NSB Gjøvikbanen

Overview
Franchise(s)	Gjøvik Line (2006–16)
Main route(s)	Skøyen – Jaren Oslo S – Gjøvik
Fleet size	9 Class 69g
Stations called at	23
Parent company	Norwegian State Railways
Website	www.nsb.no/gjovikbanen/

NSB Gjøvikbanen
0:00 Oslo S Tøyen 0:07 Grefsen 0:09 Nydalen 0:13 Kjelsås Snippen Movatn 0:27 Nittedal Hakadal 0:43 Harestua 0:51 Grua 0:56 Roa| 0:59 Lunner 1:06 Gran 1:12 Jaren 1:19 Bleiken 1:35 Eina 1:40 Reinsvoll 1:45 Raufoss 1:55 Gjøvik

NSB Gjøvikbanen AS is a Norwegian railway company that operates the passenger train service on the Gjøvik Line. A subsidiary of the state-owned Norwegian State Railways (NSB), it operates a fleet of nine Class 69g three-car electric multiple units. NSB Gjøvikbanen provides two different services: the Skøyen – Oslo S – Jaren service is part of the Oslo Commuter Rail; while Oslo S – Gjøvik is a regional service, with only limited stops on the route until Grua. Departures are each 40 minutes, with every third train running to Gjøvik.

The company was created in 2004 as NSB Anbud AS to compete for the tender bid for a ten-year public service obligation (PSO) contract with the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications on the Gjøvik Line. The company won the bid and operations started on 11 June 2005, with newly renovated trains. Following the September 2005 election, all further PSO offerings for railway operations were terminated, and the company was left with the single service, subsequently changing its name to reflect the single route.

The company operates both regional trains to Gjøvik, as well as line 300, the Oslo Commuter Rail, to Hakadal or Jaren. Most north-bound trains originate at Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), but some rush-hour services start at Skøyen, and operate through the Oslo Tunnel to Oslo S, to serve large working districts of Oslo. NSB Gjøvikbanen has a train leave and depart Oslo S every 40 minutes; however, the trains have three different stopping patterns and termini, giving each of the three services a two-hour headway. Two services are commuter trains, and stop at all stations. The one operates until Hakadal, while the other operates until Jaren. In addition, there is a regional services that operates to Gjøvik. The regional service only calls at the major stations until Grua, but serves all stations after that. Travel time from Oslo S to Hakadal is 40 minutes, to Jaren it is 1 hour 22 minutes, while it is 1 hour 55 minutes to Gjøvik. The Gjøvik Line accounts for six percent of passenger transport on the national rail network.

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