Setesdal Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Norway}}
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| other_name = {{langx|no|Setesdalsbanen}}
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| builtby = Norwegian State Railways
| originalopen = 26 November 1895
| originalgauge = {{Track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
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| owned = Setesdal Line
| operator = Setesdal Line
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| stations = Kristiansand Station - Byglandsfjord Station (original)
Grovane Station - Røyknes Station (heritage)
| length = {{convert|78|km|mi|abbr=on}} (original)
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| closed = 1 September 1962
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The Setesdal Line ({{langx|no|Setesdalsbanen}}) was a railway between Kristiansand and Byglandsfjord in southern Norway, {{convert|78|km|abbr=on}} long. It was built with a narrow gauge of {{Track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}, and opened to Hægeland 26 November 1895, and to Byglandsfjord 27 November 1896. Stations along the line included Mosby, Vennesla, Grovene (Grovane), Iveland and Hægeland.
Today, only the stretch between Grovane and Røyknes of the original line is preserved as a heritage railway.
History
When the standard gauged Sørlandet Line was opened to Kristiansand in 1938, Grovane became the new terminal station for the Setesdal Line, with connection to the Sørlandet Line.
The Setesdal Line was suspended from 1 September 1962, and the track was lifted between Byglandsfjord and Beihølen. The {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} line between Beihølen and Grovane was, however, preserved by local enthusiasts. The Setesdal Line Hobby Club was already established in 1964.
Today, the Setesdal Line is a railway museum with steam trains serving the {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}} line between Grovane and Røyknes. Four steam locomotives from 1894-1902 are preserved, along with a number of passenger and freight cars.
The preserved locomotives
= Narrow gauge steam locomotives =
- Class XXI number 1, built at Dübs and Company in 1894.
- Class XXI number 2, built at Dübs and Company in 1894.
- Class XXI number 5, built at Thunes Mekaniske Værksted in 1901.
- Class XXII number 6, built at Thunes Mekaniske Værksted in 1902.
= Narrow gauge diesel locomotives =
- SJ Class Z4t number 227, built in 1950. Bought from the SJ in 1976.
- SJ Class Z4t number 307, built in 1952. Bought from the SJ in 1981.
= Narrow gauge railcars =
- Cmbo-1 number 2672, built in 1932 at Strømmens Værksted. 56 passengers.
- Cmdo Sulitelma, built in 1957 at Strømmens Værksted. 56 passengers. Transferred to the Setesdal Line after the closure of Sulitjelma Line.
= Standard gauge diesel locomotives =
These locomotives are only used for shunting at areas with dual gauge track.
Heritage railway stations and stops
File:Setesdalsbanen ankommer Røyknes stasjon. Foto T Lunde (7459361810) (2).jpg
The following stations and stops exist at the current railway museum:
| Name | Type | Distance from Oslo V (km) | Length (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grovane | Station | 345.25 | |
| Rugåna | Steel bridge | 345.40 | 13.6 |
| Store bu | Siding | 345.69 | |
| Grovane | Stop | 345.80 | |
| Grovane | Level crossing | 345.87 | |
| Paulen | Truss bridge | 347.13 | 50.1 |
| Paulen | Stop | 347.59 | |
| Paulen gård | Stop | 347.76 | |
| Kringsjå | Stop | 348.17 | |
| Løyning | Tunnel | 349.74 | 123 |
| Beihølen dam | Stop | 350.53 | |
| Beihøldalen | Station | 350.97 | |
| Otterdals | Siding | 351.79 | |
| Røyknes | Station | 353.22 | |
| Langåen | Steel bridge | 353.37 | 9.32 |
Setesdal Line 1896 - 1938
Connection with steamboat on Lake Byglandsfjorden from Byglandsfjord Station. The railway line was closed in 1962, but parts of the railroad have been preserved. It is a current narrow-gauge heritage railroad between Røyknes and Grovane and the current standard gauged track from Grovane Station to Kristiansand Station is a part of the current Sørlandet Line. Several of the station buildings along the former railroad are still preserved. Rail passengers had to change trains at Grovane Station from 1938 to 1962 due to different track widths, narrow-gauge to normal gauge.
