On 23 September 1814 the city had elected representatives for the extraordinary [session of] Norway's parliament (without electing vicar [at Nykirken ] Jonas Rein).[24]
In the 1830s,[25] Oslo (the capital) surpassed Bergen as Norway's most populous city.
In 1882 the city's phone company was established.
In 1883 the rail line to Voss was completed—Vossebanen.
In 1897 a trolley service started operating.
In 1900 utility services for electricity started.
In 1909 the rail line to Oslo opened—the Bergen Line.
In 1917 the pier Skoltegrunnskaien opened.
In 1932 the road to Hardanger was completed, connecting Bergen to a significant part of Norway's road network.