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Åndalsnes – Dombås
Kylling bru over the Rauma
Course book range :	NSB 22
Route length:	114 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Operating points and routes
Legend Terminal for special cargo to the harbour 457.28 Åndalsnes (Nov. 30, 1924) 4.2  moh. Åndalsnes godsterminal (June 20, 1994) 452.38 Åk tunnel (31 m) 451.60 Sogge (May 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 449.25 Romsdalshorn (Nov. 30, 1924– June 15, 1953 Bhf., Hp until May 22, 1966) 10  moh. 444.09 Skjerve bru (66 m) 442.48 Lynghjem (May 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 441.21 Sælen bru (60 m) 439.16 Marstein (Nov. 30, 1924– Jan. 1, 1964 Bhf., Hp until May 27, 1990) 66  moh. 436.74 Remmem (Jan 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 431.52 Flatmark (Nov. 30, 1924– June 15, 1953 station, Hp until May 27, 1990) 127  moh. 426.37 Foss (May 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 425.86 Foss bru (80 m) 419.23 Kylling bru (76 m) 418.61 Kylling tunnel ( spiral tunnel , 480 m) 418.09 Verma (Nov. 25, 1923– June 1, 1970 Bhf., Hp until May 29, 1988) 273  moh. 416.14 Verma vannstasjon (water station for special steam trains) 414.39 Stavem (spiral tunnel, 1396 m) 332  moh. 407.45 Brude (May 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 404.58 Rauma , Stuguflåten bru (54 m) 404.20 Stuguflåten (May 15, 1929– May 27, 1990) 401.19 Bjorli tunnel (61 m) 400.43 Rauma (42 m) 399.84 Bjorli (November 19, 1921) 575  moh. 399.23 Bøvermoen gravel pit 395.86 Øygaren (until 1950 Øigaren, Jan. 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 390.73 Lesjaskog (19 Nov. 1921–1 Sept. 1964 Bhf., Hp until May 27, 1990) 615  moh. 387.00 Åheim gård (June 10, 1954– May 29, 1988) 385.58 Bryggen (May 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 379.89 Lesjaverk (Nov. 19, 1921– June 1, 1970 station, Hp from Sept. 27, 1989) 633.2  moh. Lesjaverk siding 373.50 Vangen (May 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 370.68 E136 , 1979 (69 m) 369.78 Lora (Nov. 19, 1921– June 1, 1970 Bhf., Hp until May 27, 1990) 632  moh. 366.88 Skarphol (Jan 15, 1929– May 15, 1929) 366.00 Brænjord (May 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 360.68 Lesja (19 Nov. 1921–1 May 1990 Bhf, since then Hp) 634  moh. 356.85 Aura siding (1935–1957) 356.70 Ulateig (November 19, 1921– May 22 , 1966) 352.13 Bottheim (Nov. 19, 1921– Sept. 1, 1964 station, Hp until May 27, 1990) 648  moh. 347.40 Joramo (Jan 15, 1929– May 22, 1966) 346.67 Jora (85 m) 345.90 Jora siding Dovrebanen of Oppdal 343.26 Dombås tunnel (161 m) 343.04 Dombås (1913) 659.3  moh. Dovrebanen to Lillehammer

The Raumabane ( German  Raumabahn ) is a single-track, non-electrified railway line in southern Norway . The route begins at 659 meters above sea level in Dombås following the Dovrebane (Oslo – Trondheim) and ends after 114 kilometers directly at the fjord in Åndalsnes .

history

Construction began after the decision of the Storting on July 9, 1908, in January 1912. Work continued during the First World War . Due to the war-related shortage of raw materials such as steel, dynamite and coal, old techniques such as blasting by heating the rock and then cooling it with cold water were used.

The commissioning took place in sections, the train service was started between Dombås and Bjorli on November 21, 1921 and on to Verma on November 25, 1923.

On November 29, 1924, the line was put into operation. More than 14 million man-hours of work were used to build the line, and the cost was 49 million Norwegian kroner .

