Jæren Commuter Rail

The Jæren Commuter Rail (Norwegian: Jærbanen) is a commuter train service operated along the westernmost part of the Sørland Line in Jæren, Norway. It is operated by Go-Ahead Norge with nine Class 72 electric multiple units. The service acts as a commuter rail connecting Stavanger to its suburbs, including Sandnes, and to towns further south, in Klepp, Time, and Eigersund. Although passenger services have operated along the lines since 1878, the commuter train service was inaugurated in 1992 with a significant increase of service, using existing rolling stock. Ridership of the system increased from 3.2 million in 2012 to 5 million in 2019.

Jæren Commuter Rail
Overview
OwnerNorwegian Railway Directorate
LocaleJæren, Norway
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines1
Number of stations19
Operation
Began operation1 January 1992 (first section opened on 1 March 1878)
Operator(s)Go-Ahead
Number of vehicles9 Class 72
Technical
System length75 km (47 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
System map

0.0 km 0:00
Stavanger
1.5 km 0:02
Paradis
Hillevåg
4.0 km 0:06
Mariero
Jåttå
7.2 km 0:09
Jåttåvågen
9.0 km 0:12
Gausel
14.8 km 0:17
Sandnes Sentrum
15.4 km 0:19
Sandnes
18.5 km 0:22
Ganddal
22.4 km 0:26
Øksnevadporten
24.8 km 0:28
Klepp
29.6 km 0:32
Bryne
37.7 km 0:37
Nærbø
43.1 km 0:41
Varhaug
49.2 km 0:46
Vigrestad
54.2 km 0:50
Brusand
58.4 km 0:53
Ogna
60.4 km 0:55
Sirevåg
66.8 km 1:01
Hellvik
74.7 km 1:07
Egersund

The service runs from Stavanger Station to Egersund Station, a distance of 75 kilometers (47 mi). It has four hourly services from Stavanger to Sandnes Station, of which two continue to Nærbø Station and one to Egersund. The section from Stavanger to Sandnes is double track, while the rest is single track. The infrastructure is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration and the line is also used by intercity and freight trains. Several proposed upgrades to the system have been made, such as a branch along the Ålgård Line, a branch to Stavanger Airport, Sola and reestablishing double track from Sandnes to Egersund.

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