Heritage route
Gamle Vossebanen
Garnes → Midttun · Norway
The 1883 Voss line’s surviving loop outside Bergen: NSB 18c steam between Garnes and Midttun, bypassed by new tunnels in 1964 and kept alive by volunteers.
How this line was checked
- The 18 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 1662675 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Gamle Vossebanen?
The Gamle Vossebanen runs 18 km from Garnes to Midttun.
How long does the Gamle Vossebanen take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 45 min for the 18 km. That is an average of 24 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Gamle Vossebanen?
Norsk Jernbaneklubb, with NSB 18c steam.
How old is the Gamle Vossebanen?
The line has been in service since 1883. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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