HIGH SPEED RAIL PHASE 3 CORRIDOR NORTH- ALIGNMENT-STUDY-DELIVERY 2 1 (196) DELIVERY 2 ALIGNMENT-STUDY Ramboll 2 (196) ALIGNMENT-STUDY Contract no.: K-004856 Contract name: Korridoranalyse, fase 3 i høyhastighetsbaneutredningen, prosjekt 2010-12 Document no.: Delivery 2 Report Corridor North Oslo-Trondheim File name: Delivery 2_report_corridor North final version 20-12-11 Audit 1st version 2nd version Date 2011-10-14 2011-11-25 Prepared by Kathrine Gjerde Kathrine Gjerde Checked by Patrick Singer Patrick Singer Approved by Frode Mo Frode Mo Description HSR Delivery 2 HSR Delivery 2 Audit summary Audit Date The audit relates to 1 2011-11-25 Updates, final version Rambøll Hoffsveien 4 Pb 427 Skøyen NO-0213 OSLO T +47 22 51 80 00 F +47 22 51 80 01 www.ramboll.no Rambøll HIGH SPEED RAIL PHASE 3 CORRIDOR NORTH- ALIGNMENT-STUDY-DELIVERY 2 3 (196) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................. 8 2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 11 3. BACKGROUND ........................................................................................... 13 4. DEFINITIONS OF THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS .......................................... 14 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 14 4.2 Scenario B .................................................................................................. 16 4.3 Scenario 2* ................................................................................................. 16 4.4 Scenario D1/D2 ........................................................................................... 16 4.5 Prioritized Variants ....................................................................................... 17 5. SCENARIO B .............................................................................................. 18 5.1 Boundary Conditions .................................................................................... 18 5.1.1 General....................................................................................................... 18 5.1.2 Operational concept for scenario B ................................................................. 19 5.2 Scenario B in Gudbrandsdalen ....................................................................... 19 5.2.1 Traffic Oslo – Lillehammer including the IC-line................................................ 19 5.2.2 Lillehammer – Trondheim service ................................................................... 23 5.2.3 Stopping pattern .......................................................................................... 25 5.2.4 Measures to reach the target journey time ...................................................... 25 5.2.5 Recommendation for Scenario B in Gudbrandsdalen ......................................... 28 5.3 Scenario B in Østerdalen ............................................................................... 30 5.3.1 General situation.......................................................................................... 30 5.3.2 Capacity, velocity and operations ................................................................... 30 5.3.3 Measures .................................................................................................... 30 5.3.4 Recommendation for Scenario B in Østerdalen ................................................. 31 5.4 Summary, scenario B ................................................................................... 31 6. ALIGNMENT STUDY SCENARIO 2* AND D1/D2 .......................................... 32 6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 32 6.2 The Intercity project Gardermoen-Lillehammer ................................................ 35 6.2.1 Østerdalen .................................................................................................. 36 6.2.2 Gudbrandsdalen and Rondane ....................................................................... 36 6.3 Gudbrandsdalen ........................................................................................... 38 6.3.1 General....................................................................................................... 38 6.3.2 Alternative 2* .............................................................................................. 40 6.3.3 Alternative D1 ............................................................................................. 40 6.3.4 Alternatives 2* and D2 ................................................................................. 42 6.4 Rondane ..................................................................................................... 43 6.4.1 General....................................................................................................... 43 6.4.2 Alternative D1 ............................................................................................. 44 6.4.3 Alternative D2 ............................................................................................. 45 6.5 Østerdalen .................................................................................................. 47 6.5.1 General....................................................................................................... 47 6.5.2 Alternative 2* .............................................................................................. 47 6.5.3 Alternative D ............................................................................................... 50 6.6 Gjøvikbanen (the Gjøvik line) ........................................................................ 52 6.6.1 General....................................................................................................... 52 6.6.2 Section between Gardermoen and Gjøvik ........................................................ 52 6.6.3 Section between Gjøvik and Lillehammer ........................................................ 53 Ramboll 4 (196) ALIGNMENT-STUDY 6.7 Rørosbanen (the Røros line) .......................................................................... 57 6.8 Værnes ....................................................................................................... 61 6.8.1 Alternative 2* .............................................................................................. 61 6.9 Trondheim area ........................................................................................... 61 6.9.1 Section Melhus - Trondheim .......................................................................... 61 6.9.2 Section Soknedal – Melhus ............................................................................ 64 6.10 Gardermoen – Tangen .................................................................................. 66 6.11 Conclusion, alignment issues ......................................................................... 68 7. DISCARDED ROUTES AND VARIANTS ........................................................ 69 7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 69 7.2 Discarded Routes ......................................................................................... 69 7.2.1 Overview .................................................................................................... 69 7.2.2 Oslo – Gjøvik – Lillehammer (- Trondheim) ..................................................... 71 7.2.3 Lillehammer – Koppang (– Tynset – Trondheim) .............................................. 71 7.2.4 Lillehammer - Ringebu – Atna (– Tynset – Trondheim) ..................................... 71 7.2.5 Gudbrandsdalen – Folldalen – Oppdal (– Trondheim) ........................................ 71 7.2.6 Østerdalen – Rendalen – Storsjøen (– Tynset – Trondheim) .............................. 71 7.2.7 Østerdalen – Tynset – Røros – Gauldalen (– Trondheim) ................................... 72 7.2.8 Østerdalen – Tynset – Røros – Værnes - Trondheim ......................................... 72 7.2.9 Gardermoen-Hadeland-Gjøvik ........................................................................ 72 7.2.10 Gardermoen-Skreia-Gjøvik ............................................................................ 73 7.2.11 Orkdalen ..................................................................................................... 73 7.3 Discarded variants ....................................................................................... 73 7.3.1 Overview .................................................................................................... 73 7.3.2 2* and D2 in Gudbrandsdalen ........................................................................ 73 7.3.3 D1 in Rondane ............................................................................................. 73 7.3.4 D1 to Gjøvik (for Gudbrandsdalen and Rondane routes) .................................... 74 7.3.5 D1 Gardermoen-Tangen (for the Østerdalen route) .......................................... 74 7.3.6 D2 from Tangen to Tynset (for the Østerdalen route) ....................................... 74 7.3.7 2* and D1 from Tynset to Lundamo ............................................................... 74 7.3.8 D2 (eastern route) from Soknedal - Trondheim ................................................ 74 7.3.9 D1 and D2 Trondheim to Værnes ..................................................................