Vestmarka Line

Vestmarka Line
Overview
Native name	Vestmarkabanen
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railway
Status	Abandonend
Locale	Eidskog
Termini	Skotterud Vestmarka
Operation
Opened	15 October 1918
Closed	1 June 1965
Owner	Norwegian State Railways
Operator(s)	Norwegian State Railways
Character	Passenger and freight
Technical
Line length	14.25 kilometres (9 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	No

Vestmarka Line
Legend Grense Line from Kongsvinger 0.00 km Skotterud(1865) to Charlottenberg Vrangselva Repshus(1924) 3.80 km Børgerud(1918) Snesbøl(1924) Taugbøl(1928) 6.59 km Stangnes(1918) Rastad(1924) Rognlia(1924) 11.58 km Buåa(1918) Stangeskovene Vestmarka Church(1924) 14.25 km Vestmarka(1918)

The Vestmarka Line (Norwegian: Vestmarkabanen) is an abandoned railway between Skotterud and Vestmarka in Eidskog, Norway. The line was 14.3 kilometers long and opened on October 15, 1918. The line was the first railway in Norway to terminate passenger transport, on January 3, 1931. Freight transport between Buåa and Vestmarka was terminated on February 15, 1961 and the line completely terminated on June 1, 1965.

External links

• Jernbane.net about Vestmarkabanen (Norwegian)