Setesdal Line

The Setesdal Line (Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen) was a railway between Kristiansand and Byglandsfjord in southern Norway, 78 km (48 mi) long. It was built with a narrow gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), and opened to Hægeland 26 November 1895, and to Byglandsfjord 27 November 1896. Stations along the line included Mosby, Vennesla, Grovene (Grovane), Iveland and Hægeland.

Setesdal Line
Norwegian: Setesdalsbanen
Veteran train on the Setesdal Line, 23 July 2003. The train is driving onto the Paulen bridge.
TerminusGrovane Røyknes
Commercial operations
Built byNorwegian State Railways
Original gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Original electrificationNone
Preserved operations
Owned bySetesdal Line
Operated bySetesdal Line
StationsKristiansand Station - Byglandsfjord Station (original)
Grovane Station - Røyknes Station (heritage)
Length78 km (48 mi) (original)
8 km (5 mi) (heritage)
Preserved gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Commercial history
Opened26 November 1895
Closed1 September 1962
Website
setesdalsbanen.no

Today, only the stretch between Grovane and Røyknes of the original line is preserved as a heritage railway.

History

When the standard gauged Sørlandet Line was opened to Kristiansand in 1938, Grovane became the new terminal station for the Setesdal Line, with connection to the Sørlandet Line.

The Setesdal Line was suspended from 1 September 1962, and the track was lifted between Byglandsfjord and Beihølen. The 6 km (3.7 mi) line between Beihølen and Grovane was, however, preserved by local enthusiasts. The Setesdal Line Hobby Club was already established in 1964.

Today, the Setesdal Line is a railway museum with steam trains serving the 8 km (5.0 mi) line between Grovane and Røyknes. Four steam locomotives from 1894-1902 are preserved, along with a number of passenger and freight cars.

The preserved locomotives

Narrow gauge steam locomotives
NSB Class XXI number 1

Narrow gauge diesel locomotives
  • SJ Class Z4t number 227, built in 1950. Bought from the SJ in 1976.
  • SJ Class Z4t number 307, built in 1952. Bought from the SJ in 1981.

Narrow gauge railcars

Standard gauge diesel locomotives

These locomotives are only used for shunting at areas with dual gauge track.

  • Skd 206 number 39, built in 1936.
  • Skd 206 number 44, built in 1936.

Heritage railway stations and stops
Grovane Station
Røyknes Station

The following stations and stops exist at the current railway museum:

NameTypeDistance from Oslo V (km)Length (m)
GrovaneStation345.25
RugånaSteel bridge345.4013.6
Store buSiding345.69
GrovaneStop345.80
GrovaneLevel crossing345.87
PaulenTruss bridge347.1350.1
PaulenStop347.59
Paulen gårdStop347.76
KringsjåStop348.17
LøyningTunnel349.74123
Beihølen damStop350.53
BeihøldalenStation350.97
OtterdalsSiding351.79
RøyknesStation353.22
LangåenSteel bridge353.379.32

Setesdal Line 1896 - 1938

Connection with steamboat on Lake Byglandsfjorden from Byglandsfjord Station. The railway line was closed in 1962, but parts of the railroad have been preserved. It is a current narrow-gauge heritage railroad between Røyknes and Grovane and the current standard gauged track from Grovane Station to Kristiansand Station is a part of the current Sørlandet Line. Several of the station buildings along the former railroad are still preserved. Rail passengers had to change trains at Grovane Station from 1938 to 1962 due to different track widths, narrow-gauge to normal gauge.

