Søsterbekk
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We have now reached Søsterbekk station. It was originally located on the line that went over the Nordal bridge but was relocated here when the new route was opened. The old Bjørnfjell station was also located here before it was moved. Due to a gradient of 17 percent on the track extra measures were needed to maintain safety. You can see two tunnel openings on the northside of the line. One of the tunnels was used to stop trains coming from Riksgrensen that had break failure. If the train failed to stop at the cutting then the train would run into an uphill tunnel which came out onto a marsh. This solution was known as a runaway track. The second tunnel also had an uphill stretch. Which could be used to back up the trains, so they had a running start to make it further up to Riksgrensen. Søsterbekk’s sunny location made it a popular place to live for railway officials. Today there is a very attractive cabin area here, despite the imminent danger of runaway trains!