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Vestfoldbanen

Sande Station on Vestfoldbanen

Info

Type

Railway

System

Norwegian railway

Terminals

Drammen
Skien

No. Sande Station (Sande stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in Sande, Norway. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The Norwegian railway system comprises 4087 km of Standard gauge (1435 mm track of which 2622 km is electrified and 219 km Double track Drammen is a Railway station located in downtown Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. Skien is a Railway station located about one kilometer from downtown Skien. of stations

Operation

Opened

October 13, 1881

Owner

Jernbaneverket

Operator(s)

Norges Statsbaner

Character

Regional passenger

Rolling stock

BM70

Technical

Line length

148 km

Track length

166 km

No. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Norges Statsbaner commonly know as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways is a Norwegian transport company NSB BM70 is a four-carriage Electric multiple unit used by Norges Statsbaner for medium distance trains around Oslo. of tracks

1 or 2

Gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)

Electrification

15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC

Line map

Legend

Drammenbanen

52. 86 km

Drammen Station (1866)

2,2 moh. Drammen is a Railway station located in downtown Drammen in Buskerud, Norway.

Kreftings gate Rv282 (ca. 40 m)

Randsfjordbanen

Kobbervik

E18 (106 m)

Fjellsbyen (1930)

61. European route E18 begins at Northern Ireland, then through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, and Finland to end at 50 km

Gunnarsrud (1883)

80. 0 m asl

E18 (ca. 160 m)

63. 05 km

Skoger (1881)

75. 4 m asl

Rv313 Gamle Sørlandske

Gutu (1928)

Bremsa (ca. 400 m)

68. 63 km

Galleberg (1881)

Hallerud (1928)

Tømmerås (1928)

73. 07 km

Sande Station (2001, 1881-2001)

Ve (1928)

Rv319 Nylinna

77. Sande Station (Sande stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in Sande, Norway. 01 km

Holm (1884)

new corridor, construction start planned 2009

Øgarden

Øgarden (1928)

Engnesveien

81. 28 km

Smørstein (1921)

Smørstein (255 m)

Husdalen (1929)

Ramberg Tunnel (planned, ca. 6,400 m)

Tvillingbru (1935)

Rv315 Langgaten

86. 09 km

Holmestrand Station (1881)

4. Holmestrand Station is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen located in the town of Holmestrand in Vestfold, Norway. 8 m asl

Holmestrand stasjon (new)

Rv315 Nyveien (ca. 20 m)

Rv315 Botneveien, Rv313 Fjordveien (ca. 130 m)

Holmestrand-Vittingfossbanen (abandoned)

Gausen (1929)

Grette Tunnel (planned, ca. 5,450 m)

Snekkestad (1928)

E18

Nykirke crossing loop

(ca. European route E18 begins at Northern Ireland, then through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, and Finland to end at 150 m)

E18

Nyveien Rv310 (ca. European route E18 begins at Northern Ireland, then through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, and Finland to end at 15 m)

95. 26 km

Nykirke (1881)

Fv670 Kirkesvingen

Gutulsrød (1920)

Hortenlinjen

99. 54 km

Skoppum Station (1881)

Rv306 Tokerødveien

102. Skoppum Station (Skoppum stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in the village of Skoppum, in Horten, Norway. 97 km

Adal (1881)

Fv665 Solerødveien

Jareteigen (1930)

Skotte (1932)

new double track, construction start planned 2008

108. 42 km

Barkåker (1881)

Fv540 Barkåkerveien

Varåker, to Barkåker Industrial Plant

Rv19 Tomsbakken

111. 74 km

Tomsbakken (1931)

Drammen-Skiensbanen til Jarlsberg points, abandoned

Kjelle (1931)

to Stokke, planned

from Barkåker, planned

115. Stokke is a municipality in the county of Vestfold Norway. Stokke is also the name of the municipality's administrative centre Barkåker is a village in the municipality of Tønsberg, Norway. 55 km

Tønsberg Station (Knapløkken) (1915)

14. Tønsberg Station on the Vestfoldbanen railway is the main Railway station in the city of Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. 5 m asl

Rv19 Halfdan Wilhelmsens alle / Stenmalveien

Stensarmen Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen

Tønsberg old station (Drammen-Skiensbanen, 1881)

Slottsfjell Tunnel (ca. is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway The town of Tønsberg was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) 200 m)

Rv308 (23 m)

Kjelleolla (1931)

Drammen-Skiensbanen from Tomsbakken

117. 80 km

Jarlsberg points (1901)

Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen (abandoned)

Jarlsberg landbane (1932)

Aulielva (45,8 m)

120. 26 km

Auli (1932)

Rv312 Semslinna (ca. 30 m)

121. 03 km

Sem (1881)

Viksveien, kommunal vei

124. 21 km

Vølen (1929)

125. 27 km

Grytingen (1928)

126. 96 km

Grimestad (1929)

Fv560 Storgata

128. 24 km

Stokke Station (1881)