During the Second World War , the route was used for military and gold transports. In 1940 the Norwegian gold reserves were brought from Oslo to the sea and from there to the United States and Great Britain . Attempts by the German troops to make the route unusable by blowing bridges when retreating from Norway in 1944 failed. At the Stuguflåtbrua you can see a concrete spot where the damage from the blasting attempt was repaired.

route

Railcar NSB Type 93 at Bjorli

Of the original 23 intermediate stops, the train station in Lesja , the stop in Lesjaverk and the train station in Bjorli still existed in 2017 , which are usually no longer occupied. Only Bjorli is occupied for the tourist trains in summer. The Verma and Marstein stations in the lower section of the route no longer have any passenger traffic. Verma is used regularly and Marstein when necessary for train crossings .

The upper section of the route leads from Dombås through the wide agricultural valley of the Lågen river . Here the route is still quite flat. Only at Bjorli, about halfway, does the route change to Romsdal . This section of the route is scenically interesting. The route follows the canyon-like course of the Rauma River , which gives the route its name. A highlight is the Stuguflåtbrua. This is followed by a turning tunnel , the Stavem vendet tunnel , another turning loop and immediately after that the stone Kylling bru . In this area the route is laid out like a serpentine and changes direction twice by 180 degrees. Like the two bridges mentioned, the high mountain walls that follow are popular photo opportunities until the sea is reached in Åndalsnes.

63a-2770 on the Stuguflåtbrua

Operating facilities

Locomotive sheds and turntables were available in Bjorli, Verma and Åndalsnes stations . The shed in Bjorli burned down in 1940.

bridges

The Stuguflåtbrua is a stone bridge. It is 10 meters high and 54 meters long, it was built between 1919 and 1923. Below it, the Rauma falls through a narrow gorge.

The Kylling bru is also a stone bridge. It is 59 meters high and 76 meters long and was built between 1913 and 1922. It crosses the Rauma. This bridge is one of the most famous railway bridges in Norway and at the same time the symbol of the route.

business

A type 93 railcar in Åndalsnes station

Railcars of the NSB Type 93 series with tilting technology operate on the route for passenger transport . In 2001, these replaced the passenger trains pulled by Di 3 .

In the tourist season, especially when a cruise ship is in the port of Åndalsnes , additional services are provided. A train with historic wooden wagons used to be used on the section from Åndalsnes to Bjorli. Until 2006 it was hauled by the museum steam locomotive 63a 2770 (a former German class 52), then the museum-preserved Di 3,602. Tourist trains with NSB type 93 followed and since 2013 a Di 4 has been running with modernized "B5" cars.

In freight transport, the Di 3 was first followed by the Di 8 , and later the CD 312 series . In December 2013, the state freight transport company Cargonet stopped freight transport on the Raumabahn . In January 2014, freight traffic, normally hauled by a class 66 locomotive, was continued by Cargolink . After the liquidation of Cargolink in February 2016, the Swedish state freight transport company GreenCargo took over freight transport. In regular operation, a pair of trains runs on weekdays, each hauled by three locomotives of the Swedish T44 series since 2016 .

literature

• Brochure Opplev Raumabanen from Åndalsnes Tourist Office, 2004
• Raumabanen brochure , Jernbaneverket, 1999
• Richard Latten, From Femarnsund to the North Cape , Railway in Scandinavia Volume 1, 1993, Verlag Schweers and Wall, ISBN 3-921679-85-0

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. 94 (Norwegian).
2. ↑ Åndalsnes godsterminal. Bane NOR , accessed April 17, 2017 (Norwegian). 
3. ↑ In Norwegian , the ending "-en" for nouns is a definite article . Therefore, the correct designation in German texts is either "Raumabanen" or "die Raumabane".
4. ↑ Grafiske togruter sheet 12: Dombås - Åndalsnes. Bane NOR , October 17, 2016, accessed April 17, 2017 (Norwegian). 
5. ↑ Raumabanen. Bane NOR , accessed April 17, 2017 (Norwegian). 
6. ↑ Mulighets study Dovre- og Raumabanen. oppland.no, May 23, 2016, accessed April 17, 2017 (Norwegian). 

Web links

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

• Room tabs. nsb.no, accessed April 17, 2017 (Norwegian). 
• Øyvind Rørslett, Sverre Setvik: STASJONSTRUKTUR ‐ PROSJEKTET. Dovrebanen (søndre del) and Raumabanen. Jernbaneverket, March 1, 2012, accessed April 17, 2017 (Norwegian). 
• Green flag document - Nasjonal transport plan. 2018-2029. February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2017 (Norwegian).