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Kragerø Station
Kragerø Station () was a railway station located in Kragerø, Norway on the Kragerø Line. History The station was opened on 2 December 1927, when the Sørlandet Line was opened to Kragerø from Lunde Station. The station was the terminus of the Sørlandet Line, but after the extension of the line from Neslandsvatn to Nelaug, it became a branch line. Traffic was terminated in 1989. By 1994, the station was used as a parking lot. The station building was finished in 1925, and it was designed by Gudmund Hoel and . In 2020, the building was sold by the municipal council to the non-profit organisation Sparebankstiftelsen DNB. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kragero Station Railway stations on the Sørlandet Line Railway stations in Telemark Railway stations in Norway opened in 1927 Disused railway stations in Norway Railway stations in Norway closed in 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kragerø
Kragerø () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Grenland and the smaller Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø. Villages in Kragerø include Helle, Vadfoss, Kil, and Portør. The municipality is the 262nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kragerø is the 111th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,413. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 2.7% over the previous 10-year period. In the days of the sailing ships, Kragerø was one of Norway's largest port cities. The London-based newspaper ''The Independent'', published an article on Kragerø stating that "When Norwegians want to get away from it all they head for Kragero. Forests, fjords and islands await them at the place where Edvard Munch found peace and relaxation." The population of Kragerø quadruples during its summer months due to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kragerø Line
The Kragerø Line () was a long railway line between Neslandsvatn and Kragerø in Telemark county, Norway. It was opened on 2 December 1927 as part of the Sørlandet Line. From 10 November 1935, the Sørlandet Line was extended from Neslandsvatn to Arendal, and the Kragerø Line became a branch. It was mostly served with feeder trains, although a through train to Oslo was kept until the 1970s. Falling ridership caused the line to become closed from 1 December 1989, along with many other branch lines. Part of the line remains, although other parts have been demolished. Route After the line was closed, the section from Sannidal to Kragerø, roughly , was demolished to make way for a road. The Tangeheia Tunnel was widened and also used. The track remains from Sannidal to Neslandsvatn, although a bridge close to Sannidal has been moved to allow better height for the road. In addition, the track across five underpasses have been removed. The track area at Kragerø Station has been con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996)
The Norwegian State Railways ( or NSB) was a state-owned railway company that operated most of the rail transport in Norway, railway network in Norway. The government agency/directorate was created in 1883Historisk oversikt Norwegian National Rail Administration to oversee the construction and operation of all state-owned railways in Norway. On 1 December 1996, it was demerger, demerged to create the infrastructure operator Norwegian National Rail Administration, the train operator Vy, Norwegian State Railways and the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate. The name was taken by the train operator, although the infrastructure operator remained a government agency and is the legal successor. History Norway's first railway, the Trunk Line, was opened in 18 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and rail freight transport, freight transport globally, thanks to its Energy efficiency in transport, energy efficiency and potentially high-speed rail, high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower friction, frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by Diesel locomotive, diesel or Electric locomotive, electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital intensity, capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunde Station
Lunde Station () is located in Lunde in Nome, Norway on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by express trains to Kristiansand. History The station was opened in 1925 when the Sørlandet Line was opened to Lunde, and was the terminal station until Kragerø Station opened in 1927. External links Entryby Jernbaneverket Jernbaneverket () was a government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic management and timetables. Safety oversight wa ... Railway stations on the Sørlandet Line Railway stations in Telemark Nome, Norway Railway stations in Norway opened in 1925 {{norway-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sørlandet Line
The Sørlandet Line () is a railway line between Drammen (though this is connected to Oslo by means of the Drammen Line) via Kristiansand to Stavanger. The line is long between Oslo and Stavanger. History The railway was constructed in several phases, the first section being opened in 1871 and the last not opened until 1944. While there was a continual construction work from Oslo westward as far as Moi, the Jæren Line from Egersund to Stavanger in Western Norway was opened in 1878. Up to 1913 the name used on plans and for the completed sections was the Vestlandet Line (''The West Country Line''). The Sørlandet Line was completed by the German occupation force during World War II. It was opened for regular traffic on 1 May 1944. The line was an important communications link for transportation of troops, as well as war material. Long stretches of the Sørlandet Line railway are set away from the coast, instead of on the more densely populated coastline. One reason for this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neslandsvatn
Neslandsvatn is a village in Drangedal Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the small lake Neslandsvatnet, about to the southeast of the village of Prestestranda. The village of Henseid is located about to the northeast, across the large lake Toke. Kroken Church is located about to the southwest of the village. The village has a population (2022) of 296 and a population density of . The village has a station on the Sørlandsbanen railway line. It is also a popular skiing and snowboarding Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralym ... area. References Drangedal Villages in Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelaug
Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Åmli in Agder county, Norway. The population (2001) was 161. The village lies at east of the Nelaug lake, which is regulated by a hydroelectric power plant. The most notable feature in the village is the train station, Nelaug Station, which is the junction between the main Sørland Line and the branch Arendal Line. Nelaug school is a 1st through 6th grade elementary school. It is one of the three schools in Åmli municipality. Nelaug sits at the end of Norwegian County Road 412 which connects Nelaug to the Norwegian County Road 415 and the rest of Norway. Name The Old Norse form of the name must have been ''Niðlaug''. The first element ''Nið'' is the old name of the river Nidelva Nidelva is a river in Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix ''elva'' is the Norwegian language, Norwegian word for "the river". Location The Nidelva sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gudmund Hoel
Gudmund Hoel (25 September 1877 – 7 September 1956) was a Norwegian architect. He is regarded as the second-most influential railway architect in Norway, after Paul Due (architect), Paul Due. Biography He was born in Kragerø, Norway. Hoel graduated from Kristiania Tekniske Skole (today Oslo University College) in 1896. For six years he had various assistant jobs at architecture firms in Norway and Germany. From 1903-04, he conducted study trips to the United States. In 1904, he started working for Holger Sinding-Larsen, and in 1910 he established his own firm. In 1913, he was appointed director of the newly established NSB Arkitektkontor, an in-house division of the Norwegian State Railways. He remained director there until he retired in 1947. His early works were mostly in historicism (architecture), historicism, but from the 1920s he started designing in neoclassicism. Selected works *Gulskogen Station on Randsfjordbanen (1915) *Tønsberg Station on Vestfoldbanen (1915) *Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kragerø Stasjon 2
Kragerø () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Grenland and the smaller Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø. Villages in Kragerø include Helle, Vadfoss, Kil, and Portør. The municipality is the 262nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kragerø is the 111th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,413. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 2.7% over the previous 10-year period. In the days of the sailing ships, Kragerø was one of Norway's largest port cities. The London-based newspaper ''The Independent'', published an article on Kragerø stating that "When Norwegians want to get away from it all they head for Kragero. Forests, fjords and islands await them at the place where Edvard Munch found peace and relaxation." The population of Kragerø quadruples during its summer months due to high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
