Havnebanen

Havnebanen
Info
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian Railway
Status	Abandoned
Start station	Oslo Ø
End station	Oslo V
No. of stations	2
Operation
Opened	November 13 1907
Closed	1983
Owner	Norges Statsbaner
Operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
Character	Freight
Technical
Line length	2.2 km
Track length	2.2 km
No. of tracks	1
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrified	No

Havnebanen or Port Line is an abandoned Norwegian railway that went between the two main railway stations in Oslo, Oslo Østbanestasjon and Oslo Vestbanestasjon. The line was 2.2 km long, standard gauge (1435 mm) single track, but not electrified.

The line made it possible for trains to drive between the two train stations, but the line was located in the streets, making it an intimate task and stopping traffic at Rådhusplassen, the plaza in front of Oslo City Hall. The railway also connected to the port in Oslo, and with the new line it was possible to tranfer cargo directly from the railway to the ships. There were only a few freight trains per day that used the line, and no passenger trains. Passengers who wanted to change between the two stations had to find alternative means of transportation.

The line was opened on November 13 1907, but closed in 1983 after the railway tunnel Oslotunnelen between Skøyen and the new Oslo Central Station was opened in 1980.