Mågelibanen was a
funicular with double track line arranged on a timber
trestle
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work in Skjeggedal in
Odda
Odda () is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county. It was located in southeastern Hordaland c ...
,
Hordaland,
Norway. From the station close to the
Ringedals Dam and the lake Vetlavatn, the funicular ascended to the top station Mågelitopp,
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
. The Mågelibanen was part of an industrial landscape connected to the listed hydroelectric power station in
Tyssedal and the industry in the city of Odda.
History
Mågelibanen was built 1911-1912 by
AS Tyssefaldene for transportation of workers and equipment to the mountains in connection with the building of a long transfer
tunnel between the lakes Øvre and Nedre Bersåvatnet in the Tyssedalsfjellene mountains. The funicular was later used for supervision and maintenance of mountain installations. The funicular has also been used for new hydroelectric constructions in the area.
Upgrading
In connection to the 50th anniversary of AS Tyssefaldene in 1956 the funicular was upgraded and given as gift from the company to the people of Tyssedal. When the funicular opened, it made the spectacular rock formation
Trolltunga and the attractive mountain plateau of
Hardangervidda accessible to the public.
Recent history
The funicular was modernized in 1988. From the late 1990s to the beginning of the 2000s the funicular was also used for tourist transportation. A road to Mågelitopp was planned which conflicted with the track line of Mågelibanen. The transportation license ended in 2010 and the funicular closed permanently. The middle section of track has been removed and the remainder is in a poor state of repair. The road consists of a series of switchbacks, several of which cross the former location of the rails.
Technical data
*Track length: '
*Height: '
*Horizontal length: '
*Maximum
steepness
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: ''42°''
*Configuration: ''
Two parallel straight tracks ''
*Journey time: ''12 minutes''
*Speed: '' ''
*Cars: ''2''
*Car weight: '' ''
*Capacity: ''9 passengers or per car''
*
Track gauge: '
*Traction: ''Electricity''
See also
*
List of funicular railways
External links
Mågelibanen - Roller coaster from wildernessMovieStatkraft
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Odda
1912 establishments in Norway
800 mm gauge railways in Norway
Funicular railways in Norway
Railway lines opened in 1912