129. Stokke Station (Stokke stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in Stokke, Norway. 84 km

Kile bru (1929)

132. 17 km

Stavnum (1928)

Sandefjord Airport, Torp (1953)

133. Sandefjord Airport Torp ( Norwegian: Sandefjord lufthavn Torp) is an International airport in the municipality of Sandefjord, Vestfold 31 km

Tue (1929)

134,97 km

Torp Station (Sandefjord Airport) (1881)

Fv272 Feensveien

136. Torp (Sandefjord Airport Station (Torp (Sandefjord lufthavn stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in Stokke, Norway. Sandefjord Airport Torp ( Norwegian: Sandefjord lufthavn Torp) is an International airport in the municipality of Sandefjord, Vestfold 69 km

Unneberg (1928)

Haraldsrødveien

Sneklokkeveien

137. 56 km

Gokstad (1929)

Nedre Haslevei

138. 45 km

Hosle (1929)

139. 52 km

Sandefjord Station (1881)

14. Sandefjord Station (Sandefjord stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in Sandefjord, Norway. 5 m asl

Peter Castbergs gate

Sandefjordsveien Rv305 (21 m)

141. 00 km

Virik (1930)

Apolloveien

142. 33 km

Skiringssal (1928)

143. 27 km

Bærløkka (1929)

Furustadlia

Førstad (1929)

144. 71 km

Jåberg (1881)

Istre (1929)

146. 52 km

Hybbestad (1929-1978)

Hybbestad plo

147. 33 km

Skalberg (1928)

Rv303

149. 80 km

Lauve (1881)

Vikveien

151. 17 km

Vikvegen (1929-1978)

Viksfjord plo

151. 97 km

Viksfjord (1904-1978)

Østbyveien Fv154

153. 23 km

Guri (1929)

154. 25 km

Kaupang (1928-1978)

Grøttinglia

155. 09 km

Grøtting (1885)

Skogsborg plo

156. 12 km

Skreppestad (1929)

Rv303 Tjøllingveien

Numedalslågen (164,5 m)

Lågens Dampsag

156. Numedalslågen is a river located in southeastern Norway. It stretches for over 250 kilometres through the counties of Vestfold and Buskerud, beginning 86 km

Lågen (1929)

Rv40 Elveveien

Larvik tranformer station

Alfred Andersen

Rv303 Tjøllingveien

Elveveien

Norsk Impregneringskompani

Revet (nedlagt 2007)

Torstrand (1930-1942)

Rv303 Dronningens gate (20,6 m)

Herregårdssletten (102 m)

158. 66 km

Larvik Station (1881)

1. Larvik Station (Larvik stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in Larvik, Norway. 7 m asl

Stavernsveien Rv301 (ca. 30 m)

Farriselva (102 m)

new line Larvik-Porsgrunn, planned

E18

Vassvik (ca. European route E18 begins at Northern Ireland, then through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, and Finland to end at 350 m)

Skautvet (ca. 200 m)

Sandviksodden (ca. 150 m)

Fv70 Kjoseveien

Kjose plo

169. 41 km

Kjose Station (1882)

171. Kjose Station (Kjose stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in the village of Kjose in Larvik, Norway. 84 km

Strandsmyr (1938)

174. 44 km

Eikenes Station (1891)

Bakke (-1978)

182. Eikenes Station (Kjose holdeplass is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in the village of Eikenes in Larvik, Norway. 10 km

Oklungen Station (1882)

188. Oklungen Station (Oklungen holdeplass is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in the village of Oklungen in Porsgrunn, Norway. 65 km

Bjørkedal (1882)

Tjølsrud

Rv36 Movegen (ca. 30 m)

Brevikbanen

192. 60 km

Eidanger Station (1882)

new line Larvik-Porsgrunn, planned

Rv356 Jernbanegata

branch line to Norsk Hydro Herøya

190. Eidanger Station is a disused Railway station in Porsgrunn, Norway on Bratsbergbanen. Norsk Hydro ASA (,) is a Norwegian Aluminium and Renewable energy company headquartered in Oslo. Herøya is a peninsula in the municipality of Porsgrunn. It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunneklevfjord to the east at the 12 km

Porsgrunn Station (1882)

Rv36 Lilleelvgata

Slotsbrogaten (-1978)

Rv36 Menstadbrua

188. Porsgrunn Station is a Railway station serving Porsgrunn, Norway. 84 km

Osebakken (1883-1978)

Storgata

Vidarsgate (-1970)

187. 10 km

Borgestadholmen (1883)

Stasjonsvegen

186. 80 km

Borgestad (1916)

Rv36

185. 95 km

Bøle (1883)

Rv36 Gunnar Knudsens veg (ca. 70 m)

Kjær (-1970)

183. 84 km

Eikonrød (1916)

Bratsbergbanen

Rv36 Sandviksvegen

(ca. 120 m)

185,74 km

Skien Old Station (1882)

180. 50 km

'Skien Station (1917)

