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Sperillen Line

Length: Starts: Ends: Status:
25 km Hen Station Sperillen Station Abandoned
The Sperillen Line was a 25-kilometre long branch line of the Randsfjorden Line between Hen and Finsand. Only seven years after the opening in 1926, the passenger service was terminated. The are some visible remains left such as station buildings, bridges and tunnels.
Hen Station. Photo: Anders Beer Wilse/Norsk Folkemuseum
Hen Station. Photo: Anders Beer Wilse/Norsk FolkemuseumPublic domain
The Sperillen Line was approved in Parliament on 20 July 1921 as a branch line of the Randsfjorden Line between Hen and Sperillen. At that time, Hønefoss was an important hub. The steamship DS _Bægna_ was operating between Hen and Sørum on the Lake Sperillen. This service was slow and inefficient during the winter season when the lake was covered with ice. Since a travel between Oslo and Sørum could take a whole day, many passenger stayed a night at Hen Guesthouse, located at the station area.

Short life
The line was opened on 31 July 1926 and got five stations, Hen, Hallingby, Somma, Ringmoen and Sperillen. From then on, DS _Bægna_ started to operate from a new port at Finsand instead, near the terminus Sperillen, where passengers traveling towards Sørum had to change from train to ship. On 1 July 1933, only seven years later after the opening, the passenger service on the Sperillen Line was terminated. Freight trains continued to operate until 1957 when the line was closed and abolished. Most of the railway line was replaced by road.

Remains
A short part of the line remains between Hen Station and a level crossing north of the station. Several of the station buildings are preserved, but some of them are rebuilt such as Somma and Ringmoen. It is possible to follow the railway route by foot between the two tunnels Stueberget and Bergsund, which are preserved as well as a small bridge. The Stueberget Tunnel are open to the public, but the 800 meter long Bergsund Tunnel is closed and used by the Military.