Randsfjord Station
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Randsfjord Station () was a
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 ...
at located on the west bank of the south of the lake of
Randsfjorden Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth-largest lake with an area of . Its volume is estimated at just over , and its greatest depth is . The lake is located at an elevation of above sea level. It is located in Innlandet and Akershus counties in the m ...
in
Jevnaker Jevnaker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jevnaker with a population of 4,302. The parish of ''Jævnaker'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see form ...
,
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. Passengers could transfer to
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for transport on Randsfjorden.


History

The station was opened in 1868 when it became the northern
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of
Randsfjorden Line The Randsfjorden Line () is an railway located in Buskerud in Norway connecting Drammen to Hønefoss and Jevnaker in Akershus county. The railway is primarily used for passenger trains, and the only scheduled trains on the stretch are Vy Tog exp ...
. Two station buildings were finished in 1868, created by architect
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. One of them burnt down the following year. With the completion of the
Roa–Hønefoss Line The Roa–Hønefoss Line (, formerly ) is a long, single track (rail), single track rail transport, railway line between Roa, Norway, Roa and Hønefoss in Norway. At Roa Station, the line connects to the Gjøvik Line, while at Hønefoss Station, ...
, the line between
Hønefoss __NOTOC__ Hønefoss is a town and the administrative center of the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway. Hønefoss is an industrial center of inner Østlandet, containing several factories and other industry. As of 1 January 2022 ...
and Randsfjord received less traffic. Passenger traffic to Randsfjord station was terminated on 26 May 1968. Since 1 January 1981 there has been no traffic on the line between Bergermoen and Randsfjord, with the tracks being removed in 1984.


References

{{end Railway stations in Innlandet Railway stations on the Randsfjorden Line Railway stations in Norway opened in 1868 Railway stations in Norway closed in 1968