Brevik Line

Overview

Type

Railway

Termini

Eidanger
Brevik

Stations

Operation

Opened

15 October 1895

Owner

Norwegian National Rail Administration

Operator(s)

CargoNet

Rolling stock

El 14

Technical

Line length

10 km (6.2 mi)

Number of tracks

Single

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Electrification

15 kV 16 ²⁄₃ Hz AC

Route map

Vestfold Line from Porsgrunn

km 192.60

Eidanger Station(1882)

39 m

Vestfold Line to Larvik

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)

National Road 354

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 (Norwegian: Brevikbanen) is a 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) railway which runs from Eidanger to Brevik in Porsgrunn, Norway. The single track and electrified branch line of the Vestfold Line is exclusively used for freight traffic to Norcem Brevik hauled by CargoNet.

First proposed in 1875, the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) started construction in 1892, allowing the railway to be officially opened on 15 October 1895. An early important service was correspondence with a train from Oslo to a coastal ferry, as it was the closest line to Agder until 1927. The Brevik Line was originally built as a narrow gauge railway, but was converted to standard gauge in 1921 and electrified in 1949. From the opening until 1964 the line saw between ten and nineteen daily round trips with a commuter train to Skien. All passenger transport was terminated in 1968.

The Brevik Line branches from the Vestfold Line at Eidanger Station and runs for 10.02 kilometers (6.23 mi) to Brevik Station, making it located entirely within Porsgrunn. The railway is single track, standard gauge and electrified at 15 kV 16 ²⁄₃ Hz AC, but lacks centralized traffic control,automatic train control, and GSM-R. Excluding spurs, the line has eighteen bridges and eleven level crossings. It reaches a maximum elevation of 50.55 meters (165.8 ft) above mean sea level and a minimum of 7.75 meters (25.4 ft). The line is owned and maintained by the Norwegian National Rail Administration. The only regular traffic on the line is the hauling of limestone for Norcem Brevik. Operated by CargoNet, the trains run 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) to the limestone mine in Porsgrunn.

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