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Trunk Line
Depiction of the first trial run of the rails, in 1853
Overview
Native name	Hovedbanen
Owner	Bane NOR
Termini	Oslo S Eidsvoll
Stations	19
Service
Type	Railway
Operator(s)	Vy CargoNet
Rolling stock	Class 72 (L1) Class 75 (R13)
History
Opened	1854
Technical
Line length	68 km
Track length	112 km
Number of tracks	1–2
Character	Local and freight trains
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Operating speed	Max. 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph)
Route map Legend km length inm Dovre Line Eidsvoll Gardermoen Line 67.51 Eidsvoll (original) Fv181 Eidsvollvegen Møllerhaugen 205 Hundsbitet 62.25 Bøn 62.00 Andelva 47 Løken Tunnel 162 Bøns Tunnel 243 Bønsdalen fabrikker 61.00 Bøns parsell Teglverket 59.54 Varud Heiret 57.20 Dal Fv503 Finstadvegen Herregården 53.44 Sand Fv179 Hauersetervegen to Syverstad 49.62 Hauerseter Hauerseter–Gardermo Line Fv174 c.40 46.10 Nordby 44.60 Jessheim Fv178 Algarheimsvegen E6 160 Smedstua Gardermoen Line Dragvoll Asper 40.01 Asper Lystad Holum 36.48 Kløfta 33.62 Arteid E6 32.3 Lindeberg Gardermoen Line Fv171 Haldenvegen Nybrøtt 29.86 Frogner Børke Bridge overLeira c.60 Børke Gardermoen Line 26.87 26.66 Leirsund (resited) (original) 25.20 Lillestrøm N industrial track Rv22 Fetveien c.30 Lundsovergangen Rv120 Jernbanegata c.30 Kongsvinger Line 20.95 Lillestrøm Nitelva 46 Strøm Stalsberg Gardermoen Line Rv159 Strømsveien c.20 19.05 Sagdalen Flaen bru Sagelva 27 Strømmen branch 17.93 Strømmen toStrømmens Verksted 16.42 Fjellhamar Losby Line 15.50 Hanaborg Rv163 Lørenskogveien c.20 14.15 Lørenskog E6 13.09 Høybråten 12.09 Haugenstua to Sannerud industrial track toGrorud 10.50 Grorud 9.30 Nyland Statsbanenes workshop to Leirdal Rv191 Nedre Kalbakkvei c.30 to Veitvet grustak to Volla Alna freight station 6.87 Alna Linjegodsterminalen 6.50 Alnabru Alnabru–Grefsen Line E6 111 E6 Adolf Hedins vei 3.89 Bryn Oslo T-bane Gardermoen Line Etterstad Gjøvik Line 25.8 Vålerenga Loenga–Alnabru Line Galgeberg Rv161 St. Halvards gate Grønland Østfold Line /Follo Line Oslo Port Line 0.27 Oslo Central Oslo Tunnel km length inm This diagram: view talk edit

TheTrunk Line (Norwegian:Hovedbanen) is a railway line in Norway which runs betweenOslo andEidsvoll. The line is owned byBane NOR.

Built byRobert Stephenson, the Trunk Line was opened on 1 September 1854 by theNorwegian Trunk Railway (Norwegian:Norsk Hoved-Jernbane), making it the oldest public railway line in Norway. It connected to steamboats on LakeMjøsa, allowing steam powered transport to places likeLillehammer, 180 kilometers (110 mi) from Oslo. The name comes from the fact that during the planning, it was the only railway project in Norway considered economically viable, since steamboats were considered cheaper if they could be used. The railway was successful and more railways started to be considered.

The section betweenKristiania East and Lillestrøm was rebuilt to double track in 1902, and the line waselectrified in two portions, in 1927 and 1953. The Trunk Line was the main line between Oslo and Eidsvoll until 8 October 1998, when the more direct, double-tracked high-speedGardermoen Line opened, taking most of the passenger traffic.

Today the old line between Oslo andLillestrøm is used for freight traffic and for commuter trains serving the suburban stations in outer Oslo,Lørenskog andSkedsmo. The Gardermoen Line handles high-speed passenger trains and freight trains laden with jet fuel forOslo Airport, Gardermoen. In addition overcrowded trains are not allowed through theRomerike Tunnel, and are occasionally diverted to the old line.^[1]

Passenger service on the old line pastJessheim is only provided toDal.

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  Eidsvoll Station
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  Jessheim Station
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  Lillestrøm Station
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  Lørenskog Station
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  Grorud Station
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  Nyland Station
• 
  Bryn Station
• 
  Oslo Central Station

Media related toHovedbanen at Wikimedia Commons

• Norwegian National Rail Administration's list of stations between Oslo and Lillestrøm(in Norwegian) Note: these trains usually start atAsker on theDrammen Line.
• Norwegian National Rail Administration's list of stations between Lillestrøm and Dal(in Norwegian) Note these trains usually start at Skøyen, and run on the Gardermo Line between Oslo and Lillestrøm.

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