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The Ålgård Line ((ノルウェー語:Ålgårdbanen)) is a closed, but not abandoned, railway line between Ganddal and Ålgård in Rogaland, Norway. The line was built as a narrow gauge branch line of the Jæren Line by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) and opened in 1924. It runs through the villages of Foss-Eikeland and Figgjo in Sandnes to Ålgård in Gjesdal. Several proposals were made for the Ålgård Line to become the first part of the main line from Stavanger to Oslo, but instead the Sørlandet Line was connected to the Jæren Line in 1944. At the same time, the Ålgård Line was upgraded to standard gauge. The line had up to ten daily round trips with diesel multiple units, until passenger traffic was terminated in 1955. Freight traffic remained until 1988, when most of the line was abandoned in 1988, although was used until 2001. The line is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration. The station at Figgjo has been converted to a museum, and the section from there to Ålgård is used for recreational draisines. There have been proposals to reopen the line either as part of the Jæren Commuter Rail or the planned light rail for Greater Stavanger. ==Route== The Ålgård Line runs from Ganddal to Ålgård.〔Aspenberg (1994): 227〕 The whole line was built with NSB's standard for main lines, with a maximum gradient of 1.5 percent and minimum curve radius of .〔Thime (1999): 12〕 It branches off from the Sørlandet Line (previously the Jæren Line) north of Ganddal Station, south of Stavanger. When the line opened, Ganddal Station was located south of the creek Stokkelandselven, but it was moved further north in 1935 to simplify operations.〔Thime (1999): 23〕 The line continues over Stokkelandsevlen on a long bridge, and follows the creek until it reaches Foss-Eikeland, from Ganddal.〔 Foss-Eikeland had a long passing loop and a long platform. The station building was built in wood, had a single story and was .〔Thime (1999): 35〕 After Foss-Eikeland, the line crosses Figgjo River on a long truss bridge. It passes Bråstein Station and continues up the steepest gradient at 1.5 percent to Figgjo Station.〔 It had a passing loop and a long platform, and a single-story station building in wood.〔Thime (1999): 62〕 Ålgård Station was the largest on the line, with two tracks and a long platform, a long turntable and a depot. The station was built in wood in two stories, and included living quarters for the station master.〔Thime (1999): 76〕 The line is, along with the Namsos Line, the only railway line in Norway to holistically employ Neoclassical architecture.〔Hartmann (1997): 89〕 All the original stations were designed by R. Werenskiold, who used a simplistic, wooden interpretation of the 1920s Neoclassicism.〔Hartmann (1997): 139〕 The station buildings at Figgjo and Ålgård have been preserved by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.〔Hartmann (1997): 140〕 The line eventually received additional stops, and in 1955, there were stations at Holane, Vagle, Foss-Eikeland, Kalberg, Bråstein, Figgjo Fajanse, Figgjo, Figgjo fabrikker and Ålgård. Some trains operated to Sandnes Station, whilst others continued all the way to Stavanger Station. As of 1994, the line was intact and operational from Ganddal to Foss-Eigeland and the cement factory there. Here, an internal crane track has been welded across the line. From Foss-Eigeland to Figgjo, the track is intact. At Figgjo, a bridge has been demolished, and it is not possible to traverse that section. Except for a number of level crossings where the tracks have been asphalted over, the line remains intact to Ålgård. At Ålgård Station the tracks have been removed, but the station building and depot remains. The station at Foss-Eigeland has been converted to a church, while the station at Figgjo had been taken over by a wholesaler.〔Aspenberg (1994): 231〕 The line has officially been closed, but has not been abandoned. The Norwegian National Rail Administration retains ownership and can in the future renovate the line for operation. 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「Ålgård Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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