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|} The Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line ((ノルウェー語:Holmestrand–Vittingfossbanen)) or HVB is an abandoned railway between Holmestrand to Hvittingfoss in Norway. It consisted of two sections: a line from Holmestrand to Hillestad and a section from Hof to Hvittingfoss. The two parts were connected by a 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. ==Route== The narrow gauge railway executed a steep climb from Holmestrand to Hvittingfoss. It had a maximum gradient of 2.5 percent, a minimum curve radius of and a track weight of 17.5 kg/m. At Holmestrand, the line followed a zig-zap pattern up the hill, forcing the trains to back into Holmestand Station. Located up from Holmestrand is a —the only on the line. From Holmestrand to Hillestad, the line is . There, it runs concurrently with the Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line for , before splitting again at Hof and running to Hvittingfoss.〔Aspenberg (1994): 153〕 In Holmestrand there was a spur to Nordisk Aluminium, which remained in use as a branch of the Vestfold Line until 1984.〔Jakobsen (1993): 26〕 In Holmestrand, the locomotive shed is still in use, although urban growth has removed all other remains of the line. The right-of-way out of town is used as a suburban street. The tunnel has fallen into disuse, but from there the right-of-way is used as a trail. Towards Hillestad the railway ran in agricultural land, which has been reclaimed. The last few kilometers towards Hillestad, the route is used as a forestry road. From Hof, the right-of-way is gone, but along the last section down to Hvittingfoss, the right-of-way remains as a forestry road. The station and freight house have been preserved.〔Aspenberg (1994): 155〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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