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Trondhjem–Støren Line
The Trondhjem–Støren Line () was Trøndelag, Trøndelag's first railway. It opened on 5 August 1864, ten years after the Trunk Line between Oslo and Eidsvoll Municipality opened. The 49 kilometer long (later 51.1 km) railway line was narrow gauge railway, narrow gauged () and went between the city of Trondheim (city), Trondheim and the village of Støren (in what is now Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway). The railway had its station, Trondhjem Kalvskinnet Station, in Prinsens gate, crossed the Nidelva river on a newly constructed railroad bridge to Elgeseter, the Elgeseter Bridge. In 1877 the line was joined with the Røros Line, which went through the Østerdalen between Røros (town), Røros and Hamar. In 1884 the railway tracks were relocated to the west side of the Nidelva and joined with the Meråker Line and the new railway station at Brattøra, which had opened in 1882. This went through a tunnel at Nidareid to Brattøra. In 1918 new tracks ...
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Støren Station
Støren Station () is a railway station located in the village of Støren in Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located at the split between the Dovre Line and the Røros Line, with the former heading south via Gudbrandsdalen to Eastern Norway while the latter heads down Østerdalen to Eastern Norway. Going northwards, the Dovre Line continues to the city of Trondheim (city), Trondheim, located to the north. The distance to Oslo via Dovre is and via Røros (town), Røros it is . Støren is served by regional trains on the Røros Line and express trains on the Dovre Line by SJ Norge. History The station was built as part of Trondhjem–Støren Line in 1864. It was connected with the Rørosbanen in 1877 and to the Dovre Line in 1921. At the same time it was converted from narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge to standard gauge. On 1 May 1922, the restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap. On 26 April 1940, the station was destroyed du ...
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