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Numedal Line
Numedalsbanen at Bjørnsrud in Flesberg. Part of the line was damaged in a flood in 2002.
Overview
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railways
Status	Abandoned
Termini	Kongsberg Station Rødberg
Operation
Opened	19 November 1927
Closed	31 December 1988
Owner	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Technical
Line length	92.8 kilometres (57.7 mi)
No. of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	No
Highest elevation	370.9 metres (1,217 ft)

Numedalsbanen

Legend 192.21 km Rødberg (1927) 370,9 m asl Uvdalselva (35 m) 190.29 km Rødberg guard residence (1929) Hvilsten (16 m) Gvamsås V (83 m) Gvamsås IV (92 m) Gvamsås III (156 m) Gvamsås II (152 m) Gvamsås I (25 m) 186.76 km Gvammen (1927) branch line to Nore II power station Bondeberg (140 m) Vrennedalen II (45 m) Vrennedalen I (12 m) Sandnes II (92 m) Sandnes I (92 m) 184.01 km Søndre Sandnes (1929) 182.29 km Midtstigen (1929) Rundberg (146 m) 180.74 km Svendsrud (1929) 178.18 km Norefjord (1927) Eidsåa (30 m) 175.07 km Eidsstryken (1927) 171.28 km Kittelsland (1929) 169.51 km Kravikfjord (1927) Geiteryggen II (246 m) Geiteryggen I (572 m) 166.82 km Fossebrekke (1929) 164.36 km Kjerre (1927) 162.25 km Tveitkåsa (1935) 160.18 km Veggli (1927) Veggli elv (30 m) 158.40 km Risteigen (1930) Vamre (1976) 155.72 km Laugi (1927) Bruhaug Bridge over Numedalslågen (65 m) 154.63 km Bjorsåte (1972) 153.34 km Bråten (1960) 151.87 km Rollag Church (1958) 150.80 km Tråen (1927) 147.17 km Rollag (1927) 144.70 km Kjome (1930) Selsteigen (44 m) Selsteigen (1958) Gygrestigen (57 m) Ulvik (78 m) 141.00 km Djupdal (1927) Helle (228 m) 137.70 km Fossan (1929) 135.71 km Bakkerud (1927) Fv101 Bjørnsrud (1930) Rv40 129,49 km Flesberg (1927) Fv98 branch line to Numedal bruk 127.95 km Eie (1930) 125.22 km Vangestad (1927) Rud (1929) 122.60 km Fløtterud (1930) Lyngdalselva (27 m) 119.87 km Lampeland (1927) 118.08 km Toresplassen (1962) Furuly (1976) 115.63 km Svene (1927) Rv40 113.00 km Ramsrud (1930) Svene pukkspor 110.96 km Herbru (1928) 109.18 km Gleda (1927) 105.26 km Pikerfoss (1927) Bævergrendveien Fv88 102.19 km Spiten (1929) Withs gate Fv88 Sørlandsbanen from Hjuksebø 99.37 km Kongsberg Station (1917) 161.9 m asl Sørlandsbanen to Hokksund

The Numedal Line (Norwegian: Numedalsbanen) is a 92.8 kilometer railway line between Kongsberg to Rødberg in Norway that goes up the valley of Numedal.

History

The planning of the line started in 1873, but not until 19 November 1927 was the line opened by King Haakon VII and Crown Prince Olav. The background for the line was the need of transport created by Noreverkene. Originally the line was thought of as a possible part of the Bergen Line, but instead Bergensbanen went through Hallingdal. The line used steam propulsion until 1970, after which diesel trains were used until the line was closed on 31 December 31, 1988.

After the closing, the Numedal Line's Friends arranged some tourist traffic for a few years, but then given up. Large parts of the line are no longer suitable for operation due to lack of maintenance, but the line is still remains. There is some rental of draisine. The stretch from Flesberg to Rødberg is suggested preserved as a cultural heritage.

Rødberg

Gvammen Station

Fossebrekke Stop

Bakkerud Station

Flesberg Station