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Setesdal Line
Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen
Veteran train on the Setesdal Line, 23 July 2003. The train is driving onto the Paulen bridge.
TerminusGrovane Røyknes
Commercial operations
Built byNorwegian State Railways
Original gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Original electrificationNone
Preserved operations
Owned bySetesdal Line
Operated bySetesdal Line
StationsKristiansand Station - Byglandsfjord Station (original)
Grovane Station - Røyknes Station (heritage)
Length78 km (48 mi) (original)
8 km (5 mi) (heritage)
Preserved gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Commercial history
Opened26 November 1895
Closed1 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.

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