Scenic route
Rørosbanen
Hamar → Trondheim · Norway
The original 1877 inland route to Trondheim: diesel country through Østerdalen’s forests to Røros, the UNESCO copper town still timber-built and soot-dark.
- Distance
- 431 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 6 h
- Average speed
- 72 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmHamar +2
- 9 kmIlseng
- 17 kmLøten
- 32 kmElverum
- 63 kmRena
- 77 kmSteinvik
Show 27 more stations
- 86 kmOpphus
- 100 kmEvenstad
- 110 kmStai
- 119 kmKoppang
- 144 kmAtna
- 157 kmHanestad
- 184 kmBellingmo
- 196 kmAlvdal
- 209 kmAuma
- 219 kmTynset
- 240 kmTolga
- 256 kmOs
- 271 kmRøros
- 284 kmGlåmos
- 304 kmReitan
- 309 kmÅlen
- 325 kmHaltdalen
- 335 kmLanglete
- 351 kmSingsås
- 362 kmKotsøy
- 369 kmRognes
- 381 kmStøren +1
- 388 kmHovin
- 395 kmLundamo
- 400 kmLer
- 405 kmKvål
- 411 kmMelhus
- 421 kmHeimdal +1
- 426 kmSelsbakk
- 429 kmMarienborg
- 431 kmSkansen
- 432 kmTrondheim Central Station +3
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 2385
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Rørosbanen?
The Rørosbanen runs 431 km from Hamar to Trondheim.
How long does the Rørosbanen take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 6 h for the 431 km. That is an average of 72 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Rørosbanen?
SJ Norge, with Type 93 Talent DMU.
How old is the Rørosbanen?
The line has been in service since 1877. 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 often does the Rørosbanen run?
8 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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