line norwegian kilometre railway norway line connected ran district construction started line open april owned operated norwegian state railways passenger transport provided class electric multiple units remained use passenger transport terminated transport ceased kilometres line demolished kilometres remains owned line featured stations fourteen tunnels norway railways line open electrified line known line february route line ran kilometres line ran relatively flat terrain easy construction section route followed split gradient increased topography difficult section tunnels named longest metres longest tunnels line built shelf later tunnel extended metres include portion tunnel railway ran west river road ran east built minimum curve radius metres maximum gradient percent built standard gauge tracks weighing kilograms meter later increased kilograms meter kilometres section permitted axle load tonnes long tons short tons maximum speed mph permitted axle load tonnes long tons short tons maximum speed mph system stations buildings addition port center freight transport dominated small number large industrial companies primarily responsible percent line cargo volume 1980s population population smallest municipality served ferry hub services daily services local ferry services addition fast ferries bergen buses operated line power system intact kilometres retained line hiking bicycle path section disused proposed road hiking bicycle path continues kilometer right way disused station buildings remain ones demolished history construction line bergen proposal extend line plans taken consideration construction time plans scrapped people wanted line passed july plans incorporated elements giving line lower standard mainline railway built electrified construction started lack engineers forcing slow pace november parliament passed final plans railway pace construction accelerated minister labour worm stopped work railway stating time run instead built road nok million invested parliament decided construction continue convinced statement stopping construction parliament electrification line consensus electrification opened april line electrified time opening february line changed line class electric multiple units delivered metres long smallest operated addition passenger cars delivered multiple unit able haul passenger cars occasionally class trains electrified hauled trains year operation line passengers significantly expectations opening daily round trips extension longest tunnel started nearby section subject landslides completed german forces world war taken use railway german military use tunnel ammunition depot electric traction line affected lack coal world war passengers end war number daily round trips increased seven reduced 1950s morning evening coach service started extended started corresponding services initially freight transport small war transport increased fold particularly export lumber spur built south end 1960s line transporting tonnes long tons short tons late 1970s transport dramatically reached tonnes long tons short tons nearly half import lumber manufacturing companies established daily scheduled truck service train service operated parallel railway established similar service late 1970s manufacturer experienced large drop demand reducing production transport line tonnes long tons short tons issue line permitted axle load tonnes long tons short tons optimal wagon weights main lines causing causing increased costs average distance cargo shipped kilometres rail line nok million income nok million freight representing revenue freight ran operating expenses nok million deficit covered national government line employed people estimated cost upgrading line tonnes long tons short tons axle load nok million freight volume estimated increase percent upgrade calculated positive net present value sufficient cover existing deficit plans included introduction depot time estimated cost retaining long ton short ton axle load require investments nok million concession passenger transport transferred bus division bergen time number weekly services increased largely result declaration support closure line railway passengers halt opened passenger traffic terminated june class remained use end existed political desire invest new rolling stock freight transport retained later locomotives lack maintenance march transport line terminated wanted line continue operations plans transport metal required axle load increased plans extend departures bergen commuter rail operate commercially profitable tourist trains similar service provided line municipalities wanted use right way hiking bicycle path canceled plans demolish started december section kept serve cement factory class trains preserved based old line bergen
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