Bergensbanen

Oslo – Bergen

Course book range :

Oslo – Bergen: NSB 41
Bergen – Arna: NSB 43
Bergen – Voss – Myrdal: NSB 45

Route length:

516.13 km

Gauge :

1435 mm ( standard gauge )

Power system :

15 kV 16 2/3 Hz ~

Legend

-0.27	Oslo S
	see Drammenbane
52.86	Drammen	2.2 moh.
	see Randsfjordbane
	Jevnakerbane from Roa
124.21	Hønefoss	96.8 moh.
	Randsfjordbane to Heen
	Sørumtoppen (September 10, 1954– May 31, 1970)
	Weksal (October 20, 1930– May 31 , 1970)
	Ramsrud (May 15, 1930– May 31 , 1970)
	Halsteinrud (May 15, 1930– May 31 , 1970)
	Nøkleby (November 15, 1915– May 31, 1970)
	to the transformer station
	Tveit tunnel (115 m)
	Heggen (May 15, 1930– May 31, 1970)
	Hegga
	Østveme (July 14, 1930– May 31 , 1970)
135.09	Veme (personal stop December 1, 1909– May 31, 1970)	126 moh.
	Borglund (May 15, 1930– May 31 , 1970)
	Fonkalsrud (July 14, 1930– May 31 , 1970)
	Væla , Fonkalsrud Bridge (20 m)
	Jonsrud (May 15, 1930– May 31, 1970)
	Gardhammar (July 14, 1930– May 31 , 1970)
141.21	Bårnås (July 7, 1913– May 31, 1970)
	Evjen (May 15, 1930– May 31 , 1970)
	Skraperud (July 14, 1930– May 31 , 1970)
	after Soknabruket (since 1971)
	Lofthus (May 15, 1930– May 31, 1970)
	Sogna (34 m)
146.63	Sokna (December 1, 1909 to 1988 person stop)
	Kroksrud (July 8, 1934– June 3 , 1984)
	Ulsrud Tunnel (106 m)
	Rud tunnel (31 m)
	Grindbakken (May 15, 1930 - June 3, 1984)
	Juvet tunnel (163 m)
	Juve (November 13, 1932– June 3, 1984)
(117.02)	Store Langevassoset tunnel (331 m)
(117.39)	Lille Langevassoset tunnel (38 m)
(117.60)	Langvassoset (November 1, 1949– June 3, 1984)
155.24	Rallerud Bp (Pers.-Halt: April 23, 1914– June 3, 1984)
	Hansomplass (September 1, 1930– June 3, 1984)
	Haversting (May 15, 1930 - June 3, 1984)
	Haversting tunnel (2300 m)
(127.85)	Øvre lille Ørgenvika tunnel (66 m)
(128.04)	Nedre lille Ørgenvika tunnel (120 m)
162.92	Ørgenvika (December 1, 1909– September 18 , 1970)
(128.57)	Long Ørgenvika tunnel (193 m)
	Trolldalen Tunnel (634 m)
164.34	Trolldalen (April 11, 1986–)
(130.17)	Nedre Trolldal tunnel (153 m)
	Dragonbråten tunnel (123 m)
	from June 3, 1956
(132.69)	Øvre Lindelia tunnel (73 m)
(132.83)	Midtre Lindelia tunnel (39 m)
(132.59)	Lindelia tunnel (872 m)
(133.16)	Nedre Lindelia tunnel (211 m)

(133.99)	Leknes tunnel (199 m)
	Sønsteby (June 2, 1930– June 3, 1984)
	Trommald (February 21, 1931– June 3, 1984)
(140.56)	Solheimselva (20 m)
175.42	Gulsvik (formerly Pers stop)
	from December 18, 1972
(141.86)	Østre Gulsvik Tunnel (130 m)
(141.79)	Gulsvik tunnel (1 002 m)
(142.15)	Midtre Gulsvik Tunnel (11 m)
(142.20)	Vestre Gulsvik Tunnel (230 m)

