Editing Setesdal Line

{{Short description|Railway line in Norway}}
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 | caption            = Veteran train on the Setesdal Line, 23 July 2003. The train is driving onto the [[Paulen bridge]].
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}}<!-- {{Infobox rail line
|name        = Setesdal Line
|image       = Setesdalsbanen.jpg
|caption     = Veteran train on the Setesdal Line, July 23, 2003. The train is driving onto the [[Paulen bridge]].
|type        = [[Rail transport|Railway]]
|system      = [[Rail transport in Norway|Norwegian railway]]
|status      = [[Heritage railway]], {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=on}} of the original line
|start       = [[Kristiansand Station|Kristiansand]]
|end         = [[Byglandsfjord Station|Byglandsfjord]]
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|operator    = [[Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996)|Norwegian State Railways]] (original)<br>Setesdal Line (heritage)
|character   = Heritage ([[Grovane]] - [[Røyknes]])
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|linelength  = {{convert|78|km|mi|abbr=on}} (original)<br>{{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} (heritage)
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The '''Setesdal Line''' ({{langx|no|Setesdalsbanen}}) was a [[railway]] between [[Kristiansand]] and [[Byglandsfjord]] in southern [[Norway]], {{convert|78|km|abbr=on}} long. It was built with a narrow [[Track gauge|gauge]] of {{Track gauge|1067mm|lk=on}}, and opened to [[Hægeland]] 26 November 1895, and to Byglandsfjord 27 November 1896. Stations along the line included [[Mosby, Norway|Mosby]], [[Vennesla]], Grovene ([[Grovane]]), [[Iveland]] and [[Hægeland]].

Today, only the stretch between [[Grovane]] and [[Røyknes]] of the original line is preserved as a [[heritage railway]].

== History ==
When the [[standard gauge]]d [[Sørlandet Line]] was opened to Kristiansand in 1938, Grovane became the new terminal station for the Setesdal Line, with connection to the Sørlandet Line.

The Setesdal Line was suspended from 1 September 1962, and the track was lifted between Byglandsfjord and Beihølen. The {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} line between Beihølen and Grovane was, however, preserved by local enthusiasts. The [[Setesdal Line Hobby Club]] was already established in 1964.

Today, the Setesdal Line is a railway museum with steam trains serving the {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}} line between Grovane and [[Røyknes]]. Four steam locomotives from 1894-1902 are preserved, along with a number of passenger and freight cars.

== The preserved locomotives ==
=== Narrow gauge steam locomotives ===
[[File:XXI-1.jpg|thumb|left|180px|NSB Class XXI number 1]]
*[[NSB Class XXI|Class XXI]] number 1, built at [[Dübs and Company]] in 1894.
*[[NSB Class XXI|Class XXI]] number 2, built at [[Dübs and Company]] in 1894.
*[[NSB Class XXI|Class XXI]] number 5, built at [[Thune (company)|Thunes Mekaniske Værksted]] in 1901.
*[[NSB Class XXII|Class XXII]] number 6, built at [[Thune (company)|Thunes Mekaniske Værksted]] in 1902.

=== Narrow gauge diesel locomotives ===
*[[SJ Class Z4t]] number 227, built in 1950. Bought from the [[Swedish State Railways|SJ]] in 1976.
*[[SJ Class Z4t]] number 307, built in 1952. Bought from the [[Swedish State Railways|SJ]] in 1981.

=== Narrow gauge railcars ===
*[[NSB Cmbo-1|Cmbo-1]] number 2672, built in 1932 at [[Strømmens Værksted]]. 56 passengers.
*Cmdo Sulitelma, built in 1957 at [[Strømmens Værksted]]. 56 passengers. Transferred to the Setesdal Line after the closure of [[Sulitjelma Line]].

=== Standard gauge diesel locomotives ===
These locomotives are only used for [[Shunting (rail)|shunting]] at areas with [[dual gauge]] [[rail tracks|track]].

*[[NSB Skd 206|Skd 206]] number 39, built in 1936.
*[[NSB Skd 206|Skd 206]] number 44, built in 1936.

