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Technical Information

Here you will find technical information, distance to stations and the length of tunnels on the most popular railway line in Norway. 

Technical information

Length of the Flåm Railway

20.20 km

Difference in elevation

863.5 m

Upper station

865.5 m above sea level

Lower station

2.0 m above sea level

Steepest gradient

55‰–1:18

Line > 28%

16 km–79.3%

Min. radius

130 m

Gauge

1,435 mm

Voltage

15,000 V – 16 2/3 Hz

Max. speed, km/h

40 km/h

Journey time

60 mins

Tunnels

20

Bridges 

1

Water tunnels

4

Halts

8

Stations on the Flåm Railway

Station

Metres above sea level

Myrdal

Flåm

Myrdal

866

0.00 km

20.20 km

Vatnahalsen

811

1.13

19.07

Reinunga

768

2.20

18.00

Kjosfoss

669

4.40

15.80

Kårdal*

556

6.34

13.86

Blomheller

450

8.40

11.80

Berekvam

345

10.51

9.69

Dalsbotn*

200

13.90

6.30

Håreina

48

17.21

2.99

Lunden

16

18.60

1.60

Flåm

2

20.20

0.00

* Kårdal/Dalsbotn – boarding/alighting not permitted.

Tunnels

Name

Length

Year of construction

Furuberget

424.00

1926–34

Spælemyren

24.60

1929–30

Dalsbotn, lower

206.60

1930–35

Dalsbotn, upper

154.30

1925–28

Høga

59.20

1927–28

Timberheller

172.60

1932–33

Geithus

139.20

1934–35

Sjølskott

39.20

1931–35

Reppa

132.90

1926–28

Melhus

177.5

 

Melhusgjelet

11.10

 

Blomheller

1029.60

1924–35

Nåli

1341.50

1924–35

Kjosfoss

478.40

1924–35

Bakli

195.10

1924–34

Tunnel p.1,668

22.70

 

Tunnel p.1,692

14.00

 

Vatnahalsen

888.60

1924–34

Toppen, lower

79.90

1925–26

Toppen, upper

101.40

1926–29

Total

5,962.40

Source: Flåmsbana – Johs B. Thue