Trondhjem–Støren Line

Trondhjem–Støren Line
File:Dovrebanen storenstasjon.jpeg Støren Station, the southern terminus, in 1880-90.
Overview
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railway
Status	Merged with the Dovre Line
Termini	Trondhjem Kalvskinnet Station Støren
Operation
Opened	1864
Owner	Norwegian State Railways
Operator(s)	Norwegian State Railways
Character	Passenger and freight
Technical
Line length	51.1 km
No. of tracks	Single
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Route map Legend 550,40 km Trondhjem Kalvskinnet Station(1864-1884) Kongsgårds broNidelva 547,10 km Sluppen(1864) Nidelva from Trondheim S 541,41 km Heimdal Station(1864) see Dovre Line 501,20 km Støren Station(1864)

The Trondhjem–Støren Line (Norwegian: Trondhjem–Størenbanen) was Trøndelag's first railway. It opened in 1864, ten years after the Trunk Line between Oslo and Eidsvoll opened. The 49 kilometer long (later 51.1 km) railway line was narrow gauged (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)) and went between Trondheim and the Støren village in Midtre Gauldal municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The railway had its station, Trondhjem Kalvskinnet Station, in Prinsens gate, crossed the Nidelva river on a newly constructed railroad bridge to Elgeseter, the Elgeseter Bridge.

In 1877 the line was joined with the Røros Line, which went through the Østerdalen between Røros and Hamar. In 1884 the railway tracks were relocated to the west side of the Nidelva and joined with the Meråker Line and the new railway station at Brattøra, which had opened in 1882. This went through a tunnel at Nidareid to Brattøra. In 1918 new tracks were laid to Heimdal over Selsbakk.

Gauge conversion

In 1921 the railway was converted to standard gauge and became a part of the Dovre Line.

See also

• Rail transport in Norway
• List of gauge conversions
• Narrow gauge railways in Norway