Sørlandsbanen

Norway’s south-coast main line, completed in wartime 1944: inland through pine and moor, touching salt water only at Kristiansand and the Jæren flats.

Stations

1. 0 kmOslo S
2. 7 kmLysaker
3. 23 kmAsker
4. 40 kmDrammen
5. 86 kmKongsberg
6. 148 kmBø
7. Show 11 more stations

   1. 189 kmDrangedal
   2. 204 kmNeslandsvatn
   3. 263 kmNelaug
   4. 331 kmVennesla
   5. 345 kmKristiansand
   6. 354 kmNodeland
   7. 380 kmMarnardal
   8. 407 kmSnartemo
   9. 431 kmGyland
   10. 446 kmSira
   11. 454 kmMoi
8. 502 kmEgersund
9. 545 kmBryne
10. 560 kmSandnes sentrum
11. 567 kmJåttåvågen
12. 574 kmStavanger

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.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9526737 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 84 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 25 m); the longest stretch away from it is 4 km
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of R 707
• 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 Sørlandsbanen?

The Sørlandsbanen runs 598 km from Oslo to Stavanger.

How long does the Sørlandsbanen take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 8 h for the 598 km. That is an average of 75 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.

Who runs the Sørlandsbanen?

Go-Ahead Nordic, with Type 73 tilting EMU.

How old is the Sørlandsbanen?

The line has been in service since 1944. 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 Sørlandsbanen run?

6 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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