The Norwegian railway network consisted, as of 2008, of of line.Norwegian National Rail Administration (2009): 4 The Trunk Line opened as Norway's first mainline railway on 1 September 1854.

List The following table gives a chronological overview of the mainline railway lines in Norway. It explicitly excludes tramway, light rail and metro lines, spurs and industrial lines. It contains the date the section opened,Norwegian National Rail Administration (2009): 44–45 the line the segment is currently considered part of, the name of the line at the time of the opening (if different from the current name). Some railways have simply changed name, while others have been merged with other lines.Bjerke and Holom (1994): 19 The table further gives the length of the line, the gauge and number of tracks (single, double or quadruple),Bjerke and Holom (1994): 10–12 all at the time the line opened. Many railway lines have since been shortened and some have been doubledNorwegian National Rail Administration (2009): 45 and been through gauge conversion. Standard gauge is , CAP gauge is and meter gauge is . Railway which opened as private are marked, even though many were later nationalized.Aspenberg (1994): 12 In later years, many new sections are major realignments, typically tunnels, which shorten an existing line.

†Realignment of existing line*Private

Opened Line Historic name Segment Length(km) Length(mi) Gauge Tracks Trunk* — Oslo East – Eidsvoll Standard Single Røros Hamar–Grundset Hamar–Grundset CAP Single Kongsvinger — Lillestrøm–Kongsvinger Standard Single Dovre Trondhjem–Støren Støren–Trondheim CAP Single Kongsvinger Border Kongsvinger – Swedish border Standard Single Randsfjorden — Vikersund–Drammen CAP Single Randsfjorden — Tyristrand–Vikersund CAP Single Randsfjorden — Randsfjord–Tyristrand CAP Single Røros Aamodt Grundset–Rena CAP Single Sørlandet Randsfjorden (branch) Hokksund–Kongsberg CAP Single Drammen — Drammen – Oslo West CAP Single Krøderen — Krøderen–Vikersund CAP Single Røros — Rena–Koppang CAP Single Røros — Singsås–Støren CAP Single Røros — Røros–Singsås CAP Single Røros — Koppang–Røros CAP Single Sørlandet Jæren Stavanger–Egersund CAP Single Østfold Smaalenene Oslo East – Moss – Halden Standard Single Østfold Smaalenene Halden – Swedish border Standard Single Dovre Eidsvold–Hamar Eidsvoll–Hamar Standard Single Meråker — Trondheim – Swedish border Standard Single Vestfold Jarlsberg Larvik–Drammen CAP Single Horten — Skoppum–Horten CAP Single Vestfold Jarlsberg Skien–Larvik CAP Single Eastern Østfold Smaalenene Ski–Mysen–Sarpsborg Standard Single Bergen Voss Bergen–Voss CAP Single Dovre Røros Selsbakk–Trondheim CAP Single Sulitjelma* — Sjønstå–Fossen 750 mm Single Sulitjelma* — Fossen–Hellarmo 750 mm Single Solør Kongsvinger–Flisen Kongsvinger–Flisa Standard Single Nesttun–Os* — Osøren–Nesttun 750 mm Single Dovre Hamar–Sel Hamar–Tretten Standard Single Brevik — Brevik–Eidanger CAP Single Lillesand–Flaksvand* — Lillesand–Flaksvand CAP Single Dovre Hamar–Sel Tretten–Otta Standard Single Urskog–Høland Høland Bingfos–Bjørkelangen 750 mm Single Setesdal — Kristiansand–Bygelandsfjord CAP Single Urskog–Høland* — Bjørkelangen–Skulerud 750 mm Single Gjøvik North Grefsen–Jaren Standard Single Gjøvik North Jaren–Røykenvik Standard Single Alnabru–Grefsen North Grefsen–Alnabru Standard Single Tønsberg–Eidsfoss* — Tønsberg–Eidsfoss CAP Single Nordland Hell–Sunnan Hell–Stjørdal Standard Single Holmestrand–Vittingfoss* — Holmestrand–Vittingfoss CAP Single Nordland Hell–Sunnan Stjørdal–Levanger Standard Single Ofoten — Narvik – Swedish border Standard Single Gjøvik North Oslo East – Grefsen Standard Single Gjøvik North Jaren–Gjøvik Standard Single Skreia — Reinsvoll–Skreia Standard Single Valdres* — Eina–Dokka Standard Single Valdres* — Dokka–Tonsåsen Standard Single Urskog–Høland* — Sørumsand–Bingfos 750 mm