(145.81)	Store Haremo tunnel (415 m)
(146.60)	Lille Haremo tunnel (63 m)
	Flatsjø (December 8, 1930 - June 3, 1984)
	Buøyni (November 18, 1935– June 3, 1984)
	Flå tunnel (30 m)
186.64	Flå	155.0 moh.
	Saulidelva (24 m)
	Hei (October 5, 1935– June 3, 1984)
	Kvie (June 16, 1930– October 20, 1947)
	Jorde (October 20, 1947– June 3, 1984)
(157.96)	Østre Gaptjernnatten tunnel (28 m)
(158.04)	Vestre Gaptjernnatten tunnel (48 m)
194.51	Austvoll Bp (pers. Stop until June 3, 1984)
	Mælebråten Tunnel (56 m)
	Tjærenatten Tunnel (247 m)
(162.31)	Østre Kolsrud tunnel (340 m)
198.61	Kolsrud (personal stop until June 3, 1984)
(166.02)	Midtre Kolsrud tunnel (26 m)
(166.06)	Vestre Kolsrud tunnel (48 m)
	Nøbb tunnel (98 m)
	Kleven Tunnel (35 m)
	Rauk tunnel (90 m)
204.61	Bergheim
	Sevre Tunnel (291 m)
	Velta (August 10, 1938 - June 3, 1984)
	Geitsund tunnel (64 m)
	Børtnes tunnel (71 m)
	Løvik tunnel (22 m)
208.41	Bromma
	Gråsult tunnel (57 m)
	Nordhagen Tunnel (51 m)
	Støe Bp (Personnel stop: December 7, 1936– June 3, 1984)
213.47	Liodden (May 20, 1913– June 3, 1984)
	Blingsmo tunnel (60 m)
	Todøla , Heggen Bridge (25 m)
	Grønna (September 1, 1931– June 3, 1984)
220.06	Nesbyen	168.8 moh.
	Gunnbjørnsdokk (October 6, 1930– June 3, 1984)

	General Falkenhorst Bridge
	Svenkerud bru / Hallingdalselva (53 m)

	Hallingdalselva , Svenkerud Bridge (53 m)
229.22	Svenkerud Bp (Pers.-Halt: April 14, 1914– June 3, 1984)
	Eikle (August 1, 1935– June 3, 1984)
237.02	Gol	207.4 moh.
	Rotneim Bp (Pers.-Halt: May 15, 1930 - June 3, 1984)
	Trillhus (January 10, 1931– June 3, 1984)
252.49	Torpo (formerly Pers.-Halt)
	Torpemoen (December 21, 1907– June 3, 1984)
	Sando (January 10, 1931- May 31, 1970)
259.81	Jegermoen (September 1, 1954– June 3 , 1984)
262.85	Ål	436.6 moh.
276.20	Hol (December 21, 1907–, earlier personal stop)
	Usta , Svenkerud Bridge (41.4 m)
	Breidfoss (July 1, 1931– May 23, 1971)
	Bardøla (October 15, 1947– May 23, 1971)
287.38	Geilo	794.2 moh.
	Såbal Tunnel (313 m)
	Øyestøl overbygg (138 m)
	Ustaoset tunnel (101 m)
299.31	Ustaoset	990.6 moh.
	Karistøl Tunnel (37 m)
310.14	Haugastøl	988.0 moh.
(276.67)	Nedre Fjellberg tunnel (14 m)
(277.23)	Øvre Fjellberg tunnel (61 m)
(280.24)	Grøsett tunnel (58 + 252 + 60 m)
(280.77)	Vika tunnel (92 + 92 + 106 m)
(283.96)	Nysett tunnel (11 + 32 + 43 m)
	from September 19, 1999
(286.64)	Graskallen overbygg (345 m)

