Røykenvikbanen

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Røykenvikbanen
Info
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railway
Status	Abandoned
Terminals	Jaren Station Røykenvik
Operation
Opened	1900
Closed	1957
Owner	Norges Statsbaner
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
Character	Passenger and freight
Technical
Line length	7 km
No. of tracks	Single
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Line map Legend 78.61 km Røykenvik (1900-1957) 137.6 m asl 77.78 km Augedalselva (44 m) 75.98 km Brandbu (1900-1957) 178.4 m asl Augedalsbakken (Ca 1930-1949) 73.65 km Augedalselva (18 m) 73.54 km Andfossen (1904-1949) Gjøvikbanen from Bleiken 71.92 km Jaren Station (1900) 207.2 m asl towards Gran Station

Røykenvikbanen was a 7 km railway branch line between Jaren and Røykenvik.

[edit] History

The line was constructed as the original terminal stretch of Gjøvikbanen (then know as Nordbanen) in 1900 until the extension to Gjøvik was opened in 1902. From then the line was a branch line, which offered connection with a steam ship on Randsfjorden. Passenger traffic on the line was discontinued in 1949 and the line officially abandoned on November 11, 1957. The tracks were later removed and the corridor is now part of Route 34.

[edit] External links

• Jernbane.net page on Røykenvikbanen (with pictures) (Norwegian)

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