Trondhjem-Størenbanen

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Størenbanen, or Trondhjem-Størenbanen was Trøndelag's first railroad (in Norwegian jernbane). It opened in 1864, ten years after Hovedbanen between Oslo and Eidsvoll opened. The 49 kilometer-long (later 51.1 km) railroad line was narrow gauged (1067 millimeter between rails) and went between Trondheim and Støren village in Midtre Gauldal municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The railroad had its station in Prinsens street, and crossed the Nidelva river on a newly constructed railroad bridge to Elgeseter (see Elgeseter Bridge).

In 1877 Størenbanen was joined with the Rørosbanen, which went through the Østerdalen between Røros and Hamar. In 1884 the railway tracks were relocated to the west side of the Nidelva and joined with the Meråkerbanen and the new railway station at Brattøra, which had opened in 1882. This went through a tunnel at Nidareid to Brattøra. In 1918 new tracks were laid to Heimdal over Selsbakk. In 1921 the railway was converted to standard gauge and became a part of the Dovrebanen.

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• Rail transport in Norway