Talk:Nordland Line

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Definition[edit]

According to http://www.jernbaneverket.no/jernbanenettet/jernbane_nettet_i_tall/ Nordlandsbanen goes from Trondheim to Bodø, and Meråkerbanen goes from Hell to Storlien/Sweden (but the table is not a definitive list of the railways in Norway)

So I believe classifying Norway's longest railway as a side track is wrong.

Also, to complicate matter, some consider Fauske-Bodø as a side track... :) --ZorroIII 20:57, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

Now, if you make a phone call to Jernbaneverket, they will confirm what I wrote on the page. And since I've worked at the railroads for many years, I know that the classification of Nordlandsbanen as going from Trondheim to Bodø is wrong. If you follow the tracks from Trondheim to Hell, you can clearly see Nordlandsbanen starting on a sidetrack and branching off from Hell station. So the old classification of Meråkerbanen going from Trondheim to Sweden, and Nordlandsbanen being a newer line branching off from Hell, is correct.

Ok. So the only thing that matters is what line was built first? Then the strech from Eidsvoll to Hamar is a branch/side track of Grundsetbanen, as Hamar - Grundset was built in 1862 and Eidsvoll - Hamar in 1880? And Gjøvikbanen is a branch/side track of Hovedbanen? And what does the fact that Nordlandsbanen incorporates the strech Tverrånes - Storforshei, built in 1904, do in this equation? --ZorroIII 21:06, August 4, 2005 (UTC)

File:NSB Di 4 Saltfjell.jpg to appear as POTD soon[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:NSB Di 4 Saltfjell.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on September 30, 2012. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2012-09-30. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! —howcheng {chat} 17:09, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

A NSB Di 4 diesel-electric locomotive hauling a passenger train on a stretch of unelectrified track of the Nordland Line of the Norwegian State Railways. Running between Trondheim and Bodø, the line is the longest in Norway, at approximately 729 km (453 mi), and is the only one in the country that crosses the Arctic Circle.Photo: David Gubler

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Update to route map required[edit]

The route map needs a small update to include the now operational Gevingåsen Tunnel between Hommelvik and Hell. I would do it myself, but I don't know how... :P --MelioraCogito (talk) 20:22, 10 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No longer operated by Vy/NSB, but by SJ Norge.[edit]

To my knowledge, this line is no longer operated by Vy/NSB, but by SJ Norge. Could someone who has the time please change all the references of being operated by NSB/Vy to being operated by SJ Norge? I don't have enough time to do that as this is a pretty long article.

Thanks

FlyingScotsman72 (talk) 22:53, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Dreyfushammaren[edit]

A local branch to Dreyfushammaren is mentioned in the route diagram, but appears to be disused, and partially dug up. It is not for me to go editing such a diagram, could someone more able take a hand, please? Jan olieslagers (talk) 07:44, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]