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The Flåm Line (Norwegian: Flåmsbana) is a 20.2-kilometer (12.6 mi) long railway line between Myrdal and Flåm in Aurland Norway. A branch line of the Bergen Line it runs through the valley of Flåmsdalen and connects the mainline with Sognefjord. The line’s elevation difference is 863 meters (2831 ft); it has ten stations twenty tunnels and one bridge. The maximum gradient is 5.5 percent (1:18) making it the steepest standard gauge railway in Europe.

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elevation (μ)
866.0
is part of
Rail transport in Norway
line length (μ)
20200.0
number of stations
11
opening date
1940-08-01
opening year
1940-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
Norwegian State Railways
owner
Norwegian National Rail Administration
railway rolling stock
NSB El 17
route end
Flåm Station
route start
Myrdal Station
speed limit (kmh)
40.0
type
Rail transport
latitude
60.77
longitude
7.1

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