(288.82)	Tunga overbygg (229 m)
(286.88)	Gråskallen tunnel (2710 m)
(288.70)	Tunga (1909-1983)
(288.89)	Tunga
(289.53)	Brattfoss bru (14 m)
(289.83)	Brattfoss overbygg (130 m)
(290.72)	Hestfoss nedre overbygg (209 m)
(291.19)	Hestfoss øvre overbygg (238 m)
(292.03)	Storurdi overbygg (201 m)
(292.23)	Nye Storurdi bru (from September 20, 1998, 46 m)
(292.31)	Storurdi bru (46 m)
	from September 19, 1999
	from October 1, 1995
(292.99)	Langbygget overbygg (420 m)
(295.88)	Kongsnut tunnel (415 m)
(296.01)	Kongsnut nedre overbygg (191 m)
(296.36)	Kongsnut overbygg (162 m)
(296.62)	Kongsnut bru (160 m)
(296.74)	Kongsnut øvre overbygg (352 m)
(297.07)	Torstøl bru (160 m)
(297.52)	Torstøl overbygg (165 m)
(298.48)	Larsbu nedre overbygg (339 m)
(299.01)	Larsbu øvre overbygg (262 m)
	from October 1, 1995
(300.75)	Torbjørnstøl tunnel (90 + 190 + 325 m)
(301.55)	Finse øst overbygg (189 m)
336.74	Finse	1222.2 moh.
	(302.31) Finse vest overbygg (112 m)
	Finseelvi
	from May 16, 1993
(302.75)	Finsetunnel (10,300 m)	1237.0 moh.
(303.26)	Finseneset overbygg (637 m)
(304.19)	Norenut overbygg (294 m)
(305.19)	Sanda overbygg (1488 m)
(307.24)	Slira overbygg (1655 m)
(308.35)	Flossveggen kryssingsspor (not built)
(309.08)	Fagerbotn overbygg (364 m)
(309.08)	Taugevatn (highest point)	1301.7 moh.
309.58	Fagernut
(309.76)	Fagernut øst overbygg (838 m)
(310.60)	Fagerbotn tunnel (69 m)
(310.67)	Fagernut midtre overbygg (421 m)
(311.09)	Østre Fagernut tunnel (102 m)
(311.19)	Fagernut vest overbygg (70 m)
(311.38)	Kvina øst overbygg (91 m)
(311.47)	Vestre Fagernut tunnel (147 m)
(311.62)	Kvina midtre overbygg (1481 m)
(312.28)	Kvinå (1959)	1298.0 moh.
{313.00}	Kvina tunnel (43 m)
(313.05)	Kvina vest overbygg (286 m)
(313.33)	Taugevatn tunnel (327 m)
(313.66)	Grjotruste overbygg (411 m)
(314.07)	Grjotrust tunnel (513 m)
(314.58)	Grjotruste øst overbygg (83 m)
(314.71)	Grjotruste vest overbygg (76 m)
(314.79)	Lagheller tunnel (813 m)
(315.60)	Lagheller overbygg (804 m)
(316.40)	Øvre Såta tunnel (55 m)
(316.46)	Såta øvre overbygg (44 m)
(316.76)	Nedre Såta tunnel (122 m)
(316.88)	Såta overbygg (509 m)
(317.52)	Fokkstu 1 overbygg (77 m)
(317.60)	Øvre Fokstua tunnel (99 m)
(317.70)	Fokkstu 2 overbygg (74 m)
(317.98)	Fokkstu 3 overbygg (87 m)
(318.06)	Nedre Fokstua tunnel (171 m)

