Flisa grew rapidly following the opening of the line, and soon had three hotels. It was soon the population and commercial center for all of Solør. With a major station at Kirkenær, the population and commercial center of Grue gradually moved from Tjura, with the administration center following suit. The least affected municipality was Hof, where the commercial and political center remained on the west shore of the river. Several places processing industries, especially wood-based, were established as the railway allowed for easy export of the products.