9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁t unn els ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁H ø g ber get ▁and ▁T ons å sen , ▁respectively . ▁When ▁Norwegian ▁authorities ▁decided ▁to ▁elect r ify ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁distance ▁of ▁Norway ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 6 0 s , ▁the ▁Val d res ▁Line ▁was ▁not ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁elect r ified , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁G j ø vik ▁Line ▁was . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁a ▁bus ▁service ▁was ▁established ▁between ▁Os lo ▁and ▁F ag ern es , ▁reducing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁annual ▁passengers ▁on ▁the ▁train ▁line ▁by ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁legisl ature ▁decided ▁to ▁shut ▁down ▁regular ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁Val d res ▁Line ▁while ▁keeping ▁the ▁tracks ▁between ▁E ina ▁and ▁Le ira ▁open ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁national ▁security . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁grass ro ots ▁movement ▁was ▁started ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁line , ▁but ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁tracks ▁between ▁Le ira ▁and ▁F ag ern es ▁were ▁lifted ▁( rem oved ). ▁ ▁A ▁private ▁company ▁is ▁formed ▁to ▁ar range ▁char tered ▁tri ps ▁on ▁the ▁remaining ▁railway . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Val d res ▁Line ▁advoc acy ▁organization ▁ ▁Category : R ail way ▁lines ▁in ▁Norway ▁Category : Her itage ▁rail