...
Vestfold Line (Norwegian: Vestfoldbanen) is a 137.79-kilometer (85.62 mi) railway line which runs between Drammen and Eidanger in Norway. The line connects...
center. Vestfold Line: A new alignment between Larvik and Porsgrunn ca 23 km, cut 22 minutes of travel time. Double track between Drammen and Tønsberg is...
Oslo Metro. It's the terminus of DrammenLine, Gardermoen Line, Gjøvik Line, Hoved Line, Østfold Line and Follo Line. It serves express, regional and...
and Lysaker in Norway. The line runs along the same corridor as the DrammenLine, offering increased capacity, speed and regularity on the rail network...
Norwegian State Railways (NSB) proposed serving it with a branch of the DrammenLine. A 1986 report from said agency also looked at a people mover to a proposed...
the opening of Hoved Line to Eidsvoll, through Groruddalen. In 1872, DrammenLine, going through Oslo West, and in 1879, Østfold Line going through Nordstrand...
the DrammenLine, 23.83 kilometers (14.81 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it also serves as the terminus of the Asker Line and the Spikkestad Line. The...
1872 opening of the DrammenLine railway was a catalyst for further building activity, as were the 1912 opening of the Smestad Line and the 1919 extension...
to Oslo must run via Drammen on the Randsfjord Line and the DrammenLine, or via Roa on the Roa–Hønefoss Line and the Gjøvik Line. The project was presented...
opening of the Randsfjorden Line. The station is the terminus of the Sørlandet Line, the DrammenLine and the Vestfold Line. The station is served by the...
Oslo, Norway. The tunnel constitutes the easternmost section of the DrammenLine and runs below the central business district of Oslo. It features the...
Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line in 1922. The Norwegian State Railways' (NSB) first electrification was parts of the DrammenLine in 1922 and the ore-hauling Ofoten Line, which...
Norway. It is known mainly for its school and a former station on the DrammenLine. The name Ramstad is based on the men's given name Ravn, meaning raven...
Airport Express Train operates along the high-speed Gardermoen Line. The DrammenLine runs under the city centre in the Oslo Tunnel. Some of the city...
Lier in Norway. The private, narrow gauge railway branched from the DrammenLine at the old Lier Station, and ran 21.15 kilometers (13.14 mi) to Svangstrand...
Drammen Line between Oslo and Drammen which was built in 1872. In 1973, Lieråsen Tunnel was built to shorten the DrammenLine, and much of the old line was...
were extended to Drammen. This followed upgrades to the DrammenLine, including the Lieråsen Tunnel, and a new parking lot at Drammen Station, in total...
the Hurum Line would have seen 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) of the Spikkestad Line upgraded to double track as well as upgrades to the DrammenLine. The distance...
Station (Norwegian: Lysaker stasjon) is a railway station on the DrammenLine and Asker Line situated at Lysaker in Bærum, Norway. Located 7.00 kilometers...
Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the DrammenLine. The station is served...
(Trunk Line ) L12 Eidsvoll–Oslo–Drammen–Kongsberg (Trunk Line and Sørland Line) L13 Drammen–Skøyen–Oslo–Jessheim–Dal (Trunk Line and DrammenLine) L14...
Randsfjorden Line (Norwegian: Randsfjordbanen) is an 87-kilometre-long (54 mi) railway located in Buskerud in Norway connecting Drammen to Hønefoss and...
lies 20 kilometres from the centre of Oslo. Hvalstad Station is on the DrammenLine, which opened on October 7, 1872. Asker Museum is located in Hvalstad...
Global Information
