Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line
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Sundsbyfoss Bridge
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| Overview | |
| Native name | Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen |
| Type | Railway |
| System | Norwegian railway |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Termini | Stensarmen Eidsfoss Station |
| Stations | 18 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 21 October 1901 |
| Closed | 1 June 1938 |
| Owner | Vestfold Privatbaner |
| Operator(s) | Vestfold Privatbaner |
| Character | Passenger and freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 48.10 km (29.89 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Electrification | No |
| Highest elevation | 68.2 m (224 ft) |
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The Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line (Norwegian: Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen) or TEB is an abandoned railway between Eidsfoss and Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. In use from 21 October 1901 to 31 May 1938, the private railway connected the area of Hof to Tønsberg, the coast and the Vestfold Line of the Norwegian State Railways. The main purpose of the 48.10-kilometre (29.89 mi) narrow gauge railway was to connect Eidsfos Verk to the mainline, although the railway also operated passenger trains. The line shares 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) with the Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line (HVB), the two which from 1934 were operated by the same company, Vestfold Privatbaner.
The Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line was 48.10 kilometers (29.89 mi) long and ran from Tønsberg to Eidsfoss, entirely in the county of Vestfold. The line was narrow gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) and not electrified. The line ran through flat and easy terrain, with no tunnels or cuttings, and only three bridges. The steepest gradient was 16⅔ per mil, the smallest curve radius was 150 meters (490 ft). At Tønsberg the line interchanged with the Vestfold Line, and along the 6-kilometer (3.7 mi) section from Hillestad to Hof the line shared track with the Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line. TEB had eighteen station. AT Eikfoss it corresponded with steamship services on the lake Eikeren.
In the original track configuration in Tønsberg, the line started at the post at Stensarmen, which was located 1.50 km (0.93 mi) from Tønsberg Station. The continued to Jarlsberg Points (3.24 km [2.01 mi]), where there was an intersection with the Vestfold Line. From 1915 the track arrangements in Tønsberg were altered and the Vestfold Line was placed in a loop through the town. The last part of the section to Stemsarmen became a spur of this loop, with TEB sharing track with the Vestfold Line for the return part of the loop. The new Tønsberg Station, shared with the Norwegian State Railways (NSB), was located 1.50 km (0.93 mi) from Stensarmen, but at a different location than the old station.
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