Trondhjem–Støren Line

ServiceTypeRailwaySystemNorwegian railwayOperator(s)Norwegian State RailwaysHistoryOpened1864TechnicalLine length51.1 kmNumber of tracksSingleCharacterPassenger and freightTrack gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)ElectrificationNo

Route map
Legend 550,40 km Trondhjem Kalvskinnet Station (1864-1884) Kongsgårds bro Nidelva 547,10 km Sluppen (1864) Nidelva from Trondheim S 541,41 km Heimdal Station (1864) see Dovre Line 501,20 km Støren Station (1864)

The Trondhjem–Støren Line (Norwegian: Trondhjem–Størenbanen) was Trøndelag's first railway. It opened on 5 August 1864,^[1] ten years after the Trunk Line between Oslo and Eidsvoll opened. The 49 kilometer long (later 51.1 km) railway line was narrow gauged (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)) and went between Trondheim and the Støren village in Midtre Gauldal municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.^[1]

The railway had its station, Trondhjem Kalvskinnet Station, in Prinsens gate, crossed the Nidelva river on a newly constructed railroad bridge to Elgeseter, the Elgeseter Bridge.

In 1877 the line was joined with the Røros Line, which went through the Østerdalen between Røros and Hamar. In 1884 the railway tracks were relocated to the west side of the Nidelva and joined with the Meråker Line and the new railway station at Brattøra, which had opened in 1882. This went through a tunnel at Nidareid to Brattøra. In 1918 new tracks were laid to Heimdal over Selsbakk.

Gauge conversion

In 1921 the railway was converted to standard gauge and became a part of the Dovre Line.^[2]

See also

• Rail transport in Norway
• List of gauge conversions
• Narrow gauge railways in Norway

References

Bibliography

• Owen, Roy (1996). Norwegian railways : from Stephenson to high speed. Hitchin: Balholm Press. ISBN 0-9528069-0-8. OCLC 43127416.