Engelsberg-Norberg Railway, Heritage railway in Norberg, Sweden

The Engelsberg–Norberg Railway is a standard-gauge line from Ängelsberg on Lake Åmänningen to Kärrgruvan, 18 km through Västmanland. It passes Högfors bruk and Norberg station, and the southern section between Ängelsberg and Snyten is electrified and used by other trains as a shortcut.

Goods traffic on the first section, Kärrgruvan–Trättbo, began in December 1853 with Förstlingen, the first steam locomotive built in Sweden, from Munktells in Eskilstuna. After the original company went bankrupt, Norbergs Nya Järnvägs AB completed the line to Ängelsberg on Lake Åmänningen in 1856. The track was then 1,188 mm gauge and was widened to the Swedish standard gauge of 1,435 mm in 1876.

The station at Ängelsberg still shows how railway workers operated and maintained trains in the past, with its sheds and turning platforms visible to visitors. You can walk through spaces that shaped the daily working life of the region.

You can ride on vintage diesel trains from the 1950s during summer months, giving you a slow and relaxed journey through the countryside. Check ahead for current running days and prepare for older train cars and uneven platforms.

The locomotive shed at Kärrgruvan, built in 1857, is Sweden's oldest preserved locomotive shed. The heritage association ENJ, founded in 1999, also keeps a roundhouse and turntable at Ängelsberg, connected in 2007 with a switch funded by a 5 million kronor EU grant. ENJ's three 1950s diesel railcars are stabled at these sheds.