Meråkerbanen
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| Meråkerbanen | |
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| A Mittnabotåget BM 92 unit in Östersund | |
| Info | |
| Type | Railway |
| System | Norwegian Railway |
| Terminals | Trondheim Storlien |
| No. of stations | 6 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Owner | Jernbaneverket |
| Operator(s) | Norges Statsbaner CargoNet Ofotbanen |
| Character | Regional trains Freight |
| Rolling stock | BM92 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 71 km |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
| Electrification | No |
Meråkerbanen is a railway line which runs from Trondheim, through the municipality of Meråker in Norway to Storlien in Sweden. The line is 71 km long and opened in 1881. On the Swedish side it continues as Mittbanan to Sundsvall. The line originally went from Trondheim S to Storlien, but Jernbaneverket has since recategorized the line from Trondheim to Hell as part of Nordlandsbanen, thus cutting Meråkerbanen's distance from 106 km to 71 km.
The line is now operated by the regional train Mittnabotåget, operated by Norges Statsbaner (Norwegian part) and Veolia Transportation (Swedish part), which runs trains all the way to Östersund. The company uses BM92 diesel multiple units. There are also freight trains operated by CargoNet and Ofotbanen. While the Swedish section of the line is electrified, the Norwegian section isn't.
[edit] Stations
- Trondheim S
- Hommelvik
- Hell
- Hegra
- Gudå
- Meråker
- Kopperå
- Storlien
[edit] External links
- Jernbaneverket's list of stations (Norwegian)
- Jernbaneverket's list of stations (in English, but lacks station descriptions)
- Nabotåget's webpage (Norwegian) (Swedish)
