Lommedalsbanen

About the museum

Lommedalsbanen is a museum railway that shows the use of different types of railway equipment from construction work, industry and the Armed Forces in Norway. There has never been a railway where the line lies today, but it has been the only way to show a little-known part of construction history that transformed the country from an agricultural to an industrial nation.

The railway was started in a garden at Haslum in Bærum in 1957 by a railway enthusiast who wanted to preserve equipment from the old mine and construction railways with a track gauge of 60 centimetres. In 1979 the foundation was allowed to use an area in Lommedalen, and the first 45 metres of track were laid. Today the track length is about 1,000 metres. Lommedalsbanen is organised as a private self-owning foundation established in 1987, and since 2007 it has been part of MiA – Museene i Akershus.

The collection includes, among others, the steam locomotive Bjørkaasen from 1904, the rail car Major’n and a number of diesel locomotives. The railway is run on a voluntary basis and receives support from Kulturdepartementet (the Ministry of Culture) and Bærum kommune, and in the summer half-year trains run with both steam and diesel locomotives.

Highlights

• The steam locomotive Bjørkaasen from 1904
• A ride on the narrow-gauge museum train over about 1,000 metres
• The rail car Major’n and a collection of diesel locomotives
• Train trip to Julenissehuset (Santa Claus House) before Christmas
• Special carriage with a wheelchair ramp

Permanent exhibition

• Museumsbanen og lokomotivsamlingen – Narrow-gauge railway with the steam locomotive Bjørkaasen, the rail car Major’n and several diesel locomotives from construction work, mines and industry.

Founded

1987

Operated by

Stiftelsen Lommedalsbanen / MiA – Museene i Akershus

Admission & discounts

Tickets are bought at the station. Separate prices apply to Christmas trains in December. MiA’s annual pass does not apply to Lommedalsbanen.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Lommedalsbanen has wheelchair-friendly parking, a wheelchair-friendly access route to the platform by the railway track and a special carriage with a wheelchair ramp. Please contact us in advance if you have special needs.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

Children under 2 travel free. Kindergartens and school classes can book train trips, and before Christmas the Togtur til Julenissehuset runs.

Getting there & parking

From Røa, Haslum or Sandvika, drive to Bærums Verk, then along Lommedalsveien to Bykrysset and onwards on Kampeveien and Tolverudveien for 1.6 km; follow the signs. From Bykrysset it is a 1.6 km walk via Kampeveien and Tolverudveien.

Amenities & dining

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