Vestmarka Line Explained

Vestmarka Line
Native Name:Vestmarkabanen
Type:Railway
System:Norwegian railway
Status:Abandonend
Locale:Eidskog
Start:Skotterud
End:Vestmarka
Open:15 October 1918
Close:1 June 1965
Owner:Norwegian State Railways
Operator:Norwegian State Railways
Character:Passenger and freight
Linelength:14.25km (08.85miles)
Tracks:Single
Electrification:No

The Vestmarka Line (Norwegian: Vestmarkabanen) is an abandoned railway between Skotterud and Vestmarka in Eidskog, Norway. The line was 14.3 kilometers long and opened on 15 October 1918. The line was the first railway in Norway to close to passengers, on 3 January 1931. Freight transport between Buåa and Vestmarka was terminated on 15 February 1961 and the line completely terminated on 1 June 1965.

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