(318.57) 353.21	Høgheller junction, old route (1993)
(314.18)	Øvre Høgda overbygg (451 m)
(318.96)	Øvre Høgda tunnel (451 + 143 + 124 m)
(319.23)	Nedre Høgda tunnel (80 + 161 m)
	Upper Høgheller tunnel (106 m)
	Lower Høgheller tunnel (154 m)
	Upper Midtstua Tunnel (55 m)
	Lower Midtstua Tunnel (55 m)
	Skara tunnel (66 m)
	Skomå tunnel (52 m)
	Hallingskeid Tunnel (111 m)
357.44	Hallingskeid	1110.1 moh.
	Eastern Hallingskeid Tunnel (103 m)
	West Hallingskeid Tunnel (78 m)
	Grøndalshalsen Tunnel (265 m)
	Upper Tjoadal Tunnel (486 m)
	Middle Tjoadal Tunnel (41 m)
	Lower Tjoadal Tunnel (72 m)
	Upper Grøndalen Tunnel (242 m)
	Lower Grøndalen Tunnel (163 m)
	Klevefeten Tunnel (154 m)
	Kleven Tunnel (136 m)
	Moldåa , Kleva Bridge (30 m)
	Klevenosi Tunnel (126 m)
(329.91)	Øvre Lillekleven tunnel (54 m)
{330.15}	Nedre Lillekleven tunnel (146 m)
	Seltuft tunnel (45 m)
	Upper Seltuftberg Tunnel (279 m)
	Lower Seltuftberg Tunnel (96 m)
	Upper Bodladal Tunnel (55 m)
	Lower Bodladal Tunnel (21 m)
	Reinunga tunnel (1820 m)
	Styvedalen tunnel (65 m)
	Small Geithammer Tunnel (76 m)
	Middle Geithammer Tunnel (39 m)
	Great Geithammer Tunnel (584 m)
	Myrdalsleite tunnel (31 m)
	Flåmsbana
370.44	Myrdal	866.8 moh.
	Gravhals tunnel (5311 m)
376.79	Upsete (station from June 10, 1908, Hp from November 15, 1932)	850.2 moh.
	Upsete tunnel (430 m)
	Rustedal tunnel (79 m)
	Four (May 9, 1948– October 5, 1972)
	Four bp
	Langvannsoset tunnel (115 m)
	Upper Ørneberget tunnel (140 m)
	Lower Ørneberget tunnel (76 m)
382.14	Ørneberget
	from September 23, 1964
(347.84)	Kleivane Tunnel (571 m)
(347.58)	Kleivane tunnel (1220 m)

384.01	Ljosanbotn
	Ljosandal tunnel (253 m)
	Helle tunnel (29 m)
	Rjoandal Tunnel (229 m)
388.86	Mjølfjell	627.2 moh.
	Almenningen tunnel (15 m)
	Grytestølen tunnel (70 m)
392.19	Eggjareid (until December 9, 2012)
394.44	Volli (until December 9, 2012)
	Upper Vold Tunnel (59 m)
	Middle Vold Tunnel (78 m)
	Lower Vold Tunnel (28 m)
397.37	Rhyming end
	Large skiple tunnel (564 m)
400.94	Skiple
	Small skiple tunnel (150 m)
	Øyeflaten
	Bø tunnel (89 m)
	Urdland
	Urdland Tunnel (545 m)
	Rastadlia Tunnel I (57 m)
	Rastadlia Tunnel II (229 m)
	Rastadlia Tunnel III (248 m)
	Rastadlia Tunnel IV (313 m)
410.54	Kløve
	Ygre Bp
413.67	Ygre
	Ygre tunnel (62 m)
	Gjerdåker
	Tvilde Tunnel (338 m)
	Strandelva (59 m)
	E16
	Hardangerbanen from Palmafoss
419.96	Voss	56.5 moh.

	Kvålsåsen tunnel (4923 m)
	Djukastein (1936–1990)

	Bulk
	Bulken tunnel (705 m)
	Vosso (48 m)
	Seimsgrend (from May 15, 1936)
	Ho tunnel (710 m)
	Saghaug
	Skorve tunnel (7 m)
	Evanger

	from November 26, 1962
	from April 22, 1954
(404.33)	Væhle tunnel (98 m)
(408.80)	Kattegjelet tunnel (567 m)
(404.23)	Hærnes Tunnel (3336 m)
(405.20)	Hærnesvik
(406.08)	Hærnes tunnel (59 m)
(407.58)	Nakkegjelet 1 tunnel (140 + 444 + 16 m)
(407.98)	Nakkegjelet 2 tunnels (400 m)
(408.12)	Nakkegjelet I tunnel (252 m)
(408.48)	Storevik tunnel (40 m)
(409.24)	Kattegjel viaduct tunnel (21 m)
(409.70)	Lillevik tunnel (292 m, from October 31, 1928)
	from April 22, 1954

	from November 26, 1962
	from November 10, 1926
(409.15)	Røvstona tunnel (542 m)