=== Route ===
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KBHFa~~78,33 km~~Byglandsfjord Station~~(1896)
ABZg+r~~78,20 km~~ ~~Byglandsfjord dampsag side track
ABZg+r~~ ~~ ~~Agder kjøpelag side track
STRo~~77,36 km~~Vassenden bridge~~(1920, 4,5 m)
HST~~76,90 km~~Vassenden~~(1930)
ABZg+r~~75,76 km~~ ~~Standarfossen side track
HST~~75,52 km~~Reguleringsdammen
ABZg+r~~74,06 km~~ ~~Side track for Germans during WWII
ABZg+r~~73,91 km~~ ~~Syrtveit
HST~~73,90 km~~Syrtveit~~(1896)
HST~~71,35 km~~Follestø~~(1933)
STRo~~70,32 km~~Stenbekken bridge~~(1923, 4 m)
HST~~68,71 km~~Flatebygd~~(1914)
STRo~~68,22 km~~Odåen bridge~~(1896, 4 m)
ABZg+r~~67,93 km~~ ~~Side track
BHF~~66,93 km~~Evje~~(1896)
ABZg+r~~66,36 km~~ ~~A/S Evje Raffineringsverk side track
ABZg+r~~65,66 km~~ ~~Fosvik gravel pit
HST~~65,00 km~~Evjemoen~~(1928)
ABZg+r~~65,00 km~~ ~~Evjemoen military side track
HST~~63,70 km~~Bjoråveien~~(1930)
hKRZWae~~62,94 km~~Hornnes bridge~~(1896, 137,5 m)
BHF~~62,59 km~~Hornnes~~(1896)
hKRZWae~~61,71 km~~Voile bridge~~(1896, 17 m)
HST~~59,90 km~~Hestvåg~~(1930)
ABZg+r~~59,57 km~~ ~~Hestvåg side track
HST~~57,59 km~~Hanås~~(1928)
STRo~~56,59 km~~Hanåsbekken bridge~~(1896, 4 m)
ABZg+r~~56,21 km~~ ~~Moisund saw mill
STRo~~56,10 km~~Moibekken bridge~~(1896, 4 m)
BHF~~55,82 km~~Moisund~~(1896)
HST~~54,20 km~~Slettefett~~(1932)
hKRZWae~~53,10 km~~Hornekilen bridge~~(1895, 20 m)
HST~~52,22 km~~Hornesund~~(1896)
hKRZWae~~50,95 km~~Errekilen bridge~~(1895, 18,8 m)
STRo~~49,37 km~~Hornskilen bridge~~(1929, 9,2 m)
HST~~49,35 km~~Eldsneset~~(1928)
BRÜCKE2~~47,88 km~~Horsnkilen downfall~~(1895, 5 m)
HST~~47,23 km~~Kiledalen~~(1928)
STRo~~45,82 km~~Kiledalsbekken bridge~~(1918, 6,3 m)
BHF~~43,97 km~~Hægeland~~(1895)
ABZg+r~~43,97 km~~ ~~Kile gravel pit
hKRZWae~~43,26 km~~Hægeland bridge~~(1911, 19 m)
HST~~40,70 km~~Øvre Gåseflå~~(1930)
STRo~~ ~~Bridge~~(1895, 2,5 m)
HST~~39,11 km~~Gåseflå~~(1895)
TUNNEL2~~38,96 km~~Gåseflå tunnel II~~(1895, 9,2 m)
TUNNEL2~~38,91 km~~Gåseflå tunnel I~~(1895, 25,4 m)
ABZg+r~~38,70 km~~ ~~Nedre Gåseflå
TUNNEL2~~37,00 km~~Slemdal tunnel~~(1895, 86,4 m)
TUNNEL2~~36,81 km~~Homevassevja tunnel~~(1895, 83,6 m)
BHF~~34,50 km~~Iveland~~(1895)
ABZg+r~~32,83 km~~ ~~Beinestvedt
STRo~~32,76 km~~Beinestvedtkilen bridge~~(1920, 5 m)
TUNNEL2~~32,60 km~~Beinestvedt tunnel~~(1920, 25 m)
TUNNEL2~~29,90 km~~Nomeland tunnel~~(1920, 207 m)
HST~~29,78 km~~Nomeland~~(1928)
ABZg+r~~29,78 km~~ ~~Nomeland nye
TUNNEL2~~29,12 km~~Røyknes tunnel II~~(1920, 40 m)
TUNNEL2~~28,93 km~~Røyknes tunnel I~~(1920, 80 m)
ABZg+r~~28,58 km~~ ~~Nomeland sideline
STRo~~28,52 km~~Langåen bridge~~(1911, 8 m)
BHF~~28,38 km~~Røyknes~~(1895)
ABZg+r~~26,89 km~~ ~~Otterdals sideline
TUNNEL1~~24,90 km~~Løyning tunnel~~(1895, 123 m)
HST~~23,32 km~~Kringsjå~~1930
ABZg+r~~23,10 km~~ ~~Paulen
hKRZWae~~22,27 km~~Paulen bridge~~(1895, 50,1 m)
