Dovrebanen

Over the Dovrefjell plateau where wild musk oxen roam: mountain birch, snow fences and midnight sun.

Norway’s great trunk line north climbs the length of Gudbrandsdalen before breaking out above the treeline onto the Dovrefjell, high country crossed by pilgrims bound for Nidaros since the Middle Ages. The rails crest at 1,024 m near Hjerkinn, then follow the Driva river down through ever-greener country to the fjord at Trondheim. Completed in 1921, the line is still the backbone of travel between Norway’s present and medieval capitals.

Stations

1. 0 kmOslo S
2. 18 kmLillestrøm
3. 48 kmOslo Lufthavn
4. 123 kmHamar
5. 136 kmBrumunddal
6. 152 kmMoelv
7. Show 10 more stations

   1. 180 kmLillehammer
   2. 194 kmHunderfossen
   3. 237 kmRingebu
   4. 261 kmVinstra
   5. 270 kmKvam
   6. 291 kmOtta
   7. 324 kmDovre
   8. 336 kmDombås
   9. 374 kmHjerkinn
   10. 385 kmKongsvoll
8. 420 kmOppdal
9. 457 kmBerkåk
10. 490 kmStøren
11. 530 kmHeimdal
12. 541 kmTrondheim

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

Along the way

• Lake Mjøsa shoreline
• Gudbrandsdalen valley
• Dovrefjell plateau
• Hjerkinn — summit at 1,024 m
• Drivdalen descent
• Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8854197 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 95 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 29 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via Entur: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of the Dovrebanen to Trondheim S
• 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 Dovrebanen?

The Dovrebanen runs 553 km from Oslo to Trondheim.

How long does the Dovrebanen take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 6 h 40 min for the 553 km. That is an average of 83 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.

Who runs the Dovrebanen?

SJ Norge, with SJ Nord long-distance.

How old is the Dovrebanen?

The line has been in service since 1921. 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.

How high does the Dovrebanen climb?

1,024 m above sea level at its highest point.

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