Bergen Commuter Rail
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Bergen Commuter Rail
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| Owner | Norwegian National Rail Administration |
| Locale | Hordaland, Norway |
| Transit type | Commuter rail |
| Number of lines | 2 |
| Number of stations | 28 |
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| Operator(s) | Norwegian State Railways |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Bergen Commuter Rail sometimes called Vossebanen is a commuter rail between Bergen and Arna, Voss and Myrdal, Norway. The service is operated by Norwegian State Railways using Class 69 electric multiple units. It is provided on the mainline Bergen Line and all services terminate at Bergen Station.
Service
NSB operates half-hour headway from Bergen Station to Arna Station, through the Ulriken Tunnel. This service provides a high-frequency service to the community of Arna using the only means to go under the mountain Ulriken. There are further sixteen departures each way to Voss, of which six only stop at Arna and Dale before Voss, not allowing trips Bergen-Arna/Bergen-Dale, while ten stop at all stations, giving three services per direction and hour between Bergen and Arna. Three services continue from Voss to Myrdal Station.
Electric multiple units of Class 69 are used.
The operational deficits are financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. Tickets are sold by NSB. Fares are not integrated with Skyss, the county transit authority, or Tide, the bus company in Hordaland.
Future expansion
- Specific plans to expand the Ulriken Tunnel to double track are under consideration. This would allow NSB to increase headway to fifteen minutes to Arna, and increase the total number of services on all of Bergensbanen.
- An alternative to this is to build the Bergen Light Rail as a parallel tunnel to Arna, and terminating the shuttle trains to Arna.
External links
- Norges Statsbaner (Norwegian)
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