Heritage route
Krøderbanen
Vikersund → Krøderen · Norway
Norway’s longest museum railway: 26 km of the 1872 Krøder line preserved whole — stations, water cranes and NSB steam between Vikersund and the lake at Krøderen.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1708266 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 Krøderbanen?
The Krøderbanen runs 26 km from Vikersund to Krøderen.
How long does the Krøderbanen take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 55 min for the 26 km. That is an average of 28 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Krøderbanen?
Stiftelsen Krøderbanen and NJK, with NSB heritage steam.
How old is the Krøderbanen?
The line has been in service since 1872. 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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