Eastern Østfold Line

Eastern Østfold Line
Overview
Type	Railway
Termini	Ski Station Sarpsborg Station
Stations	21
Operation
Opened	1882
Owner	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner CargoNet
Character	Commuter trains Freight trains
Rolling stock	BM 75
Technical
Line length	80 km
Number of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	15 kV 16 ^2⁄3 Hz AC

The Eastern Østfold Line (Norwegian: Østfoldbanens østlige linje) is a railway line which runs between Ski and Sarpsborg. It is a branch line, to the main Østfold Line. The Eastern Østfold Line runs east of the main line, serving communities such as Mysen, Askim and Rakkestad. Scheduled passenger service on this line is only provided between Oslo and Rakkestad, and most trains terminate at Mysen. However, freight trains and passenger trains diverted when the main line is closed use the entire line. Østre linje was the first Norwegian railway line to introduce ERTMS level II from august 2015.

The line was opened in 1882, and electrified in 1958.^[1]

Stations

• Ski Station
• Drømtorp Station
• Kråkstad Station
• Langli Station
• Skotbu Station
• Tomter Station
• Knapstad Station
• Spydeberg Station
• Langnes Station
• Askim Station
• Askim Næringspark Station
• Slitu Station
• Mysen Station
• Eidsberg Station
• Heia Station
• Rakkestad Station

References

1. Store norske leksikon, entry on "Østfoldbanen"

External links

• Norwegian National Rail Administration's list of stations on the Eastern Østfold Line