Chapter 8 · CONNECTION

Fløibanen

Technology, tourism and public access to the mountain

Concept art: a painted interpretation, not a photograph of the site.

RECORD1895

The idea

The idea of a railway up Fløyen was proposed in 1895.

Idéen om en bane opp Fløyen ble foreslått i 1895.

Source: Fløibanen's history, Fløyen / Fløibanen AS · checked 2026-08-11

RECORD1912

A/S Fløibanen established

The company A/S Fløibanen was established in 1912.

Selskapet A/S Fløibanen ble stiftet i 1912.

Source: Fløibanen's history, Fløyen / Fløibanen AS · checked 2026-08-11

RECORD1914

Construction begins

Construction began in 1914.

Byggingen startet i 1914.

Source: Fløibanen's history, Fløyen / Fløibanen AS · checked 2026-08-11

RECORD1918

Fløibanen opens

Fløibanen opened on 15 January 1918. Twenty-three years from idea to opening, and from that day the mountain was something anyone in Bergen could get to, not only those who could climb it.

Fløibanen åpnet 15. januar 1918.

Source: Fløibanen's history, Fløyen / Fløibanen AS · checked 2026-08-11

RECORD2022

Fifth generation: Rødhette and Blåmann

The fifth generation of cars entered service on 1 April 2022. They are called Rødhette and Blåmann. You have just walked up what they climb in eight minutes. Both ways of arriving are the point.

Femte generasjon vogner ble satt i drift 1. april 2022. De heter Rødhette og Blåmann.

Source: Fløibanen's history, Fløyen / Fløibanen AS · checked 2026-08-11

No folklore is told at this stop. Closing chapter is documented infrastructure history. Keep the ending factual.

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