Rjukanbanen
Rjukanbanen was built in 1909 to transport products from Norsk Hydro's factories to the world. The railway is part of the UNESCO World Heritage and is still partially in operation as a museum railway.
The Lifeblood of Industry
The railway runs from Rjukan via Mæl to Tinnoset, where cargo was transferred to ferries on Tinnsjø for further transport. The entire transport chain — railway, ferries, and industrial towns — is part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
It was also via this railway that the heavy water was transported — and it was a train with heavy water that was sunk on Tinnsjø in February 1944, one of the most dramatic sabotage actions of the war.
Museum Railway Today
Parts of Rjukanbanen are still operational as a museum railway and run on selected days. Mæl station is preserved as a museum, and the ferries MF Storegut and DF Hydro bear witness to the history of transport.
- Built
- 1909
- Distance
- Rjukan – Tinnoset (33 km)
- UNESCO Status
- Since 2015