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Jæren Line

Jæren Line
Gausel holdeplass.JPG
Overview
Native name Jærbanen
Type Railway
System Norwegian railway network
Locale Jæren, Norway
Termini Stavanger Station
Egersund Station
Stations 18
Operation
Opened 27 February 1878
Owner Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operator(s) Norwegian State Railways
CargoNet
Character Intercity, commuter and freight
Technical
Line length 74.71 km (46.42 mi)
Number of tracks Double (Stavanger–Sandnes)
Single (Sandnes–Egersund)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification 15 kV  16 2⁄3 Hz AC
Route map
Strandkaienclosed port line
Skagenkaienport line (1880–1988)
km
Tunnel410 m
0.00 Stavanger Station(1878)
Jernbanelokket180 m
Stavanger Yard
1.50 Paradis Station(2009)
1.94 Hillevåg Station(1880–2009)
Kvalaberg verksted (1955)
Skretting Branch, closed
4.00 Mariero Station(1880)
Sørbø Branch, closed 1995
4.71 Lyngnes Station(1957–1992)
Vaulen verksted (–1955), later branch, closed
5.40 Vaulen Station(1918–1965)
6.30 Hinna Station(1878–1965)
6.50 Jåttå Station(2004–2007)
7.20 Jåttåvågen Station(2008)
8.46 Gausel Station (old)(1904–1966)
9.00 Gausel Station(2009)
Forus Branch
9.92 Forus(1904–1967)
Lurahammaren Tunnel117 m
12.05 Luravika Station(1959–1966)
13.06 Lura Station(1916–1966)
Moved from ground to elevated 1955
Port of Sandnes(1955–2008)
14.48 Sandnes Sentrum Station(1955–1991)
14.50 Sandnes Station (old)(1878–1955)

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