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These depart Oslo Sentral at 17:00 on 31 August, 7 and 21 September and 12 October 2017. No return arrival time is given. See the [http://www.historisketogreiser.no/ Historiske Togreiser] website for details.
These depart Oslo Sentral at 17:00 on 31 August, 7 and 21 September and 12 October 2017. No return arrival time is given. See the [http://www.historisketogreiser.no/ Historiske Togreiser] website for details.
The Asker to Drammen line is closed from from 04:15 on Saturday 18 November 2017 to 03:00 on Monday 4 December 2017, so Oslo to Bergen trains (and vice versa) are diverted via Hønefoss to Roa.


==Trams==
==Trams==

Revision as of 09:15, 15 October 2017

Introduction

This list is based on the timetable dated from 11 December 2016 - 25 June 2017, unless otherwise shown. The table numbers given are those from the downloadable PDF timetable. Standard abbreviations are explained in General Information.

Obscure services

Oslo S – Lillestrøm (via Romeriksporten Tunnel)

[L1, L12, L13, L14, R10, R11, 21, 25, 104, 708] (20B1, not shown) NO17/1

Trains running non-stop between Oslo Sentral and Lillestrøm or Oslo Lufthavn Gardermoen run via the Romeriksporten Tunnel but trains calling intermediately between Oslo Sentral and Lillestrøm use the Hovedbanen (old main line).

Lysaker – Sandvika

[41, 50, 708, L1, L12, L13, L14] (27A2 - 27B2, not shown) NO17/2

Trains running non-stop between Lysaker and Sandvika can be expected to use the Baerum Tunnel but trains calling intermediately run via the old main line, which reopened on 13 December 2015 after closure caused by engineering work.

Sandvika – Asker

[41, 50, 708, L1, L12, L13, L14] (20B1, 27A2, not shown) NO17/3

Trains running non-stop between Sandvika and Asker can be expected to use the 9.5 km long direct line, mostly in tunnel, but trains calling intermediately run via the old main line.

Dal – Eidsvoll

[L12, L13] (20B2) NO17/4

Trains between Oslo and Eidsvoll run via Oslo Lufthavn Gardermoen (Gardermobanen) except the following, which runs via the Hovedbanen (old main line).

1679 Drammen - 01:27 Dal - Eidsvoll

Roa – Hønefoss

(20A2-20B2) NO17/5

This alternative route for Oslo - Bergen line trains was used by weekend relief trains until June 2006 but now has no regular service. However, it is used by Nordmarka rundt dining excursions from Oslo in 2017.

These depart Oslo Sentral at 17:00 on 31 August, 7 and 21 September and 12 October 2017. No return arrival time is given. See the Historiske Togreiser website for details.

The Asker to Drammen line is closed from from 04:15 on Saturday 18 November 2017 to 03:00 on Monday 4 December 2017, so Oslo to Bergen trains (and vice versa) are diverted via Hønefoss to Roa.

Trams

See Norway - Tram services over obscure routes

Other sparse services

The following lines have few trains (relative to service levels generally) – fewer than three trains each way, on at least three days a week - or do not run every day:

26 (Trondheim –) Marienborg – Lerkendal {runs SSuX: 2 trains to Lerkendal; 4 trains from Lerkendal}
52 Porsgrunn – Nordagutu – Notodden {runs SSuX}
L22 Mysen – Rakkestad {runs SSuX}
72 Hell – Storlien (Sweden) – Duved {check Swedish timetables, table 42}
Narvik – Riksgränsen – Kiruna (Sweden) {check Swedish timetables, table 30}

Deletions since previous edition

NO16/2 Lillestrøm – Oslo Lufthavn Gardermoen (Jessheim Syd) No evidence of any use since about 2012

See also