Rjukan Station () is the

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of the

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, located at

Rjukan Rjukan () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is also the administrative centre of Tinn Municipality. The town is located in the Vestfjorddalen valley, between the lakes Møsvatn ...

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. The station opened as part of the railway on 9 August 1909 as Saaheim, until renaming to Rjukan on 15 November 1912. It was rebuilt 1959-60 and closed on 5 July 1991; after the closing the local radio station Radio Rjukan has moved into the building.

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Railway stations on the Rjukan Line Railway stations in Tinn Disused railway stations in Norway Railway stations in Norway opened in 1909 Railway stations in Norway closed in 1991 {{Norway-railstation-stub