Editing Rauma Line (section)

{{Short description|Norwegian railway}}
{{Infobox rail line
|name        = Rauma Line
|native_name = Raumabanen
|image       = BCM 93-57 near-Bjorli 2004 SRS.jpg
|caption     = 
|type        = [[Railway]]
|system      = [[Rail transport in Norway|Norwegian Railway]]
|status      = 
|start       = [[Dombås Station]]
|end         = [[Åndalsnes Station]]
|stations    = 5
|open        = 30 November 1924
|close       = 
|owner       = [[Bane NOR]]
|operator    = [[SJ Norge]]<br>[[CargoNet]]<br>[[OnRail]]
|character   = Freight and passenger
|stock       = [[NSB Class 93|Class 93]]
|linelength  = {{convert|114.2|km|abbr=on}}
|tracklength = 
|tracks      = [[Single track (rail)|Single]]
|gauge       = {{RailGauge|sg}}
|electrification = No
|speed       = 
|elevation   =
|map         = {{Raumabanen}}
|map_state   = show
}}

The '''Rauma Line''' ({{langx|no|Raumabanen}}) is a {{convert|114.2|km}} long [[railway]] between the town of [[Åndalsnes]] (in [[Rauma Municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county), and the village of [[Dombås]] (in [[Dovre Municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county), in [[Norway]]. Running down the [[Romsdalen]] valley, the line opened between 1921 and 1924 as a branch of the [[Dovre Line]], which connects to the cities of [[Oslo]] and [[Trondheim]]. Originally intended as the first stage to connect [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]], and possibly also [[Molde (town)|Molde]] and [[Kristiansund (town)|Kristiansund]], no extensions have ever been realized. The unelectrified line is served four times daily with [[SJ Norge]]'s [[NSB Class 93|Class 93]], although in the summer the service only operates from Åndalsnes to [[Bjorli]] as a tourist service. [[CargoLink]] operates a daily freight train.

The line features two [[horseshoe curve (transportation)|horseshoe curves]] and has a {{convert|655|m}} elevation drop. Among the line's features is the [[Kylling Bridge]] and views of the mountainous valley. Five stations remain in use: [[Dombås Station|Dombås]], [[Lesja Station|Lesja]], [[Lesjaverk Station|Lesjaverk]], [[Bjorli Station|Bjorli]] and [[Åndalsnes Station|Åndalsnes]]. There have been launched plans to replace the line with a [[high-speed railway]].

[[Freight train]] service have started up again (as of 2021); previously the freight trains discontinued service in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2021 |title=Gründere fikk gods tilbake på Raumabanen og første tog ble utsolgt på vel to uker. Nå frir de til lakseaktørene |url=https://www.dn.no/morgendagens-naringsliv/onrail/henning-aandal/cargonet/grundere-fikk-gods-tilbake-pa-raumabanen-og-forste-tog-ble-utsolgt-pa-vel-to-uker-na-frir-de-til-lakseaktorene/2-1-1012520}}</ref>