Blakstad Station () is a

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in the village of Blakstad on the east side of the river

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in the municipality of

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county,

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. Located along the

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railway line, it is served by the

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. The station was opened in 1989 to replace three stations: the Old Blakstad Station about further south, the Blakstad Bridge Station about south, and the Hurv Station about to the north.

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Railway stations in Agder Railway stations on the Arendal Line Froland Railway stations in Norway opened in 1989 {{Norway-railstation-stub