What the Data Shows
Named Norwegian railway lines are ranked by passenger journeys in 2025. The ranking excludes system-wide and service-category totals to avoid overlapping routes. Oslo local trains led with 43.9 million passengers. The Oslo–Skien InterCity route ranked second with 8.2 million, followed by Oslo–Lillehammer with 6.5 million.
Data table
Unit: passengers · Period: 2025
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | Local trains Oslo | 43.9M | 2025 |
| 2 | InterCity - Oslo-Skien | 8.2M | 2025 |
| 3 | InterCity - Oslo-Lillehammer | 6.5M | 2025 |
| 4 | Local trains Stavanger | 5.8M | 2025 |
| 5 | Airport Express | 5.4M | 2025 |
| 6 | InterCity - Oslo - Halden | 3.1M | 2025 |
| 7 | Local trains Bergen | 2.2M | 2025 |
| 8 | Local trains Trondheim | 2.1M | 2025 |
| 9 | Gjøvik line | 2M | 2025 |
| 11 | The Bergen Railway | 1.1M | 2025 |
| 12 | The Flåm Railway | 1M | 2025 |
| 13 | The Dovre Railway | 764.1K | 2025 |
| 14 | The Sørland Railway | 708.4K | 2025 |
| 15 | Boundary crossing trains | 643K | 2025 |
Sources
Source 1: Rail transport, by railway line, contents and year
Publisher: Statistics Norway
Dataset/table: Statbank table 10484: Rail transport, by railway line, contents and year
Units: passengers
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports the 2025 values used for Norway’s Busiest Railway Lines by Passengers, 2025.
Data notes & caveats
Passenger journeys count trips rather than unique travellers.
Methodology
System-wide totals and all-route service aggregates are removed before named lines are ranked by passenger journeys.
Source consistency notes
Every line uses the same annual passenger measure and 2025 period.
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