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Brevikbanen
Overview
OwnerNorwegian National Rail Administration
Termini
Stations0
Service
TypeRailway
Operator(s)CargoNet
Rolling stockEl 14
History
Opened1895
Technical
Line length10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map

km 192.60
Eidanger Station
(1882)
39 m
Prestealléen
km 194.83
Prestealléen
(1933)
km 195.35
Nystrand Station
(1895)
38 m
km 196.30
Mule
(1933)
Malmveien
km 196.67
E18 (23 m, 1992)
km 196.86
Old E18 (34 m)
km 197.21
Skjelsvik Station
(1895)
30 m
Hvalenveien
km 198.10
Valen
(1933)
Hagerup Knutsons vei
Fjordgaten
km 199.65
Heistad Station
(1895)
12 m
Brønnløkka
km 200.16
(~350 m)
km 200.84
Ørvik
(1923)
23 m
Grenland Terminal
(1993)
km 201.05
Norcem Brevik
(1975)
km 201.60
Dalen Station
(1933)
km 201.94
Trosvik
(21m)
km 202.62
Brevik Station
(1895)
12 m

The Brevik Line (Template:Lang-no) is a 10 kilometer long branch railway line running from Vestfoldbanen at Eidanger to Brevik in Telemark, Norway. It is used solely for freight, and serves a Norcem cement plant and the Grenland Terminal port.

History

The line was opened in 1895 with a track gauge of 1067 mm, converted to 1435 mm standard gauge in 1921. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1968 and since then the only traffic has been limestone trains, which have operated to Norcem's plant at Ørvik since the 1970s. In 1993 the Grendland Terminal was built and connected to the line.

Many of Norges Statsbaner's oldest locomotive classes have operated on the line, performing their final duties before retirement. These include classes El 8, El 11, and El 13, usually operated in pairs, with one at each end of the train. Current traction is in the hands of class El 14 locomotives and type Skd 226 shunters.

A stretch of Brevikbanen running beside the Eidangerfjord

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