(410.24)	Jørnevik (until December 9, 2012)
(410.58)	Røvstona tunnel (168 m)
	from November 10, 1926
	Bolstadøyri
	Gamle Vossebanen from December 13, 1987
(414.33)	Bolstad Tunnel (110 m)
(414.38)	Bolstad tunnel (9 m)

(414.53)	Trollkona Tunnel (8043 m)
(414.56)	Torbjørnstona tunnel (355 m)
(415.10)	Bakkestona tunnel (113 m)
(415.73)	Hyvingen tunnel (1339 m)
(417.36)	Kløftefjell tunnel (465 m)
418.04	Verpelstad (May 15, 1936–1967)
(418.11)	Trollkona tunnel (717 m)
(419.02)	Djupevik tunnel (39 m)
(419.86)	Tresneset tunnel (142 m)
(420.54)	Bergsenden tunnel (721 m)
(421.32)	Dalseid tunnel (50 m)
421.70	Dalseid (May 15, 1936–1967)
(428.44)	Dalebrygga tunnel (from December 13, 1929, 475 m)
(429.44)	Daleura tunnel (29 m)
	Gamle Vossebanen from December 13, 1987
(424.39)	Holhøyden tunnel (73 m)
(425.29)	Dale	43.4 moh.
	Dalegården
	Hellestræ
	Stanghelle (32.8 m)
	Bar light

	Hættatunnelen III (110 m)
	Hettatunnelen 1 (771 m, from December 13, 1929)
	Hættatunnelen II (353 m)
	Hettatunnelen (1,243 m, from June 8, 1954)
	Hættatunnelen I (45 m)


	from June 1972
	Fossmarkli (1936–?)	15 moh.
	Lille Fossmark I-tunnel (38 m)

	from June 1972
	Lille Fossmark II tunnel (93 m)

	Store Fossmarktunnelen (742 m)
	Skrei 1 tunnel (300 m, from December 8, 1930)
	before: Store Skrei tunnel, 204 m, Lille Skrei tunnel: 52 m
	and Skiegenbakken hvelv tunnel: 16 m

	Skrei 2-tunnel (662 m, from November 7th 1976)

	(previously two tunnels, about 100 m)


475.17	Vaksdal	16.0 moh.
(440.83)	Vaksdal bru (22 m)
(440.86)	Vaksdal tunnel (180 m)
(441.39)	Boge 1 tunnel (70 m)
(441.65)	Boge 2 tunnels (81 m)
	Bogegrend (May 15, 1938 - December 9, 2012)
	Gamle Vossebanen (until August 6, 1926)
(442.88)	Bogelia hvelv tunnel 1 (92 m)
(442.99)	Bogelia hvelv tunnel 2 (37 m)
(443.06)	Bogelia hvelv tunnel 3 (30 m)
(443.24)	Bogelia hvelv tunnel 4 (83 m)
(443.62)	Bogelia hvelv tunnel 5 (109 m)
(443.80)	Kjenes tunnel (410 m)
(444.21)	Langhelle (November 15, 1936– May 31, 1970)	16.0 moh.
(444.21)	Langhelle (1971–)	16.0 moh.


