Stavne–Leangen Line

Infobox rail line
name = Stavne–Leangen Line

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caption = Stavnebanen at Tyholt as it leaves the Tyholt Tunnel
type = Railway
system = Norwegian railway
status =
start = Marienborg
end = Leangen
stations = 2
open =
close =
owner = Norwegian National Rail Administration
operator = Norges Statsbaner
character = Commuter trains
stock = BM 92
linelength = 5.8 km
tracklength =
notrack = Single
gauge = RailGauge|sg
el = No
speed =
elevation = |

The Stavne–Leangen Line ( _no. Stavne-Leangenbanen) is a six kilometer long railway line in Trondheim, Norway. The line leaves the Dovre Line at Stavne in western Trondheim, where it crosses the river Nidelva and European route E6 to the only station on the line, Lerkendal Station. The railway then goes through the 2.7 km long Tyholt Tunnel before exiting and going to Leangen and joining the Nordland Line northwards east of town.

The part of the line west of Lerkendal is used by commuter trains on Trønderbanen, with the station being the terminus of the service, but the Tyholt Tunnel is not in regular use any more. The line is not electrified.

History

The line was constructed during World War II by the German forces as an alternative railway outside Trondheim in case of a sabotage to the railway. But the line was not opened until 1 June 1957. On 1 December 1988 Lerkendal Station was built on the line, just beside Lerkendal Stadium and the Norwegian Institute of Technology. [cite book |title=Banedate '94 |author=Norsk Jernbaneklubb |date=1994 |language=Norwegian]

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