Vestmarka Line

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Vestmarka Line
Overview
Native nameVestmarkabanen
StatusAbandonend
Owner Norwegian State Railways
Locale Eidskog Municipality
Termini
Service
Type Railway
System Norwegian railway
Operator(s)Norwegian State Railways
History
Opened15 October 1918
Closed1 June 1965
Technical
Line length14.25 kilometres (9 mi)
Number of tracks Single
CharacterPassenger and freight
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification No

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

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

References

  1. Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (2018-06-14). "Vestmarkalinjen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-06-24.