hKRZWae~~20,56 km~~Rugåna bridge~~(1911, 9,17 m)
BHF~~20,41 km~~Grovane~~(1895)
ABZgr~~20,10 km~~ ~~Grovane saw mill
ABZg+r~~20,10 km~~ ~~Grovene gravel pit
STRo~~19,52 km~~Bridge over Egelandsaa stream~~(1895, 2,5 m)
HST~~19,52 km~~Egelandsaa
BRÜCKE2~~19,46 km~~Underpass~~(1895, 2,5 m)
HST~~19,35 km~~Veråsveien~~(1934)
HST~~18,10 km~~Vennesla~~(1909)
HST~~17,07 km~~Graslia~~(1926)
TUNNEL2~~14,08 km~~Hunsfoss tunnel II~~(1895, 35 m)
TUNNEL2~~13,89 km~~Hunsfoss tunnel I~~(1895, 12 m)
BRÜCKE2~~16,50 km~~downfall~~(1895, 3,8 m)
HST~~16,40 km~~Hunsfoss~~(1927)
HST~~16,10 km~~Tjovemoen~~(1927)
ABZg+r~~15,92 km~~ ~~Hunsfos Fabrikker
ABZg+r~~15,58 km~~ ~~Vigeland Brug
BHF~~15,42 km~~Vikeland~~(1895)
HST~~14,84 km~~Goli~~(1927)
HST~~14,58 km~~Lunden~~(1927)
HST~~14,28 km~~Nyland~~(1927)
TUNNEL2~~14,08 km~~Ås tunnel~~(1895, 70 m)
TUNNEL2~~13,89 km~~Nederste Åbel tunnel~~(1895, 120 m)
ABZg+r~~13,07 km~~ ~~Kvarstein sideline
HST~~13,07 km~~Kvarstein~~(1898)
ABZg+r~~12,71 km~~ ~~Kvarstein gravel pit sideline
HST~~12,54 km~~Ravnåsveien~~(1927)
TUNNEL1~~11,92 km~~Kvarstein tunnel~~(1895, 30,1 m)
hKRZWae~~11,68 km~~Kvarstein bridge~~(1895, 191,6 m)
HST~~11,32 km~~Kvarstein Grinn~~(1927)
HST~~11,00 km~~Øvre Mosby~~(1937)
HST~~10,75 km~~Røistad~~(1927)
HST~~10,37 km~~Høllen~~(1927)
STRo~~10,17 km~~Bridge over Høyebekken stream~~(1895, 9 m)
BHF~~9,97 km~~Mosby Station~~(1895)
BRÜCKE2~~9,88 km~~Underpass~~(1895, 3,8 m)
TUNNEL2~~9,37 km~~Mosby tunnel II~~(1895, 45 m)
TUNNEL2~~9,18 km~~Mosby tunnel I~~(1895, 80 m)
BRÜCKE2~~9,17 km~~Sagbekken bridge~~(1895, 9,1 m)
HST~~9,02 km~~Aukland~~(1913)
BRÜCKE2~~8,06 km~~Underpass~~(1895, 2,5 m)
HST~~7,40 km~~Solsletta~~(1927)
STRo~~7,28 km~~Bridge over Storebekk stream~~(1895, 3 m)
HST~~7,11 km~~Strai~~(1895)
HST~~Kvernvollen
HST~~5,60 km~~Strai Cementstøberi~~(1927)
HST~~4,82 km~~Langemyr~~(1927)
HST~~4,01 km~~Dalane~~(1903)
STRo~~3,91 km~~Bridge over stream II~~(1895, 2 m)
STRo~~3,48 km~~Bridge over stream I~~(1895, 3 m)
HST~~2,20 km~~Krossen~~(1936)
HST~~1,60 km~~Solvang~~(1927)
ABZg+r~~1,60 km~~ ~~Klappane gravel pit
ABZg+r~~1,21 km~~ ~~Møllespor side track
STRo~~1,07 km~~Natmansbekken bridge II~~(1895, 9,2 m)
HST~~1,04 km~~Grimsbroen~~(1936)
STRo~~0,44 km~~Natmansbekken bridge I~~(1895, 5,7 m)
KBHFe~~0,00 km~~Kristiansand Station~~(1895)
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.setesdalsbanen.no Official site] {{in lang|no}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/@SetesdalLine Official YouTube Channel] {{in lang|en}}
- [http://www.vestagdermuseet.no/setesdalsbanen/?c_id=6 Vest-Ager Museum, Setesdal Line] (Optional languages)
- [http://norwegen.piranho.de/Vest-Agder_Venneslae.htm photos from the Setesdal Line]
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=UTF-8&ll=58.29941,7.975001&spn=0.012268,0.03562&t=k&om=1 Google map location]
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