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Røros Line
The Røros Line (Norwegian: Rørosbanen) is a 383 kilometres (238 mi) long railway line in Norway running between the towns of Hamar and Støren via Elverum and Røros. It connects to the Dovre Line at Hamar to Oslo and at Støren to Trondheim. The Røros Line is Norway's second longest stretch of unelectrified railway, the longest being the Nordland Line. The line is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration.
Route
The Røros Line follows the Østerdalen valley, running alongside the river Glomma for much of the way. In terms of the Norwegian railway system the Røros Line is a secondary route between Oslo and Trondheim, the primary route between those two places being by way of the Dovre Line.
As well as being connected to the Dovre Line, the line also has connections to the Meråker Line (at Trondheim) and the Solør Line (at Elverum). The summit of the line, at Harborg, is 670 metres (2,200 ft) above sea level–a fairly low elevation for a Norwegian main line.
Today, passenger trains on the Røros Line are operated exclusively by small diesel multiple units of the types Class 92 and Class 93 operated by the Norwegian State Railways.
Røros
Røros (Southern Sami: Plassje) is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen.
The mining town of Røros is sometimes called Bergstaden which means "the mining town" due to its historical notoriety for copper mining. It is one of two towns in Norway that were historically designated "mining towns", along with the "silver-town" of Kongsberg. The modern-day inhabitants of Røros still work and live in the characteristic 17th and 18th century buildings which have led to its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980. Røros has about 80 wooden houses, most of them standing around courtyards. Many retain their dark pitch-log facades, giving the town a medieval appearance.
The 3.29-square-kilometre (1.27 sq mi) town of Røros has a population (2013) of 3,718. The population density of 1,130 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,900/sq mi). The town is the administrative center of the municipality of Røros. There are also two churches in the town: Røros Church and Røros Chapel.
