Trønderbanen

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Trønderbanen
Locale	Trøndelag, Norway
Transit type	Commuter rail
System length	290.33 km
No. of lines	2
No. of vehicles	BM92
No. of stations	36
Daily ridership	3,300
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Owner	Jernbaneverket
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner

Trønderbanen or Trøndelag Commuter Rail is a commuter train service around Trondheim, Norway in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. It is operated by Norges Statsbaner (NSB) with BM92 diesel multiple units. The routes operated are Steinkjer - Trondheim S - Lerkendal and Trondheim S - Røros. In 2006 the system had at least 1,180,000 passengers.^[1]

1 History
2 Service
- 2.1 Stations
3 References

[edit] History

The services does not utilise its own railway line, but instead uses parts of Dovrebanen, Nordlandsbanen, Rørosbanen and Stavnebanen. The brand of Trønderbanen was introduced in 1993 when NSB reorganised the operations in Trøndelag, with a new concept on the routes Steinkjer - Trondheim - Støren - Røros / Oppdal. In 1994 Trønderbanen became one of Northern Europe's first airport rail links, when a new station opened at Trondheim Airport, Værnes.

In 2000 the system was again reorganised with many stations being closed and the routes to Oppdal being terminated (though the stations were still served by long-haul express trains on Dovrebanen to Oslo S). When NSB went through a rebranding and recoloring in the first years of 2000s, it was decided to keep the trains red, unlike the commuter trains in Oslo and in Stavanger that were colored green. In 2004 the brand was officially abandoned after the regional offices in Trondheim were closed and moved to Oslo. Still, the name has remained orally, since NSB has not replaced it with anything else.

[edit] Service

After the reorganisation of the routes in 2000 Trønderbanen operates two sections, between Steinkjer and Lerkendal, and between Trondheim and Røros. At Røros connecting trains are available southwards on Rørosbanen to Hamar. The stretch between Steinkjer and Trondheim have fixed times at one hour headway.^[2] Trønderbanen also operates trains from Nord-Trøndelag to all home games of Rosenborg Ballklubb located right beside Lerkendal Station. This football train is the only passenger train to use Tyholt Tunnel.

The operating deficits are covered through susidies by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. The trackage and other infrastructure is owned by the government agency Jernbaneverket, while the rolling stock is owned and operated by Norges Statsbaner. A policy to allow free transfer to city buses in Trondheim and other places was discontinued starting in 2008.

[edit] Stations

Trønderbanen

Legend

Røros