Skøyen–Filipstad Line

Railway line in Norway

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Electrification15 kV 16.7 Hz AC

Route map

Legend

					Oslo Port Line (removed)
				0.00 km	Oslo V (1872 - 1989)

				1.58 km	Filipstad (1989)
					Filipstadkaia

				1.58 km	Skarpsno (1882-1989)
					Drammen Line from Oslo S
				3.38 km	Skøyen (1872)
					to Lysaker

The Skøyen–Filipstad Line (Norwegian: Skøyen–Filipstadlinjen) is a 2-kilometer (1.2 mi) long railway line between Skøyen and Filipstad in Oslo, Norway. It is used for freight trains to Oslo Port.^[1]

History

The line was built as part of the Drammen Line that opened in 1872, as a narrow gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) railway. It was rebuilt to standard gauge in 1922 and at the same time electrified. Later the line was rebuilt to double track. The line consisted of the last two kilometers of the Drammen Line that terminated at Oslo West Station (Oslo V). In 1980, the Oslo Tunnel between Skøyen and Oslo Central Station opened and Oslo V was closed. The last stretch of the Drammen Line was then transferred to a pure freight line.

References

^ Jernbaneverket. "Nøkkeltall for norske baner" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-03-29.

Railway lines in Norway

Mainline

Urban

Proposed

Heritage

Merged

Closed

Types

v t e Drammen Line
Stations	Drammen Brakerøya Lier Asker Høn Vakås Hvalstad Billingstad Slependen Sandvika Blommenholm Høvik Stabekk Lysaker Skøyen Nationaltheatret Oslo S
Closed stations	Jong Ramstad Strand Myra Bestun Skarpsno Oslo V
Unused stations	Elisenberg
Branch lines	Lier Spikkestad Asker Skøyen–Filipstad
Tunnels	Lieråsen Oslo