The Røros Line

The Røros Line was Norway's first main line, and until 1921 it was the only railway from the south to Trondheim. That year the Dovre Line opened over the mountains, and this became the back road. It still does the work of one: in August 2023, after Storm Hans brought down a bridge on the Dovre Line, the trains from Oslo to Trondheim came this way.

It runs 384 kilometres from Hamar to Støren, up the long forest valley of the Glomma and over to the Gaula, and the town it is named for paid to be on it. The copper works at Røros put large sums into the railway to make sure it came through the mining town rather than over Kvikne, and the town's station, at 628 metres, has been on the line since it opened throughout in 1877. Like most Norwegian railways of its day it was built to the narrow gauge of 1,067 millimetres, and it was widened in stages between 1917 and 1941.

The line has never been electrified. SJ Norge runs it as line R60, mostly between Hamar and Røros, with two trains on most days running through to Trondheim in about six hours and a quarter. The trains are Stadler Type 76 units, which carry their own diesel generators for lines without overhead wires, and older Type 93 diesel units. Every seat is reserved.

The train leaves Hamar, on the shore of Lake Mjøsa, east through Løten to Elverum, where it meets the Glomma. From here the line follows the river north for some 240 kilometres, through Rena, Koppang and the forests of Østerdalen, past Atna and Alvdal to Tynset and Os, and on to Røros, 628 metres up, where most trains from Hamar end their run after about three and a half hours.

Over the top

North of Røros the line passes Glåmos, where the Glomma flows out of the lake Aursunden, and just beyond it, near Harborg, it reaches its highest point at 670 metres. From there it leaves the Glomma behind.

Down Gauldalen

From the summit the line drops down Gauldalen beside the Gaula, one of Norway's great salmon rivers, through Ålen, Haltdalen and Singsås to Støren, 66 metres above the sea, where it joins the Dovre Line for the last 42 kilometres to Trondheim. The whole line has 223 bridges and only six tunnels, so for most of the way the view is open.

The trains

SJ Norge took the line over on 8 June 2020 and runs it as SJ NORD. Its trains are Type 76 units built by Stadler: electric trains at heart, with a car of four diesel generators so they can work lines like this one, where there are no wires, and Type 93 diesel units. The older Type 92 units, which had worked the line since the 1980s, were retired by August 2025. The trains have Standard seats only, and every seat is reserved.

SJ NORD runs the Røros Line as line R60. Two trains a day run the whole way between Hamar and Trondheim on most days; the others run Hamar–Røros or Røros–Trondheim. Every seat is reserved.

Hamar to Trondheim

Trondheim to Hamar

The shorter trains

These are the times from 13 December 2026; until then they are the same but for a minute or two here and there, and train 2391 leaves Hamar at 18:15. On Sundays train 2385 leaves Røros at 15:50 and reaches Trondheim at 18:29 (until 13 December, 16:10 and 18:40), and train 2390 leaves Trondheim at 12:51 (until 13 December, 13:29). The trains call at every station on the way, Koppang, Alvdal, Os, Glåmos and Haltdalen among them. For Oslo, change at Hamar to a Dovre Line train.

Times as of October 2026, from Entur's journey planner, checked for weeks in October and November 2026 and January 2027. Check your date on Entur (opens in a new tab) or with SJ Norge (opens in a new tab).

Tickets are sold through Entur, Norway's national journey planner, on its website and app; SJ Norge's own pages send you there. Every ticket carries a seat reservation, and the line has one class, Standard. Non-flexible tickets are the cheapest and cannot be changed or refunded; flexible tickets cost more.

Hamar to Trondheim starts at NOK 689 non-flexible and NOK 976 flexible, and Hamar to Røros at NOK 319. Fares checked October 2026.

Interrail and Eurail passes are valid, with a compulsory reservation. Interrail's table of railway companies lists SJ Norge's regional trains in both the Global Pass and the One Country Pass for Norway, with reservation mandatory. Book the seat on Entur as an "Interrail / Eurail seat reservation" traveller: €4.30 for a Standard seat. The trains have Standard seats only, so a first-class pass buys no upgrade here. A pass is valid in Norway only for travellers who are not resident there.

A pass pays for this journey if Norway is part of a longer trip. For Hamar to Trondheim alone, compare a travel day of the pass, plus the reservation, with the fare Entur quotes for your date — from NOK 689 when booked ahead.

Checked October 2026 against Interrail's table of railway companies (opens in a new tab), its reservation fees (opens in a new tab) and SJ Norge's Interrail page (opens in a new tab).

With six trains a day each way between Hamar and Røros on weekdays, a stop on the southern half costs a few hours. North of Røros there are two or three trains a day, so plan the stop around them. Every train calls at every station below.

Røros is the place to break the journey: the trains from Hamar and from Trondheim meet there, and the mining town is worth an evening and a morning of its own. Both hotels below stand in the World Heritage town, and both belong to the same local group, Røroshotellene.

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