Single Lier* — Lier–Svangerstrand CAP Single Nordland Hell–Sunnan Levanger–Verdal Standard Single Flekkefjord — Egersund–Flekkefjord CAP Single Nordland* Dunderland Tverråsen–Storfoshei Standard Single Valdres* — Tonsåsen–Aurdal Standard Single Nordland Hell–Sunnan Verdal–Sunnan Standard Single Valdres* — Aurdal–Fagernes Standard Single Loenga–Alnabru — Loenga–Alnabru Standard Single Grimstad* — Rise–Grimstad CAP Single Oslo Port — Oslo West – Oslo East Dual Single Bergen — Voss–Gulsvik Standard Single Thamshavn* — Svorkmo–Thamshavn Meter Single Rjukan* — Rjukan–Mæl Standard Single Tinnoset* — Tinnoset–Notodden Standard Single Bergen — Gulsvik–Roa Standard Single Thamshavn* — Løkken–Svorkmo Meter Single Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn*Bjerke and Holom (1994): 241 — Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Standard Single Solør — Flisa–Elverum Standard Single Arendal Arendal–Treungen Arendal–Åmli CAP Single Dovre — Otta–Dombås Standard Single Arendal Arendal–Treungen Åmli–Treungen CAP Single Sulitjelma* — Hellarmo–Fagerli CAP Single Bratsberg — Eikonrød–Notodden Standard Single Solbergfoss* — Askim–Solbergfoss Standard Single Vestmarka — Skotterud–Vestmarka Standard Single Sørlandet — Hjuksebø–Kongsberg Standard Single Dovre — Dombås–Støren Standard Single Sørlandet — Gvarv–Nordagutu Standard Single Rauma — Dombås–Åndalsnes Standard Single Sørlandet — Bø–Gvarv Standard Single Ålgård — Ålgård–Ganddal CAP Single Sørlandet — Lunde–Bø Standard Single Sperillen — Hen–Sperillen Standard Single Nordland — Sunnan–Snåsa Standard Single Numedal — Kongsberg–Rødberg Standard Single Sørlandet — Neslandsvatn–Lunde Standard Single Kragerø Sørlandet Kragerø–Neslandsvatn Standard Single Nordland — Snåsa–Grong Standard Single Namsos — Grong–Namsos Standard Single Hardanger — Granvin–Voss Standard Single Sørlandet — Nelaug–Neslandsvatn Standard Single Sørlandet — Grovane–Nelaug Standard Single Nordland — Grong–Mosjøen Standard Single Nordland — Mosjøen–Elsfjord Standard Single Flåm — Flåm–Myrdal Standard Single Nordland — Elsfjord–Bjerka Standard Single Nordland — Bjerka – Mo i Rana Standard Single Nordland — Mo i Rana – Tverrånes Standard Single Nordland — Storforshei–Grønnfjelldal Standard Single Sørlandet — Sira–Tronviken Standard Single Flekkefjord — Sira–Sirnes Standard Single Sørlandet — Sira–Kristiansand Standard Single Nordland — Grønnfjelldal–Dunderland Standard Single Nordland — Dunderland–Lønsdal Standard Single Nordland — Lønsdal–Røkland Standard Single Sulitjelma — Åglifjell–Finneid CAP Single Stavne–Leangen — Stavne–Leangen Standard Single Nordland — Røkland–Fauske Standard Single Nordland — Fauske–Bodø Standard Single Bergen — Bergen–Arna Standard Single Drammen — Brakerøy–Asker Standard Double Drammen — Skøyen–Oslo Standard Double Østfold — Tveter–Vestby Standard Double Østfold — Vestby–Rustad Standard Double Østfold — Ås Standard Double Bergen — Høgheller–Finse Standard Single Østfold — Ås–Tveter Standard Double Østfold — Ski–Ås Standard Double Vestfold — Skoger Standard Double Bergen — Kongsnut Standard Single Drammen — Drammen–Brakerøya Standard Double Østfold — Kambo–Sandbukta Standard Double Østfold — Rustad–Hølen Standard Double Bergen — Uksabotn Standard Single Østfold — Hølen–Kambo Standard Double Bergen — Larsbu Standard Single Bergen — Storurdi Standard Single Gardermoen — Lillestrøm–Eidsvoll Standard Double Gardermoen — Etterstad–Lillestrøm Standard Double Bergen — Gråskallen Standard Single Drammen — Nationaltheatret Standard Quadruple Vestfold — Såstad–Haug Standard Double Vestfold — Nykirke Standard Double Vestfold — Holm–Bergsenga Standard Double Asker — Asker–Sandvika Standard Double Nordland — Hommelvik–Hell Standard Single Asker — Sandvika–Lysaker Standard Double Vestfold — Tønsberg–Barkåker Standard Double

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