Vestfoldbanen is a Norwegian railway line which runs from Drammen, through a number of towns in Vestfold and ending in the town of Skien in Telemark. Skien is a Railway station located about one kilometer from downtown Skien. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional There is also a town called Drammen in Wisconsin, named after the Norwegian city in 1877 is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway and administrative centre of Telemark County is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. At Skien, the line continues as Bratsbergbanen to Notodden. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. Service is provided by Norges Statsbaner with their InterCity Express service. Norges Statsbaner commonly know as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways is a Norwegian transport company NSB InterCity Express or ICE is a premium medium distance Railway service provided by Norges Statsbaner on the routes Lillehammer -

History

The first stretch from Drammen to Larvik was opened on October 13, 1881 while the remaining stretch to Skien opened on November 23, 1882. Larvik is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common At first the line was called Grevskapsbanen and the line was originally narrow gauge at 1067 mm, but rebuilt to standard gauge (1435 mm) in 1949. A narrow gauge railway (or narrow gauge railroad) is a Railway that has a Track gauge narrower than the of Standard gauge railways The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Between Eidanger and Skien though there was before this three parallel tracks, making it possible to use both narrow gauged cars and the standard gauged cars used from Brevik to Notodden and onwards to Rjukan. Eidanger is a former rural Parish and Municipality of Telemark county Norway. is a city and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. Rjukan is a city and the administrative center of Tinn municipality in Telemark. The line was electrified at 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC in 1957. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)

Vestfoldbanen has had many branch lines. A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route usually a main line. The first opened in 1881 from Skoppum to Horten and named Hortenlinjen. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Skoppum is a village in the municipality of Horten, Norway. Its population (2005 is 1633 Follow this link if you are after the Horten brothers and their flying-wing aircraft In 1895 the line from Eidanger to Brevik, Brevikbanen, was opened and in 1901 Tønsberg-Eidsfossbanen between Tønsberg and Eidsfoss. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eidanger is a former rural Parish and Municipality of Telemark county Norway. is a town in Norway with a population of 2700 Brevik was established as a municipality January 1 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway The town of Tønsberg was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality Norway. The following year, in 1902, Holmestrand-Vittingfossbanen opened between Holmestrand and Vittingfoss. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting is a city and municipality in Vestfold county Norway The city was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see Formannskapsdistrikt) The latter two branch lines were abandoned in 1938. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brevikbanen was closed for passenger traffic in the 1960s, and completely abandoned in the 1980s with part of the tracks removed. The line Porsgrunn - Norcem Cement Factory is still used for freight trains. Porsgrunn is a town and municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway. Norcem AS is a Norwegian manufacturer of Cement, and subsidiary of HeidelbergCement.

In 2004 much of the service between Larvik and Skien was curtailed, leaving only peak-hour departures on that stretch. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Larvik is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway. This part of the line is somewhat tortuous, and there have been plans for a tunnel, Eidangertunnelen, to shorten this leg.

Future plans

Because Vestfoldbanen sill follows the same right-of-way as it did in 1881, NSB is not able to operate trains at any higher speed, with the average operating speed being at 67 km/h. Jernbaneverket is working on plans to gradually rebuild Vestfoldbanen to double track and considerably higher speeds. A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track At the same time the motorway E18 is being built to four lanes through the county, transferring passengers from train to car. European route E18 begins at Northern Ireland, then through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, and Finland to end at

The upgrades will allow speeds up to 200 km/h between stations, double track between Drammen and Larvik, and single track with two crossing loops from Larvik to Porsgunn. The plans are to build lines in shorter stretches, allowing a steady increase in capacity. After completion, total travel time from Oslo to Tønsberg will be one hour (half an hour shorter than today), and travel time to Grenland will be reduced by about one hour. Some of the time reduction also comes from the construction of Askerbanen just west of Oslo.

The expansion of the line started in 1993, and in 1995 a four kilometers past Skoger was modernized. Skoger is a village located on the border between Buskerud and Vestfold counties Norway. In 2001 13 km through Sande was upgraded. 2002 saw the opening of a new crossing loop at Nykirke. Nykirke is a village in the municipality of Horten, Norway, located near the E18. This plan prioritizes parts north of Tønsberg as well as cutting times significantly between Larvik and Porsgrunn, where the line takes a long trip around, and will reduce travel time from 34 to 12 minutes. Current approved political plans include four new stretches to be completed before 2015:

Barkåker – Tønsberg (7. 7 km)
Holm – Holmestrand (13. 6 km)
Farriseidet – Porsgrunn (Eidangertunnelen, 23 km)
Holmestrand – Nykirke

External links

Drammen is a Railway station located in downtown Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. Sande Station (Sande stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in Sande, Norway. Holmestrand Station is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen located in the town of Holmestrand in Vestfold, Norway. Skoppum Station (Skoppum stasjon is a Railway station on Vestfoldbanen in the village of Skoppum, in Horten, Norway. Tønsberg Station on the Vestfoldbanen railway is the main Railway station in the city of Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway.

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