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Norwegian railway line between Oslo and Eidsvoll
This article is about the railway line named "Trunk Line". For telecom network-design strategies, see trunking. For other uses, see trunkline (disambiguation).
| Trunk Line | |
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 Depiction of the first trial run of the rails, in 1853 |
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| Overview | |
| Native name | Hovedbanen |
| Owner | Bane NOR |
| Termini | Oslo SEidsvoll |
| Stations | 19 |
| Service | |
| Type | Railway |
| Operator(s) | VyCargoNet |
| Rolling stock | Class 72 (L1)Class 75 (R13) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1854 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 68 km |
| Track length | 112 km |
| Number of tracks | 1–2 |
| Character | Local and freight trains |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC |
| Operating speed | Max. 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph) |
Route map Legend km lengthin m  Dovre Line  Eidsvoll   Gardermoen Line    67.51 Eidsvoll (original)   Fv181Eidsvollvegen  Møllerhaugen 205  Hundsbitet 62.25 Bøn    62.00    Andelva 47   Løken Tunnel 162  Bøns Tunnel 243    Bønsdalen fabrikker   61.00 Bøns parsell Teglverket 59.54 Varud Heiret 57.20 Dal   Fv503Finstadvegen Herregården 53.44 Sand  Fv179Hauersetervegen   to Syverstad 49.62 Hauerseter   Hauerseter–Gardermo Line   Fv174 c.40  46.10 Nordby 44.60 Jessheim  Fv178Algarheimsvegen   E6 160  Smedstua       Gardermoen Line  Dragvoll Asper Lystad  40.01 Asper  Holum  Gardermoen Line 36.48 Kløfta 33.62 Arteid  E6 32.3 Lindeberg  Gardermoen Line  Fv171Haldenvegen Nybrøtt 29.86 Frogner  Børke Bridgeover Leira River c.60 Børke Gardermoen Line 26.87 Leirsund 26.66 Leirsund (original) 25.20 Lillestrøm N industrial track  Rv22Fetveien c.30 Lundsovergangen  Rv120Jernbanegata c.30   Kongsvinger Line 20.95 Lillestrøm Nitelva 46 Strøm Stalsberg   Gardermoen Line   Rv159Strømsveien c.20 19.05 Sagdalen Flaen bru Sagelva 27  Strømmen branch 17.93 Strømmen to Strømmens Verksted 16.42 Fjellhamar  Losby Line 15.50 Hanaborg  Rv163Lørenskogveien c.20 14.15 Lørenskog E6 13.09 Høybråten 12.09 Haugenstua to Sannerud   industrial track to Grorud 10.50 Grorud  9.30 Nyland   Statsbanenes workshop    to Leirdal  Rv191Nedre Kalbakkvei c.30  to Veitvet grustak   to Volla   Alna freight station 6.87 Alna Linjegodsterminalen 6.50 Alnabru    Alnabru–Grefsen Line E6 111 E6Adolf Hedins vei 3.89 Bryn Loenga–Alnabru Line       Oslo T-bane     Gardermoen Line    Etterstad    Gjøvik Line 25.8  Vålerenga Galgeberg  Rv161St. Halvards gate Grønland Østfold Line / Follo Line Oslo Port Line 0.27 Oslo Central   Oslo Tunnel km lengthin m This diagram: viewtalkedit |
The Trunk Line (Norwegian: Hovedbanen) is a railway line in Norway which runs between Oslo and Eidsvoll. The line is owned by Bane NOR.
Built by Robert Stephenson, the Trunk Line was opened on 1 September 1854 by the Norwegian Trunk Railway (Norwegian: Norsk Hoved-Jernbane), making it the oldest public railway line in Norway. It connected to steamboats on Lake Mjøsa, allowing steam powered transport to places like Lillehammer, 180 kilometers (110 mi) from Oslo. The name comes from the fact that during the planning, it was the only railway project in Norway considered economically viable, since steamboats were considered cheaper if they could be used. The railway was successful and more railways started to be considered.
The section between Kristiania East and Lillestrøm was rebuilt to double track in 1902, and the line was electrified in two portions, in 1927 and 1953. The Trunk Line was the main line between Oslo and Eidsvoll until 8 October 1998, when the more direct, double-tracked high-speed Gardermoen Line opened, taking most of the passenger traffic.
Today the old line between Oslo and Lillestrøm is used for freight traffic and for commuter trains serving the suburban stations in outer Oslo, Lørenskog and Skedsmo. In addition overcrowded trains are not allowed through the Romerike Tunnel, and are occasionally diverted to the old line.[1]
Passenger service on the old line past Jessheim is only provided to Dal.
Media related to Hovedbanen at Wikimedia Commons
- Norwegian National Rail Administration's list of stations between Oslo and Lillestrøm (in Norwegian) Note: these trains usually start at Asker on the Drammen Line.
- Norwegian National Rail Administration's list of stations between Lillestrøm and Dal (in Norwegian) Note these trains usually start at Skøyen, and run on the Gardermo Line between Oslo and Lillestrøm.
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