Gausel Station () is a

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county,

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. It is located at Gausel in the city of Stavanger. Located from

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, it is served by the

Jæren Commuter Rail The Jæren Commuter Rail () is a commuter train service operated along the westernmost part of the Sørland Line in Jæren, Norway. It is operated by Go-Ahead Norge with nine NSB Class 72, Class 72 electric multiple units. The service acts as a ...

operated by

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by up to four hourly trains in each direction. The station is located along the

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section of the

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. The original station at Gausel was opened in 1902, and the station building was completed in 1908. This station was closed in 1966. The new station was opened on 16 November 2009 as part of the new double track from Stavanger to Sandnes. It is co-located with a Kolumbus bus stop, allowing transfer to several routes.

Facilities

The station is from

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and from

. Gausel Station is universally accessible, unstaffed and equipped with

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s. There is parking for 50 cars. The station is located in a mixed commercial and residential area. The station's primary purpose is to act as a

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and interchange from the commuter rail to bus services towards

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, an area with a high concentration of offices,

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and

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Service

The station is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail, operated by Go-Ahead. During regular operating hours on weekday, NSB operates four trains in each direction each hour. All northbound trains run to

, where they terminate. All four southbound trains operate to at least Sandnes Station, and two more continue to

Nærbø Station Nærbø Station () is a railway station located at Nærbø in Hå, Norway on Sørlandet Line. The station is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail between Stavanger and Egersund, and one of the two bihourly train services as Nærbø as its terminal s ...

and one runs to Egersund Station. Travel time to Stavanger is 11 minutes, to Sandnes Sentrum is 5 minutes, to Nærbø is 36 minutes and to Egersund is 56 minutes. NSB operates the line using Class 72

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s. Transfer to city bus is available away on National Road 44, which serves Kolumbus' lines 1, 2, 3, 6, 66, 67 and 75.

History

The original station was opened as a halt on 1 November 1904. The station building was completed in 1908. From 1 December 1918, Gausel was upgraded to a station. From 2 June 1957 the line became subject to centralized traffic control and the station unstaffed. The station was closed in 1966. In 2006, the Norwegian National Rail Administration started rebuilding the track between Stavanger and Sandnes to double track, and decided to build a new station at Gausel. The new line 16 November 2009, and from 14 December, the 15-minute headway was introduced between Stavanger and Sandnes, including stops at Gausel.

References

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