Namsoslinjen

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Info
Namsoslinjen
Type	Railway
Status	Abandoned
Start station	Grong
End station	Namsos
Operation
Opened	November 1, 1923
Closed	2002
Owner	Jernbaneverket
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
Character	Freight
Technical
Line length	51 km
No. of tracks	1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrified	No

Namsosbanen or Namsos Line is a 51 km long railway line between Grong and Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.^[1] The construction of the railway started in 1922 and it was opened on November 1, 1923. The passenger traffic on the line was closed in 1978 and the freight services followed in 2002, though it was considered reopened for lumber transport in 2005. ^[2]

[edit] References

^ Jernbaneverket. Nøkkeltall for norske baner (Norwegian).
^ Namdalsavisa (2005-12-08). Åpner for trafikk på Namsosbanen (Norwegian).

Railway lines in Norway
Operational Arendalsbanen \| Askerbanen \| Bergensbanen \| Bratsbergbanen \| Dovrebanen \| Drammenbanen \| Gardermobanen \| Gjøvikbanen \| Hovedbanen \| Indre Østfoldbanen \| Kongsvingerbanen \| Meråkerbanen \| Nordlandsbanen \| Ofotbanen \| Randsfjordbanen \| Raumabanen \| Jevnakerbanen \| Rørosbanen \| Solørbanen \| Sørlandsbanen \| Vestfoldbanen \| Østfoldbanen
Branch Alnabru-Loengalinjen \| Alnabanen \| Brevikbanen \| Dalane-Suldallinjen \| Flåmsbana \| Hortenlinjen \| Ilsvikbanen \| Skøyen-Filipstadlinjen \| Spikkestadlinjen \| Stavnebanen
Urban Ekebergbanen \| Fellestunnelen \| Fløibanen \| Furusetbanen \| Grorudbanen \| Gråkallbanen \| Holmenkollbanen \| Kjelsåsbanen \| Kolsåsbanen \| Lambertseterbanen \| Lilleakerbanen \| Røabanen \| Sognsvannsbanen \| T-baneringen \| Østensjøbanen
Heritage Krøderbanen \| Setesdalsbanen \| Urskog-Hølandsbanen \| Thamshavnbanen \| Rjukanbanen \| Valdresbanen \| Nesttun-Osbanen \| Gamle Vossebanen
Abandoned Elgeseterlinjen \| Flekkefjordbanen \| Grimstadbanen \| Hardangerbanen \| Hauerseter-Gardermobanen \| Havnebanen \| Holmestrand-Vittingfossbanen \| Ilalinjen \| Ladelinjen \| Lierbanen \| Lillesand-laksvandbanen \| Kirkenes-Bjørnevatnbanen \| Namsoslinjen \| Numedalsbanen \| Røykenvikbanen \| Singsakerlinjen \| Sperillbanen \| Sulitjelmabanen \| Tinnosbanen \| Treungenbanen \| Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen \| Ålgårdbanen