Old Voss Line

Old Voss Line
Type 18 locomotive n. 255 at Garnes
Overview
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railway
Status	Heritage
Termini	Garnes Midttun
Operation
Opened	1883
Closed	1964
Owner	Norges Statsbaner
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner Norwegian Railway Society (heritage)
Technical
Line length	18 km
No. of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
Electrification	15 kV 16 ²⁄₃ Hz AC

Gamle Vossebanen

Legend

former main line to Voss

Garnes(1883)

Arna(1883)

Arna (NSB)(1964)

Espeland(1899)

Haukeland(1883)

Søylen Tunnel89 m

Bratland Tunnel258 m

Grimmen Tunnel123 m

Helldal I Tunnel24 m

Helldal II Tunnel29 m

Midttun(1925)

former main line to Bergen

The Old Voss Line (Norwegian: Gamle Vossebanen) is a heritage railway between Garnes and Midttun near Bergen, Norway. Originally constructed as a narrow gauge line, it formed part of the Bergen to Voss railway opened in 1883. Following the decision to complete the railway to Oslo in standard gauge, the line was upgraded in 1904. Electrified in 1954, it continued to serve as part of the Bergen to Oslo main line until the 7.5-km Ulriken Tunnel, which opened in 1964, resulted in the closure of the line.

Today, the museum railway is operated by the Norwegian Railway Association (Norsk Jernbaneklubb) and runs on Sundays between June and September over a distance of 18 km between Garnes and Midttun, taking just under one hour. The Midttun terminus is located near Nesttun, and there are further intermediate stops at Arna, Espeland and Haukeland. The service operates with a type 18 steam locomotive, no. 255, built in 1913, decommissioned in 1969 and restored by volunteers between 1981 and 1993. It pulls a series of teak carriages built between 1921 and 1938. The locomotive is stored at the restored Garnes station that features a museum, engine shed, yard and turntable.

References

Old Voss Line web site

External links

Norwegian Railway Association

The restored Garnes Station

Railway museums and heritage railways in Norway

Museums	Norwegian Railway Museum Bergen Technical Museum Lommedalen Line Norwegian Heritage Trains Oslo Tramway Museum Trondheim Tramway Museum

Heritage railways	Bergen's Electric Tramway GM-Gruppen Krøderen Line Nesttun–Os Line Old Voss Line Rjukan Line Setesdal Line Thamshavn Line Urskog–Høland Line Valdres Line

History of rail transport in Norway

Railway lines in Norway

Mainline	Alna Asker Arendal Bergen Bratsberg Brevik Dovre Drammen Eastern Østfold Flåm Gardermoen Gjøvik Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Kongsvinger Loenga–Alnabru Meråker Nordland Ofoten Østfold Randsfjorden Rauma Roa–Hønefoss Røros Skøyen–Filipstad Solør Sørlandet Spikkestad Stavne–Leangen Tinnoset Trunk Vestfold

Urban	Bergen Light Rail Briskeby Ekeberg Common Tunnel Fløibanen Frogner Furuset Gamlebyen Grorud Grünerløkka–Torshov Gråkallen Holmenkollen Kjelsås Kolsås Lambertseter Lilleaker Røa Sinsen Skøyen Sognsvann Ring Ullevål Hageby Vika Østensjø

Proposed	Hurum Follo Fornebu Løren Northern Norway Polar Ringerike

Heritage	Krøderen Old Voss Rjukan Setesdal Thamshavn Urskog–Høland

Merged	Dunderland Jæren Hell–Sunnan Trondhjem–Støren Voss

Closed	Ålgård Elgeseter Flekkefjord Grimstad Hafslund Hardanger Hauerseter–Gardermoen Holmestrand–Hvittingfoss Horten Ila Kampen Korsvoll Kragerø Lade Lier Lillesand–Flaksvand Namsos Nesttun–Os Numedal Oslo Port Rodeløkka Røykenvik Sagene Simensbråten Singsaker Skreia Solbergfoss Sperillen Sulitjelma Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Valdres Vestbanen Vestmarka Vippetangen Vålerenga

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