Paradis Station () is a

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Stavanger Municipality Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

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county,

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. The station is located at Paradis in the city of Stavanger, about from the main

Stavanger Station Stavanger Station () is a railway station in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the Stavanger (city), city of Stavanger and it is the terminus of the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by regiona ...

. It is served by the Stavanger Commuter Rail 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

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 ...

, and was opened on 16 November 2009, replacing Hillevåg Station. It is co-located with a Kolumbus bus stop, allowing transfer to many routes.

Facilities

The station is from

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and from

. Paradis Station is universally accessible, unstaffed and equipped with

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s. The station is located underneath Strøm Bridge, which feeds onto

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. The station serves the residential areas of

Storhaug Storhaug is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. This borough includes the traditional city centre and main harbor along the Byfjorden. It is lo ...

, Paradis and

Våland Våland is a neighborhood (''delområde'') in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Eiganes og Våland Eiganes og Våland is a ...

. In addition, it is located within walking distance of the County Governor and

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. There is bicycle parking at the station, but no parking for cars. However, there is a

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area where people can be dropped from cars. Access to the station is available both from the north and the south, from both Strøm Bridge and Lagårdsveien, all with elevators.

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 2 minutes, to Sandnes Sentrum is 14 minutes, to Nærbø is 45 minutes and to Egersund is 1 hour and 5 minutes. NSB operates the line using Class 72

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s. Transfer to city bus is available away at Strømsbrua on National Road 44, which serves Kolumbus' lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, X30, X39, X44, X60, 66, X74, 75 and E90.

History

The line past Paradis was built as part of the

Jæren Line The Jæren Line () was a long railway line between Stavanger and Egersund in Jæren, Norway. The name is no longer in official use and the section is regarded as the westernmost part of the Sørlandet Line. Owned by Bane NOR, the line has doub ...

and opened in 1878. The area was originally served by Hillevåg Station. In 2006 the Norwegian National Rail Administration started rebuilding the track between Stavanger and Sandnes to double track. As part of that, Hillevåg was closed and replaced by Paradis. The reason for moving the station is the new location will be developed into a commercial center with dense office, retail and housing real estate. The new line was opened on 16 November 2009 and from 14 December, the 15-minute headway was introduced between Stavanger and Sandnes.

References

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