(444.27)	Kråkeberg tunnel (from May 9, 1930, 1060 m)
(444.27)	Hananipa Tunnel (from May 3, 1970, 6096 m)

(445.87)	Sandvik 1 tunnel (from July 15, 1926, 375 m)
	Sandvik I tunnel
(446.16)	Sandvik II tunnel (29 m)
(446.77)	Sandvik 2 tunnel (from July 15, 1926, 29 m)

(447.58)	Stavenesli (June 1, 1919– May 31 , 1970)
(447.86)	Stavenes 1 tunnel (60 m)
(448.09)	Stavenes 2 tunnel (30 m)
(448.24)	Hana tunnel (from April 21, 1927, 334 m)
(449.89)	Hvelv (from 1955, 30 m)

(449.95)	Hane II tunnel (729 m)
(449.95)	Store Rødberg tunnel (from October 29, 1924, 1293 m)
(450.82)	Hane I tunnel (40 m)



(452.41)	Trengereid spor 2 tunnels (54 m)
	Gamle Vossebanen (until August 6, 1926)
487.05	Trengereid
	Trengereid Tunnel I (83 m)
	Sunnes bekk tunnel (83 m)
	Trengereid Tunnel II (116 m)
	Slåtta bekk tunnel (20 m)
	Risnes Tunnel I (26 m)
	Risnes Tunnel II (92 m)
	Risnes Tunnel III (291 m)
	Risneset
	Risneselva
	from February 21, 1928
	Romslo I tunnel (581 m)
	Flotenelva


	Romslo Tunnel II (377 m)
	Romslo
	Songstad Tunnel I (583 m)
	Songstad Tunnel II (330 m)
	Songstad Tunnel III (295 m)
	from December 11, 1966
	Holebekken
	Herland tunnel (1966, 781 m)
(457.92)	Herland (July 10, 1916– December 11, 1966, Hp from October 1, 1958)	6 moh.
	Holaelva


493.27	Takvam (until December 9, 2012)
	Takvam tunnel (251 m)
	Tunestveit tunnel (61 m)
494.00	Junction Tunestveit to Gamle Vossebanen to Midttun
	Arnanipa tunnel (2190 m)
501.43	Arna nye	8.0 moh.
	Ulrikstunnel (7,670 m)
	Kalfarveien (68 m)
	from Solheim an der Gamle Vossebanen

	Nygårdstangen terminal
	Nygårdsparken
	Havnebane north (1421 m, 1921)
526.64	Bergen (1913)	3.9 moh.
	Dokken
	to Skuteviken
	Skoltegrunnskaien

Legend: The kilometers in brackets correspond to the source Bahndata 2004
with the starting value 89.57 km in Hønefoss. At this point in time, the kilometer
information was calculated using the route over the "old Drammenbane" .

The Bergensbane is a railway line in Norway . It connects the capital Oslo with Bergen , the second most important Norwegian city. It is one of the highest located main railways in Europe and is considered to be one of the most scenic railway lines in Northern Europe. The route is served by day and night trains.

As a construction project, the Bergensbane from Drammen was about 470 km long. Today's route from Oslo to Bergen is 516 km long and the travel time in passenger transport is seven hours.

In a survey by the Norwegian trade magazine Teknisk Ukeblad ( German Technical Weekly ), readers voted the construction of this railway to be Norway's fifth largest technical masterpiece in the 20th century.

Route

A section of the Bergensbane near Finse on the Hardangervidda. The section shown in the picture has now been replaced by a tunnel.

Trengereid station with NSB Type 69

Play media file

Video from Bergensbane, October 9, 2009

Slope diagram of the Bergen Railway

Bergensbanen leads over the largest plateau in Europe, the Hardangervidda . It runs over a distance of about 100 km above the tree line . At the original apex, the route reached 1,301 m above sea level. Since the opening of the Finsetunnel , the highest point has been 1,237 meters.

The construction work turned out to be correspondingly difficult. A total of 182 tunnels with a total length of 73 km and other avalanche protection structures had to be built to enable year-round operation. The route also runs over around 300 bridges. The longest tunnel on the line, the Finsetunnel, built in 1993, is around 10.3 km long.

The Flåmsbana branches off from Myrdal station to the Aurlandsfjord . The Granvinbanen after Granvin , which branched off in Voss and only opened in 1935, was discontinued in 1985 for passenger traffic and in 1989 for goods traffic. In 1991 the tracks were partially dismantled.

