The Hafslund Line () is an abandoned
railway line
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road ...
between
Hafslund
Hafslund is a borough located east of the city centre in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway,
Before 1992, Hafslund was a part of Skjeberg municipality. The name Hafslund derives from ''Hafr'', the Old Norse name for husband, and ''lundr'', meaning gr ...
and
Sundløkka in
Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.
Sarpsbor ...
,
Norway
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. The line was a branch line of the
Østfold Line
The Østfold Line () is a railway line which runs from Oslo through the western parts of Follo, Norway, Follo and Østfold to Kornsjø in Norway. It continues through Sweden as the Norway/Vänern Line. The northern half is double track and the en ...
and opened in 1898. It was closed in 1973 and was used by
Hafslund Smelteverk for industrial transport to its plant and to the port at Sundløkka. The line was electrified at 600
V DC. The 2 km line from the plant to the port was closed in 1967 while the rest of the line closed six years later. One locomotive is preserved at the
Krøder Line.
External links
Jernbane.net on Hafslundbanen
Railway lines in Østfold
Railway lines opened in 1898
1898 establishments in Norway
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