Krøderbanen

Krøderen – Vikersund
Museum train on the Krøderbane
Route length:	25.97 km
Gauge :	1067 mm; from 1909: 1435 mm
Maximum slope :	22  ‰
Minimum radius :	188 m
Top speed:	previously: locomotive-driven trains 45 km / h multiple units 55 km / h today: museum railway: 30 km / h
Operating points and routes
Legend 121.88 Krøderen (from November 28, 1872) 139  moh. 118.10 Slettemoen (from May 4, 1953) 116.50 Kløftefoss (June 1, 1891 as Hp "Ramfos" , Kløftefoss station from March 15, 1923) 187  moh. 115.30 Lia (from February 14, 1949) 113.20 Ula (February 1, 1873 as Hp "Uhla" , station from 1894, from February 1, 1912 as Morud → km ​​111.75, Hp February 14, 1949–4. May 1953) 111.75 Morud ( "Ula" February 1, 1912– July 15 , 1921, Hp from November 1, 1957) 173  moh. 110.60 Grina (from July 22, 1948) 108.09 Olavsby (from February 14, 1949) 107.90 Snarum (from November 28, 1872) 176  moh. 106.50 Asbjørnhus (from July 22, 1948) 105.80 Gundhus (from July 22, 1948) 104.80 Løkka (from December 1, 1951) 103.62 Sysle (from February 1, 1873) 146  moh. 102.70 Jemterud (from July 22, 1948) 100.89 Hære (from February 1, 1873) 165  moh. 99.48 Grøtterud (from July 22, 1948) Randsfjordbanen from Hønefoss 95.91 Vikersund (1866) 67  moh. Randsfjordbanen to Hokksund

Krøderbanen is a railway line in Norway that connects Vikersund and Krøderen in Viken . The 26 km long, standard-gauge line since 1909 was built under the name Krøder en banen with a gauge of 1067 mm (3.5 feet). The term Krøderbanen has been used since around 1972.

history

Construction of the branch line to Randsfjordbane began in 1870. The opening took place on November 28, 1872. For the construction of rails with a weight per meter used 25 kg, which were ten feet long. The conversion to standard gauge took place in 1909.

The timber transport from Hallingdal to Drammen was the main source of income on the route. A steamboat line ran from Krøderen station at the southern end of Lake Krøderen to Gulsvik . The trip with the steamers D / S Haakon Adelsten (1861), Krøderen and Norefjeld took around 2½ hours. The last steamboat sailed in 1925. With the opening of the Voss –Gulsvik section of the Bergensbane on June 10, 1908, the traffic volume on the Krøderbane increased significantly. After the Bergensbane between Hønefoss and Oslo was opened in 1909 , this traffic only shrank to local needs.

Passenger traffic was stopped on January 19, 1958, and the section between Krøderen and km 119.5 was closed on January 1, 1979. The freight on the remaining portion was operated by 1 March 1985th

Museum train

Krøderen railway station

In the same year the Storting decided to keep the Krøderbane as a museum railway for posterity.

The area around the Krøderen terminus, including an approximately 2.6-kilometer section of the route, is a Norwegian cultural monument and has been awarded the Olavsrose . In addition, the Snarum , Sysle and Kløftefoss stations are served by the museum train, which runs three times every Sunday during the summer months.

Special

The song " Dra med Krøderbanen " by Billy Strayhorn was a hit with the Norwegian singing group Ballade! .

Individual evidence

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 , p. 208 (Norwegian).
2. ↑ 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 , p. 24 (Norwegian).
3. ↑ Krøderbanen. KulturminneID: 86524. In: Kulturminnesøk. Riksantikvaren, May 21, 2012, accessed April 24, 2019 (Norwegian). 

Web links

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

• Krødsherad municipality: Krøderbanen (museum railway). Retrieved January 21, 2018 (Norwegian). 
• Velkommen til Krøderbanen. (PDF) Stiftelsen Krøderbanen, Norsk Jernbaneklubb, Krøderbanens venner, June 2005, accessed on October 22, 2019 (Norwegian). 
• Velkommen til Krøderbanen. Norsk Jernbaneklubb, accessed October 22, 2019 (Norwegian). 
• Photo series Krøderbanen. Krødsherad Kommune, archived from the original on June 10, 2011 ; Retrieved January 21, 2018 (Norwegian). 
• Krøderbanen. In: Lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved January 21, 2018 (Norwegian). 

Coordinates: 59 ° 58 ′ 27 ″  N , 9 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E