== Heritage railway stations and stops ==
[[File:Grovane stasjon.JPG|thumbnail|Grovane Station]]

[[File:Setesdalsbanen ankommer Røyknes stasjon. Foto T Lunde (7459361810) (2).jpg|thumbnail|Røyknes Station]]
The following stations and stops exist at the '''current railway museum''':
{|
!Name!!Type!!Distance from [[Oslo Vestbanestasjon|Oslo V]] (km)!!Length (m)
|-
|[[Grovane]]||[[railway station|Station]]||345.25
|-
|Rugåna||Steel [[bridge]]||345.40||13.6
|-
|Store bu||[[Siding (rail)|Siding]]||345.69
|-
|Grovane||[[Train station|Stop]]||345.80
|-
|Grovane||[[Level crossing]]||345.87
|-
|Paulen||[[Truss bridge]]||347.13||50.1
|-
|Paulen||[[Train station|Stop]]||347.59
|-
|Paulen gård||[[Train station|Stop]]||347.76
|-
|Kringsjå||[[Train station|Stop]]||348.17
|-
|Løyning||[[Tunnel]]||349.74||123
|-
|Beihølen dam||[[Train station|Stop]]||350.53
|-
|Beihøldalen||[[Train station|Station]]||350.97
|-
|Otterdals||[[Siding (rail)|Siding]]||351.79
|-
|[[Røyknes]]||[[Train station|Station]]||353.22
|-
|Langåen||Steel [[bridge]]||353.37||9.32
|}

== Setesdal Line 1896 - 1938 ==
Connection with [[SS Bjoren|steamboat]] on Lake [[Byglandsfjorden]] from [[Byglandsfjord Station]].  The railway line was closed in 1962, but parts of the railroad have been preserved. It is a current narrow-gauge heritage railroad between [[Røyknes]] and [[Grovane]] and the current standard gauged track from Grovane Station to Kristiansand Station is a part of the current [[Sørlandet Line]]. Several of the station buildings along the former railroad are still preserved.  Rail passengers had to change trains at Grovane Station from 1938 to 1962 due to different track widths, narrow-gauge to [[normal gauge]].

