Arendalsbanen

Nelaug-Arensdal
Arendal station with a type 69 multiple unit
Course book range :	NSB 53
Route length:	37 km
Gauge :	1067 mm from Oct. 20, 1935: 1435 mm
Power system :	15 kV 16 Hz  ~
Legend Treungenbanen after Treungen Sørlandsbanen to Kristiansand 281.41 Nelaug (1910/1935) 141  moh. Sørlandsbanen to Drammen 283.16 Vimmekilen 285.54 Flaten (1910) 140  moh. 286.66 Flatefoss 287.22 Kilane 288.85 Haugsjå (1910) 290.71 Bøylefossbru (1911) 105  moh. 290.75 Bøylefoss bru (via Nidelva , 73 m) 290.83 Bøylefoss (71 m) 293.28 Bøylestad (1910) 75  moh. 294.72 Langeid 295.85 Eivindstad gard 297.39 Eivindstad 299.51 Froland (1908) 48  moh. 300.07 Nidelva (108 m) 301.06 Horvenes 301.16 Hurvenes (42 m) 301.79 Hurv 302.50 Blakstad holdeplass (1989) 15  moh. 302.86 Blakstad bru 303.51 Blakstad stasjon (1908) 46  moh. 305.40 Messel 307.44 Rise (1907, formerly station, with siding) 45  moh. Grimstadbanen to Grimstad Riksvei 408 309.77 Rossedalen (1911) 312.52 Bråstad (1908) 39  moh. Riksvei 42 Sørsvannsveien 313.79 Stoa since August 2008 314.69 Stoa Riksvei 42 Europastraße 18 315.26 Solbergvatn Riksvei 42 Frolandsveien 316.23 Torbjørnsbu (1911) 316.42 Barbu (871 m) Track to the depot Riksvei 410 Blødekjærtunnelen 317.63 Arendal (1908) 8  moh. Riksvei 410 barbudals Riksvei 410 Kystveien Track to the railway quay, (Barbubukt øst) Track to Arendal goods warehouse Arendal Tollbodkaien (Arendal Harbor)

Arendalsbanen or Arendalslinjen is a single-track branch line of the Sørlandsbanen in southern Norway . It runs between Nelaug and the city of Arendal in the province of Agder . Opened in 1908 in Kapspur, it was re-gauged in 1935 and electrified in 1995. In Norway, the route is also regarded as part of the Arendal – Aamli – Treungenbanen .

It is the only branch of the Sørlandsbanen that is still in operation today. The passenger transport operator has been Go-Ahead since December 2019 , following a tender by Trafikkpakke Sør (Sørlandsbanen, Jærbanen and Arendalsbanen)

history

The route known today as the Arendalsbanen was planned by the NSB as a local railway and built in Kapspur to connect Arendal with the most important places on the Nidelva . In 1908 the first section to Froland was opened, in 1910 it was extended to Åmli and in 1913 the line reached Treungen . The entire Treungen – Arendal route was then called Treungenbanen .

The branch line from Rise station to Grimstad was built privately, but later taken over by the NSB and operated as Grimstadbanen . On this branch line, in addition to passenger trains, mainly freight trains with timber and ore were driven.

In 1935 the Sørlandsbane reached Nelaug, the Treungenbane became a branch line. In order to be able to end the Sørlandsbane as an interim solution in Arendal, the Arendal – Nelaug section was converted to standard gauge .

On November 9, 1935, the first train ran from Oslo West to Arendal. King Håkon VII , Crown Prince Olav and Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold were among the guests .

For three years, Arendal was the largest transfer point in southern Norway: travelers from western Norway had to change from steamboat to train here on their way to the capital.

In 1986 the Arendalsbane got a serious competitor through the regular bus service between Kristiansand and Oslo with several trips a day.

On August 18, 2008, the Stoa stop was reopened in the Arendal district of the same name, three kilometers from the Arendal train station, near a shopping center. It is located 900 m north of a long previously closed stop of the same name.

Stations (selection)

Flaten stop

The Flaten stop (Norwegian: Flaten stoppested ) is a stop in the village of Flaten in Åmli municipality . The distance to Oslo is around 285 kilometers. The station building is a simple wooden hut. It was opened in 1910 and is at around 140  moh. . The platform is wheelchair accessible.

literature

• Roy Owen: Norwegian Railways - from Stephenson to high-speed . Balholm Press, Hitchin 1996, ISBN 0-9528069-0-8 (English).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Arendal – Aamli – Treungenbanen
2. ↑ Information on the Stoa transport station near Banenor

Web links

Commons : Arendalslinjen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• of the stations of the Arendalsbanen at BaneNor