Solørbanen
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| Elverum Station, the northern terminus of Solørbanen | |
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| Type | Railway |
| System | Norwegian railway |
| Terminals | Kongsvinger Station Elverum Station |
| No. of stations | 18 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | December 4, 1910 |
| Owner | Jernbaneverket |
| Operator(s) | CargoNet Tåg AB Ofotbanen |
| Character | Freight |
| Rolling stock | Di8, NSB Di4, TMY |
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| Line length | 91 km |
| No. of tracks | Single |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
| Electrification | No |
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Solørbanen is a railway between Kongsvinger and Elverum in Hedmark, Norway. The 91 km single track railway is used exclusively for freight trains, primarily transporting lumber, though it was previously used for passenger traffic until the 1990s. The line is standard gauge but not electrified. At Elverum the line connects to Rørosbanen and at Kongsvinger to Kongsvingerbanen.
[edit] History
The railway was opened on December 4, 1910, as an expansion of the railway between Kongsvinger and Flisa that opened in 1893. The Trondheim express trains on Rørosbanen went via Solørbanen in the periods 1943-1946 and 1986-1989 while the night train also operated in the period 1986-1991.