=== Route === 
[[File:Setesdalsbanen map.jpg|thumb|500px|The Setesdal Line 1896 - 1938]]
{{routemap|title=|float=none|map=
KBHFa~~78,33 km~~[[Byglandsfjord Station]]~~(1896)
ABZg+r~~78,20 km~~ ~~Byglandsfjord dampsag side track
ABZg+r~~ ~~ ~~Agder kjøpelag side track
STRo~~77,36 km~~Vassenden bridge~~(1920, 4,5 m)
HST~~76,90 km~~Vassenden~~(1930)
ABZg+r~~75,76 km~~ ~~Standarfossen side track
HST~~75,52 km~~Reguleringsdammen
ABZg+r~~74,06 km~~ ~~Side track for Germans during WWII
ABZg+r~~73,91 km~~ ~~Syrtveit
HST~~73,90 km~~Syrtveit~~(1896)
HST~~71,35 km~~Follestø~~(1933)
STRo~~70,32 km~~Stenbekken bridge~~(1923, 4 m)
HST~~68,71 km~~Flatebygd~~(1914)
STRo~~68,22 km~~Odåen bridge~~(1896, 4 m)
ABZg+r~~67,93 km~~ ~~Side track
BHF~~66,93 km~~Evje~~(1896)
ABZg+r~~66,36 km~~ ~~A/S Evje Raffineringsverk side track
ABZg+r~~65,66 km~~ ~~Fosvik gravel pit
HST~~65,00 km~~[[Evjemoen]]~~(1928)
ABZg+r~~65,00 km~~ ~~Evjemoen military side track
HST~~63,70 km~~Bjoråveien~~(1930)
hKRZWae~~62,94 km~~Hornnes bridge~~(1896, 137,5 m)
BHF~~62,59 km~~Hornnes~~(1896)
hKRZWae~~61,71 km~~Voile bridge~~(1896, 17 m)
HST~~59,90 km~~Hestvåg~~(1930)
ABZg+r~~59,57 km~~ ~~Hestvåg side track
HST~~57,59 km~~Hanås~~(1928)
STRo~~56,59 km~~Hanåsbekken bridge~~(1896, 4 m)
ABZg+r~~56,21 km~~ ~~Moisund saw mill
STRo~~56,10 km~~Moibekken bridge~~(1896, 4 m)
BHF~~55,82 km~~Moisund~~(1896)
HST~~54,20 km~~Slettefett~~(1932)
hKRZWae~~53,10 km~~Hornekilen bridge~~(1895, 20 m)
HST~~52,22 km~~Hornesund~~(1896)
hKRZWae~~50,95 km~~Errekilen bridge~~(1895, 18,8 m)
STRo~~49,37 km~~Hornskilen bridge~~(1929, 9,2 m)
HST~~49,35 km~~Eldsneset~~(1928)
BRÜCKE2~~47,88 km~~Horsnkilen downfall~~(1895, 5 m)
HST~~47,23 km~~Kiledalen~~(1928)
STRo~~45,82 km~~Kiledalsbekken bridge~~(1918, 6,3 m)
BHF~~43,97 km~~Hægeland~~(1895)
ABZg+r~~43,97 km~~ ~~Kile gravel pit
hKRZWae~~43,26 km~~Hægeland bridge~~(1911, 19 m)
HST~~40,70 km~~Øvre Gåseflå~~(1930)
STRo~~ ~~Bridge~~(1895, 2,5 m)
HST~~39,11 km~~Gåseflå~~(1895)
TUNNEL2~~38,96 km~~Gåseflå tunnel II~~(1895, 9,2 m)
TUNNEL2~~38,91 km~~Gåseflå tunnel I~~(1895, 25,4 m)
ABZg+r~~38,70 km~~ ~~Nedre Gåseflå
TUNNEL2~~37,00 km~~Slemdal tunnel~~(1895, 86,4 m)
TUNNEL2~~36,81 km~~Homevassevja tunnel~~(1895, 83,6 m)
BHF~~34,50 km~~Iveland~~(1895)
ABZg+r~~32,83 km~~ ~~Beinestvedt
STRo~~32,76 km~~Beinestvedtkilen bridge~~(1920, 5 m)
TUNNEL2~~32,60 km~~Beinestvedt tunnel~~(1920, 25 m)
TUNNEL2~~29,90 km~~[[Nomelandtunnelen|Nomeland tunnel]]~~(1920, 207 m)
HST~~29,78 km~~Nomeland~~(1928)
ABZg+r~~29,78 km~~ ~~Nomeland nye
TUNNEL2~~29,12 km~~Røyknes tunnel II~~(1920, 40 m)
TUNNEL2~~28,93 km~~Røyknes tunnel I~~(1920, 80 m)
ABZg+r~~28,58 km~~ ~~Nomeland sideline
STRo~~28,52 km~~Langåen bridge~~(1911, 8 m)
BHF~~28,38 km~~[[Røyknes]]~~(1895)
ABZg+r~~26,89 km~~ ~~Otterdals sideline
TUNNEL1~~24,90 km~~Løyning tunnel~~(1895, 123 m)
HST~~23,32 km~~Kringsjå~~1930
ABZg+r~~23,10 km~~ ~~Paulen
hKRZWae~~22,27 km~~Paulen bridge~~(1895, 50,1 m)
hKRZWae~~20,56 km~~Rugåna bridge~~(1911, 9,17 m)
