Kragerø Line

Kragerøbanen
Kragerø
Overview
Status	Abandoned
Owner	Norges Statsbaner
Locale	Telemark
Termini	Neslandsvatn Station Kragerø Station
Stations	15
Service
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railways
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
History
Opened	December 2, 1927
Closed	December 31, 1988
Technical
Line length	26.62 km (16.54 mi)
Character	Passenger and lumber
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Highest elevation	72.6 m asl

Kragerøbanen
Sørlandsbanen from Nordagutu 220.76 km Neslandsvatn Station (1927) 72.6 m asl Sørlandsbanen to Nelaug 222.40 km Eskilt Station (1957) Heldøla (23 m) 223.52 km Heldøla Station (1928) Rv38 226.99 km Merkebekk Station (1927) Kurdøla (87 m) 228.83 km Kurdøla Station (1940) Ytre Kurdøla (28 m) 229.90 km Bådalshøgda Station (1950) 233.55 km Saga Station (1951) 234.67 km Farsjø Station (1927) Farsjø (66 m) Tveitereid (45 m) 236.60 km Tveitereid Station (1940) Støa (89 m) 239.00 km Sannidal Station (1927) Track removed from here to Kragerø Vadfoss (827 m) Kammerfosselva (63 m) Kjerratløp (20 m) 240.80 km Vadfoss Station (1927) Bråtene (197 m) 242.10 km Kammerfoss Station (1938) Kammerfoss (293 m) 244.30 km Kallstadbrua Station (1948) Kallstad (123 m) 245.82 km Kallstadkilen Station (1946) Frydenborg (58 m) Tangeheia (499 m) 247.38 km Kragerø Station (1927)

Kragerøbanen was a 27 kilometer railway line between Neslandsvatn and Kragerø in Telemark, Norway.

History

The line was opened on December 2, 1927 as an extension of Sørlandsbanen from Bø. In 1935 Sørlandsbanen was extended from Neslandsvatn to Arendal via Nelaug. The last part of the line from Neslandsvatn to Kragerø was degraded to a branch line and given the name Kragerøbanen. The line was closed for passenger traffic on December 31, 1988, though a few lumber trains were operated afterwards. The tracks between Sannidal Station and Kragerø Station have been removed and replaced by a new highway. Kragerø Station has been transformed to a bus station and tourist information.

Kragerø Station