Skøyen–Filipstad Line

Skøyen–Filipstad Line
Overview
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian Railway
Termini	Skøyen Filipstad
Operation
Opened	1872
Owner	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operator(s)	CargoNet
Character	Freight
Technical
Line length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	15 kV  16 2⁄3 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.

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