Veteran train on the Setesdal Line, 23 July 2003. The train is driving onto the Paulen bridge.
Terminus
Grovane Røyknes
Commercial operations
Built by
Norwegian State Railways
Original gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Original electrification
None
Preserved operations
Owned by
Setesdal Line
Operated by
Setesdal Line
Stations
Kristiansand Station - Byglandsfjord Station (original) Grovane Station - Røyknes Station (heritage)
Length
78 km (48 mi) (original) 8 km (5 mi) (heritage)
Preserved gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Commercial history
Opened
26 November 1895
Closed
1 September 1962
Website
setesdalsbanen.no
The Setesdal Line (Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen) was a railway between Kristiansand and Byglandsfjord in southern Norway, 78 km (48 mi) long. It was built with a narrow gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), and opened to Hægeland 26 November 1895, and to Byglandsfjord 27 November 1896. Stations along the line included Mosby, Vennesla, Grovene (Grovane), Iveland and Hægeland.
Today, only the stretch between Grovane and Røyknes of the original line is preserved as a heritage railway.
The SetesdalLine (Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen) was a railway between Kristiansand and Byglandsfjord in southern Norway, 78 km (48 mi) long. It was built...
Setesdal (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsêːtəsdɑːɫ]; older name: Sætersdal) is a valley and a traditional district in Agder County in southern Norway. It consists...
designed by the Norwegian State Railways exclusively for use on the SetesdalLine. Cranfield, John (2000). The Railways of Norway: Their History and Development...
designed by the Norwegian State Railways exclusively for use on the SetesdalLine. Entry at Norwegian Railway Club Wikimedia Commons has media related...
including the Krøder Line, SetesdalLine, Urskog–Høland Line, Thamshavn Line, Rjukan Line, Valdres Line, Nesttun–Os Railway and Old Voss Line. The Norwegian...
Nowadays they can be seen only at museum railways, such as the SetesdalLine and Urskog–Høland Line.[citation needed] The New Zealand Government Railways also...
Sørlandsbanen railway line runs through the village not stopping at Grovane Station. The station was historically a stop along the SetesdalLine. While the original...
Pihl constructed the first 3 ft 6 in gauge railway in Norway, the Røros Line. 1865 The Queensland Railways were constructed. Its 3 ft 6 in gauge was promoted...
station for the old SetesdalLine that traveled up the Setesdal valley from Kristiansand - Grovane - Byglandsfjord until the railway line was closed in 1962...
Voss Line Krøderen Line Nesttun–Os Line Norwegian Railway Museum in Hamar Rjukan LineSetesdalLine Thamshavn Line Urskog–Høland Line Valdres Line Bieszczady...
Norwegian railway engineer. He was among other things director of the SetesdalLine. "Grovane stasjon" (in Norwegian). Setesdalsbanen. Archived from the...
in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bygland...
Norwegian National Road 9 (Norwegian: Riksvei 9, Rv9) is often called the Setesdal Road (Norwegian: Setesdalsveien) and it is the main thoroughfare through...
the SetesdalLine. In 1935 it became part of Sørlandet Line when it was extended from Neslandsvatn Station to Kristiansand Station. The SetesdalLine has...
Arendal Line would be its own district and not be administered along with the SetesdalLine from Kristiansand. The decision to extend the line to Tveitsund...
Vennesla Municipality Vennesla kommune Municipality View of the SetesdalLine railway museum in Vennesla municipality Coat of arms Agder within Norway...
railway. The last one, nr. 12, has been regauged and used on the heritage SetesdalLine since the 1970s. Some freightcars are still existing, including a dozen...
as part of the now abandoned SetesdalLine from Kristiansand to Byglandsfjord. The station was the only station on the line to be built with bricks, due...
Norwegian Railway Club (827), the Norwegian Railway Museum (833) and the SetesdalLine (843). Common for all series is an overall length of 10.0 meters (32 ft...
and Botanical Garden Kristiansand Cannon Museum Lindesnes Lighthouse SetesdalLine Sørlandets Art Museum Vest-Agder Museum Kristiansand Eidsfos Verk Holmestrand...
Kommunal-Rapport. 24 April 1998. Retrieved 24 August 2017. Fossland Blom, Line (25 July 2014). "Her serveres kun lokal mat, med ny meny hver uke". Lofotposten...
Bygland municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Setesdal valley along the Norwegian National Road 9 and the river Otra in the far...
of Otra river. 1912–1918: Evjemoen established. It was tied to the SetesdalLine for rail service. 1921–1939: Evjemoen was used as a training and drill...