The Namsosbanen was a 51-kilometre railway line connecting Namsos to Grong on the Nordlandsbanen. It opened in 1933, making Namsos the northernmost port in Norway with a rail link to the south. The line was built mainly to get timber from the inland sawmills to the coast.
Passenger trains stopped in 1977, freight in 1999, and the line officially closed in 2002. The tracks are still there but the railway is dead. It is another example of Norway's shrinking rural rail network, where one line after another has been replaced by roads and trucks.
Passenger trains stopped in 1977, freight in 1999, and the line officially closed in 2002. The tracks are still there but the railway is dead. It is another example of Norway's shrinking rural rail network, where one line after another has been replaced by roads and trucks.