On the Hardangervidda , the Rallarvegen runs alongside the railway line , which is suitable for cycle tourists. The route from Oslo to Hønefoss originally led via Roa and today's Roa-Hønefosslinjen (Jevnakerbanen) . Scheduled passenger traffic to Bergen today uses the approximately 24 km longer route via Drammen .

history

Opening ceremony

Emergence

Proposals to connect Bergen to the capital by rail came in 1870. At that time, the last 60 km of the Oslo – Stockholm rail link opened in 1871 were already under construction. Since June 9, 1865 there was a concession for a narrow-gauge railway from Bergen to Voss , which went into operation on May 20, 1883. Various plans were discussed for the course of the new route. The Storting , the Norwegian parliament, did not come to a decision until 1894. In addition to the decision to re-track the Vossebane , initially only the section from Voss to the apex on Taugevatn near Finse was determined. The rest of the route was approved in 1898.

On August 11, 1904, the Vossebane was completely converted from Cape Gauge to Standard Gauge and was the first section of the Bergensbane to be operational.

The creation of the route through the highlands required a lot of effort. Tunnels and incisions had to be dug and blasted through massive gneiss rock. It took six years to build the tunnel near Gravhals, which was largely done by hand.

The section from Voss to Myrdal was opened in 1906. The entire route was opened to passenger traffic on November 27, 1909. King Haakon said at the opening ceremony that Bergensbanen was Norway's engineering masterpiece of his generation.

Technical facilities

In the course of the route, the following technical facilities were built for the treatment of locomotives:

Sokna - turntable for railcars
Gulsvik - turntable
Nesbyen - turntable
Ål - engine shed, turntable
Geilo - turntable
Haugastøl - turntable
Finse - engine shed, turntable
Fagernut - turntable
Myrdal - engine shed, turntable
Reimegrend - turntable
Voss - engine shed, turntable
Garnes - engine shed, turntable
Kronstad - turntable
Bergen - engine shed, turntable

Operation and modifications

Since the railway went into operation, several larger re-routes have been carried out in order to straighten winding sections or to avoid sections particularly endangered by avalanches and snowdrifts. As early as 1964, a winding part of the Vossebane was replaced by a faster route, with the 7,670 m long Ulriken tunnel through Bergen's local mountain Ulriken . Part of the almost 10 km longer old route is now used as a museum railway : the Gamle Vossebane . Another realignment took place in 1993 when the originally highest section of the Bergensbane was replaced by the 10.3 km long Finsetunnel .

Steam locomotives were used until 1957, followed by diesel locomotives. But just a few years later, electrification of the line began. It has been fully electrified with 15 kV and 16 2/3 Hz alternating current since 1964 .

Expansion and planning

After the fire in the wooden snow protection gallery Hallingskeid on June 16, 2011 on the Bergen Railway, all wooden snow protection galleries, including those of the Flåmsbana, are to be replaced by steel skeleton structures.

The route is to be equipped with ETCS Level 2 between 2019 and 2021 .

Train stations

station	Height in meters	Distance (in km) from Oslo to Bergen
Oslo Central Station	2	0 493
Asker	104	24 469
Drammen	2	41 452
Hokksund	8th	58 435
Vikersund	67	84 409
Hønefoss	96	112 381
Flå	155	174 319
Nesbyen	168	208 285
Gol	207	225 268
Ål	436	250 243
Geilo	794	275 218
Ustaoset	990	286 207
Haugastøl	988	297 196
Finse	1222	324 169
Hallingskeid	1110	345 148
Myrdal	867	358 135
Upsete	850	364 129
Mjølfjell	627	376 117
Voss	57	407 86
Dale	43	447 46
Arna	8th	483 10
Mountains	2	493 0

literature

Bjørn Holøs: Bergensbanen. The Bergen Railway . Gyldendal / NSB, Oslo 1991, ISBN 82-05-19349-5 (in English and Norwegian).
Jan Guillou : The bridge builders . Heyne 2011 (novel). ISBN 978-3-453-26825-8

Web links

Commons : Bergensbanen - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Bergen Railway - travel guide

Track plan Norway. (PDF) In: banenor.no. 2016, accessed March 8, 2020 (Norwegian).