BHF~~20,41 km~~[[Grovane Station|Grovane]]~~(1895)
ABZgr~~20,10 km~~ ~~Grovane saw mill
ABZg+r~~20,10 km~~ ~~Grovene gravel pit
STRo~~19,52 km~~Bridge over Egelandsaa stream~~(1895, 2,5 m)
HST~~19,52 km~~Egelandsaa
BRÜCKE2~~19,46 km~~Underpass~~(1895, 2,5 m)
HST~~19,35 km~~Veråsveien~~(1934)
HST~~18,10 km~~[[Vennesla Station|Vennesla]]~~(1909)
HST~~17,07 km~~Graslia~~(1926)
TUNNEL2~~14,08 km~~Hunsfoss tunnel II~~(1895, 35 m)
TUNNEL2~~13,89 km~~Hunsfoss tunnel I~~(1895, 12 m)
BRÜCKE2~~16,50 km~~downfall~~(1895, 3,8 m)
HST~~16,40 km~~Hunsfoss~~(1927)
HST~~16,10 km~~Tjovemoen~~(1927)
ABZg+r~~15,92 km~~ ~~Hunsfos Fabrikker
ABZg+r~~15,58 km~~ ~~Vigeland Brug
BHF~~15,42 km~~Vikeland~~(1895)
HST~~14,84 km~~Goli~~(1927)
HST~~14,58 km~~Lunden~~(1927)
HST~~14,28 km~~Nyland~~(1927)
TUNNEL2~~14,08 km~~Ås tunnel~~(1895, 70 m)
TUNNEL2~~13,89 km~~Nederste Åbel tunnel~~(1895, 120 m)
ABZg+r~~13,07 km~~ ~~Kvarstein sideline
HST~~13,07 km~~Kvarstein~~(1898)
ABZg+r~~12,71 km~~ ~~Kvarstein gravel pit sideline
HST~~12,54 km~~Ravnåsveien~~(1927)
TUNNEL1~~11,92 km~~Kvarstein tunnel~~(1895, 30,1 m)
hKRZWae~~11,68 km~~Kvarstein bridge~~(1895, 191,6 m)
HST~~11,32 km~~Kvarstein Grinn~~(1927)
HST~~11,00 km~~Øvre Mosby~~(1937)
HST~~10,75 km~~Røistad~~(1927)
HST~~10,37 km~~Høllen~~(1927)
STRo~~10,17 km~~Bridge over Høyebekken stream~~(1895, 9 m)
BHF~~9,97 km~~[[Mosby Station]]~~(1895)
BRÜCKE2~~9,88 km~~Underpass~~(1895, 3,8 m)
TUNNEL2~~9,37 km~~Mosby tunnel II~~(1895, 45 m)
TUNNEL2~~9,18 km~~Mosby tunnel I~~(1895, 80 m)
BRÜCKE2~~9,17 km~~Sagbekken bridge~~(1895, 9,1 m)
HST~~9,02 km~~Aukland~~(1913)
BRÜCKE2~~8,06 km~~Underpass~~(1895, 2,5 m)
HST~~7,40 km~~Solsletta~~(1927)
STRo~~7,28 km~~Bridge over Storebekk stream~~(1895, 3 m)
HST~~7,11 km~~Strai~~(1895)
HST~~Kvernvollen
HST~~5,60 km~~Strai Cementstøberi~~(1927)
HST~~4,82 km~~Langemyr~~(1927)
HST~~4,01 km~~Dalane~~(1903)
STRo~~3,91 km~~Bridge over stream II~~(1895, 2 m)
STRo~~3,48 km~~Bridge over stream I~~(1895, 3 m)
HST~~2,20 km~~Krossen~~(1936)
HST~~1,60 km~~Solvang~~(1927)
ABZg+r~~1,60 km~~ ~~Klappane gravel pit
ABZg+r~~1,21 km~~ ~~Møllespor side track
STRo~~1,07 km~~Natmansbekken bridge II~~(1895, 9,2 m)
HST~~1,04 km~~Grimsbroen~~(1936)
STRo~~0,44 km~~Natmansbekken bridge I~~(1895, 5,7 m)
KBHFe~~0,00 km~~[[Kristiansand Station]]~~(1895)
}}
== See also ==
* [[Lars Lysgaard]]
* [[Narrow gauge railways in Norway]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.setesdalsbanen.no Official site] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/@SetesdalLine Official YouTube Channel] {{in lang|en}}
*[http://www.vestagdermuseet.no/setesdalsbanen/?c_id=6 Vest-Ager Museum, Setesdal Line] (Optional languages)
*[http://norwegen.piranho.de/Vest-Agder_Venneslae.htm photos from the Setesdal Line]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=UTF-8&ll=58.29941,7.975001&spn=0.012268,0.03562&t=k&om=1 Google map location]

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