Trondhjem–Støren Line

The Trondhjem–Støren Line (Norwegian: Trondhjem–Størenbanen) was Trøndelag's first railway. It opened on 5 August 1864, ten years after the Trunk Line between Oslo and Eidsvoll opened. The 49 kilometer long (later 51.1 km) railway line was narrow gauged (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)) and went between Trondheim and the Støren village in Midtre Gauldal municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.

Trondhjem–Støren Line
Støren Station, the southern terminus, in 1880-90.
Overview
Native name	Trondhjem-Størenbanen
Status	Merged with the Dovre Line
Owner	Norwegian State Railways
Termini	Trondhjem Kalvskinnet Station Støren
Service
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railway
Operator(s)	Norwegian State Railways
History
Opened	1864
Technical
Line length	51.1 km
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Passenger and freight
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Route map 550,40 km Trondhjem Kalvskinnet Station (1864-1884) Kongsgårds bro Nidelva 547,10 km Sluppen (1864) Nidelva from Trondheim S 541,41 km Heimdal Station (1864) see Dovre Line 501,20 km Støren Station (1864)

The railway had its station, Trondhjem Kalvskinnet Station, in Prinsens gate, crossed the Nidelva river on a newly constructed railroad bridge to Elgeseter, the Elgeseter Bridge.

In 1877 the line was joined with the Røros Line, which went through the Østerdalen between Røros and Hamar. In 1884 the railway tracks were relocated to the west side of the Nidelva and joined with the Meråker Line and the new railway station at Brattøra, which had opened in 1882. This went through a tunnel at Nidareid to Brattøra. In 1918 new tracks were laid to Heimdal over Selsbakk.

Gauge conversion

In 1921 the railway was converted to standard gauge and became a part of the Dovre Line.

See also

• Rail transport in Norway
• List of gauge conversions
• Narrow gauge railways in Norway

Bibliography

• Owen, Roy (1996). Norwegian railways : from Stephenson to high speed. Hitchin: Balholm Press. ISBN 0-9528069-0-8. OCLC 43127416.