The history of the Lommedalen Line started in a private garden in 1957. A railway enthusiast at Haslum wanted to preserve material from narrow-gauged industrial and mining railways. He received the steam locomotive "Bjørkaasen" as a gift in 1968. This was previously used at Bjørkaasen Mines in Ofoten, but was transported to Haslum in 1973.
Railway construction
When the enthusiast also received at diesel locomotive in 1977, all his material were moved to Lommedalen, a small valley in Bærum municipality. Here a 45-metre railway track was constructed in 1979. This was extended by a 150-metre railway from Gundershogget to Hagan on 3 October 1981. On 25 August 1984 the line was further extended, and Bjørkåsen became the new terminal station. The Lommedalen Line was now 220 metres long.
Extenstion
On 26 June 1987 the association Lommedalsbanen was founded. On 10 October same year the railway opened for passenger traffic, and it was actually the first heritage railway in Norway with a track gauge of 600 millimetres. In 1991 the railway was extended to Smutterud.
Passenger record
On 1 January 2007 the association Lommedalsbanen was transferred to the Akershus County Museum, now known as MiA – Museums in Akershus. In 2013 the Lommedalen Line passes 90,000 visitors.
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