Route
The Setesdal Line 1896 - 1938
Legend
 78,33 km Byglandsfjord Station
(1896)
 78,20 km
Byglandsfjord dampsag side track
Agder kjøpelag side track
 77,36 km Vassenden bridge
(1920, 4,5 m)
 76,90 km Vassenden
(1930)
 75,76 km
Standarfossen side track
 75,52 km Reguleringsdammen
 74,06 km
Side track for Germans during WWII
 73,91 km
Syrtveit
 73,90 km Syrtveit
(1896)
 71,35 km Follestø
(1933)
 70,32 km Stenbekken bridge
(1923, 4 m)
 68,71 km Flatebygd
(1914)
 68,22 km Odåen bridge
(1896, 4 m)
 67,93 km
Side track
 66,93 km Evje
(1896)
 66,36 km
A/S Evje Raffineringsverk side track
 65,66 km
Fosvik gravel pit
 65,00 km Evjemoen
(1928)
 65,00 km
Evjemoen miliary side track
 63,70 km Bjoråveien
(1930)
 62,94 km Hornnes bridge
(1896, 137,5 m)
 62,59 km Hornnes
(1896)
 61,71 km Voile bridge
(1896, 17 m)
 59,90 km Hestvåg
(1930)
 59,57 km
Hestvåg side track
 57,59 km Hanås
(1928)
 56,59 km Hanåsbekken bridge
(1896, 4 m)
 56,21 km
Moisund saw mill
 56,10 km Moibekken bridge
(1896, 4 m)
 55,82 km Moisund
(1896)
 54,20 km Slettefett
(1932)
 53,10 km Hornekilen bridge
(1895, 20 m)
 52,22 km Hornesund
(1896)
 50,95 km Errekilen bridge
(1895, 18,8 m)
 49,37 km Hornskilen bridge
(1929, 9,2 m)
 49,35 km Eldsneset
(1928)
 47,88 km Horsnkilen downfall
(1895, 5 m)
 47,23 km Kiledalen
(1928)
 45,82 km Kiledalsbekken bridge
(1918, 6,3 m)
 43,97 km Hægeland
(1895)
 43,97 km
Kile gravel pit
 43,26 km Hægeland bridge
(1911, 19 m)
 40,70 km Øvre Gåseflå
(1930)
 Bridge
(1895, 2,5 m)
 39,11 km Gåseflå
(1895)
 38,96 km Gåseflå tunnel II
(1895, 9,2 m)
 38,91 km Gåseflå tunnel I
(1895, 25,4 m)
 38,70 km
Nedre Gåseflå
 37,00 km Slemdal tunnel
(1895, 86,4 m)
 36,81 km Homevassevja tunnel
(1895, 83,6 m)
 34,50 km Iveland
(1895)
 32,83 km
Beinestvedt
 32,76 km Beinestvedtkilen bridge
(1920, 5 m)
 32,60 km Beinestvedt tunnel
(1920, 25 m)
 29,90 km Nomeland tunnel
(1920, 207 m)
 29,78 km Nomeland
(1928)
 29,78 km
Nomeland nye
 29,12 km Røyknes tunnel II
(1920, 40 m)
 28,93 km Røyknes tunnel I
(1920, 80 m)
 28,58 km
Nomeland sideline
 28,52 km Langåen bridge
(1911, 8 m)
 28,38 km Røyknes
(1895)
 26,89 km
Otterdals sideline
 24,90 km Løyning tunnel
(1895, 123 m)
 23,32 km Kringsjå
1930
 23,10 km
Paulen
 22,27 km Paulen bridge
(1895, 50,1 m)
 20,56 km Rugåna bridge
(1911, 9,17 m)
 20,41 km Grovane
(1895)
 20,10 km
Grovane saw mill
 20,10 km
Grovene gravel pit
 19,52 km Bridge over Egelandsaa stream
(1895, 2,5 m)
 19,52 km Egelandsaa
 19,46 km Underpass
(1895, 2,5 m)
 19,35 km Veråsveien
(1934)
 18,10 km Vennesla
(1909)
 17,07 km Graslia
(1926)
 14,08 km Hunsfoss tunnel II
(1895, 35 m)
 13,89 km Hunsfoss tunnel I
(1895, 12 m)
 16,50 km downfall
(1895, 3,8 m)
 16,40 km Hunsfoss
(1927)
 16,10 km Tjovemoen
(1927)
 15,92 km
Hunsfos Fabrikker
 15,58 km
Vigeland Brug
 15,42 km Vikeland
(1895)
 14,84 km Goli
(1927)
 14,58 km Lunden
(1927)
 14,28 km Nyland
(1927)
 14,08 km Ås tunnel
(1895, 70 m)
 13,89 km Nederste Åbel tunnel
(1895, 120 m)
 13,07 km
Kvarstein sideline
 13,07 km Kvarstein
(1898)
 12,71 km
Kvarstein gravel pit sideline
 12,54 km Ravnåsveien
(1927)
 11,92 km Kvarstein tunnel
(1895, 30,1 m)
 11,68 km Kvarstein bridge
(1895, 191,6 m)
 11,32 km Kvarstein Grinn
(1927)
 11,00 km Øvre Mosby
(1937)
 10,75 km Røistad
(1927)
 10,37 km Høllen
(1927)
 10,17 km Bridge over Høyebekken stream
(1895, 9 m)
 9,97 km Mosby Station
(1895)
 9,88 km Underpass
(1895, 3,8 m)
 9,37 km Mosby tunnel II
(1895, 45 m)
 9,18 km Mosby tunnel I
(1895, 80 m)
 9,17 km Sagbekken bridge
(1895, 9,1 m)
 9,02 km Aukland
(1913)
 8,06 km Underpass
(1895, 2,5 m)
 7,40 km Solsletta
(1927)
 7,28 km Bridge over Storebekk stream
(1895, 3 m)
 7,11 km Strai
(1895)
 Kvernvollen
 5,60 km Strai Cementstøberi
(1927)
 4,82 km Langemyr
(1927)
 4,01 km Dalane
(1903)
 3,91 km Bridge over stream II
(1895, 2 m)
 3,48 km Bridge over stream I
(1895, 3 m)
 2,20 km Krossen
(1936)
 1,60 km Solvang
(1927)
 1,60 km
Klappane gravel pit
 1,21 km
Møllespor side track
 1,07 km Natmansbekken bridge II
(1895, 9,2 m)
 1,04 km Grimsbroen
(1936)
 0,44 km Natmansbekken bridge I
(1895, 5,7 m)
 0,00 km Kristiansand Station
(1895)

See also

References

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