Individual evidence

↑ Thor Bjerke, Finn Holom: Banedata 2004 . Data from infrastructures to the railroad in Norway. Ed .: Jernbaneverket, Norsk Jernbanemuseum and Norsk Jernbaneklubb Forskningsavdelingen. NJK Forskningsavdelingen, Hamar / Oslo 2004, ISBN 82-90286-28-7 , urn : nbn: no-nb_digibok_2011040708010 (Norwegian).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Stasjonsstrukur project. (PDF) Delrapport for Strekningene Bergensbanen (Bergen – Vikersund), Sørlandsbanen (Stavanger – Nordagutu), Flåmsbana, Arendalsbanen. In: banenor.no. March 28, 2012, Retrieved March 8, 2020 (Norwegian).
↑ In Norwegian , the ending "-en" for nouns is a definite article . Therefore, the correct designation in German texts is either "Bergensbanen" or "die Bergensbane".
↑ Tog i Norge - Setekart. Oslo - Bergen (Bergensbanen). Archived from the original on August 12, 2013 ; Retrieved April 1, 2018 (Norwegian).
↑ Nils Carl Aspenberg; Glemte Spor. Boken om sidebanenes tragiske liv . Banenforlag, Oslo 1994, ISBN 82-91448-00-0 , p. 237.
↑ Report om jernbaneulykke Bergensbanen, Hallingskeid stasjon June 16, 2011, tog 62. Sikkerhetstilråding JB no. 2012 / 05T, Sikkerhetstilråding JB nr. 2012/06T. Statens havarikommisjon for transport, July 6, 2011, accessed on October 15, 2019 (Norwegian, investigation report available as PDF).
↑ ETCS pilot goes live . In: Railway Gazette International . tape 171 , no. 10 , 2015, ISSN 0373-5346 , p. 7 ( online under a similar title ).
↑ Oslo S - Bergen, Bergensbanen. In: banenor.no. Retrieved March 12, 2020 (Norwegian).

[data2004-1] Thor Bjerke, Finn Holom: Banedata 2004 . Data from infrastructures to the railroad in Norway. Ed .: Jernbaneverket, Norsk Jernbanemuseum and Norsk Jernbaneklubb Forskningsavdelingen. NJK Forskningsavdelingen, Hamar / Oslo 2004, ISBN 82-90286-28-7 , urn : nbn: no-nb_digibok_2011040708010 (Norwegian).

[Struktur2012-2] Stasjonsstrukur project. (PDF) Delrapport for Strekningene Bergensbanen (Bergen – Vikersund), Sørlandsbanen (Stavanger – Nordagutu), Flåmsbana, Arendalsbanen. In: banenor.no. March 28, 2012, Retrieved March 8, 2020 (Norwegian).

[3] In Norwegian , the ending "-en" for nouns is a definite article . Therefore, the correct designation in German texts is either "Bergensbanen" or "die Bergensbane".

[4] Tog i Norge - Setekart. Oslo - Bergen (Bergensbanen). Archived from the original on August 12, 2013 ; Retrieved April 1, 2018 (Norwegian).

[5] Nils Carl Aspenberg; Glemte Spor. Boken om sidebanenes tragiske liv . Banenforlag, Oslo 1994, ISBN 82-91448-00-0 , p. 237.

[6] Report om jernbaneulykke Bergensbanen, Hallingskeid stasjon June 16, 2011, tog 62. Sikkerhetstilråding JB no. 2012 / 05T, Sikkerhetstilråding JB nr. 2012/06T. Statens havarikommisjon for transport, July 6, 2011, accessed on October 15, 2019 (Norwegian, investigation report available as PDF).

[rgz-2015-10-7-7] ETCS pilot goes live . In: Railway Gazette International . tape 171 , no. 10 , 2015, ISSN 0373-5346 , p. 7 ( online under a similar title ).

[8] Oslo S - Bergen, Bergensbanen. In: banenor.no. Retrieved March 12, 2020 (Norwegian).