Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line

Holmestrand–Hvittingfoss Line
Aluminum train in Holmestrand in 1923
Overview
Native nameHolmestrand–Hvittingfossbanen
StatusAbandoned
OwnerVestfold Privatbaner
Termini
Service
TypeRailway
SystemNorwegian railways
Operator(s)Vestfold Privatbaner
History
Opened30 September 1902
Closed1 June 1938
Technical
Line length29.80 km (18.52 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterFreight of pulp
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNo
Operating speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Route map

km
29.8
Hvittingfoss
(1902)
22.7
Kleppan
(1902)
20.6
Haslestad
(1902)
19.4
Hof
(1901)
17.1
Sundbyfoss
(1901)
13.4
Hildestad
(1901)
13.4
Hynnås
(1902)
7.5
Guldhaug
(1902)
Ramberg
(?)
Innlofjellet Tunnel
(1902, 342 m)
Holmestrand
0.0
Holmestrand Private Station
1.0
Gausen
(1929)
Reversen
(1902)

The Holmestrand–Hvittingfoss Line (Norwegian: Holmestrand–Hvittingfossbanen) or HVB is an abandoned railway between Holmestrand to Hvittingfoss in Norway. It consisted of two sections: a 13.4-kilometer (8.3 mi) line from Holmestrand to Hillestad and a 10.4-kilometer (6.5 mi) section from Hof to Hvittingfoss. The two parts were connected by a 6 kilometers (4 mi) section of the Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line. At Holmestrand Station, the line connected to the Vestfold Line of the Norwegian State Railways. HVB was opened on 30 September 1902 and closed on 1 June 1938. The main purpose of the line was the transport of wood pulp at Hvittingfoss, although it was also used for passenger transport until 1931.