Lier Line

Lier Line
29 December 1915
Overview
Native name	Lierbanen
Status	Abandoned
Owner	A/S Lierbanen
Termini	Lier Svangstrand
Stations	8
Service
Type	Railway
System	Norwegian railway
Operator(s)	A/S Lierbanen
History
Opened	12 July 1904
Closed	1 January 1937
Technical
Line length	21.15 km (13.14 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Passenger and freight
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map Legend km to Sundvollen 20.4 Svangstrand 18.1 Sylling 15.7 Skjeggerud 13.6 Solbergelva Creek (90 m) 13.6 to Tronstad Bruk 13.6 Iledalen 12.4 Sverregropen (46 m) 11.9 Muggerud 10.3 Glitra (49 m) 10.1 Sjåstad 6.3 Utengen 4.0 to Egge gravel pit 3.9 Egge 2.8 Landfald Drammen Line to Asker 0.0 Lier Drammen Line to Drammen km This diagram: view talk edit

The Lier Line (Norwegian: Lierbanen) or LB is an abandoned railway line that ran through Lier in Norway. The private, narrow gauge railway branched from the Drammen Line at the old Lier Station, and ran 21.15 kilometers (13.14 mi) to Svangstrand on the lake Tyrifjorden, where it connected with a steam ship operated by the railway company. Among the villages the line served were Egge, Sjåstad and Sylling, in addition to two branch lines, from Iledalen to Tronstad Bruk, and from Egge to Egge Gravel Pit.

Discussions regarding the building of a line through Lier started in 1895, and construction commenced in 1901. The line opened on 12 July 1904 and was initially profitable, in part because of tourist traffic. In 1920, the Drammen Line was converted to standard gauge, resulting in expensive transshipment between the two lines. This and falling traffic caused the line to become unprofitable. The Lier line was closed for ordinary traffic on 23 October 1932. All traffic ceased on 1 January 1937 and the track was demolished shortly afterwards.