Fagernes Station
Fagernes | |
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 Fagernes Station | |
| Location | Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal Norway |
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) AMSL |
| Owned by | Norwegian State Railways |
| Line(s) | Valdres Line |
| Distance | 208.79 km (129.74 mi) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 October 1906 |
Fagernes Station (Norwegian: Fagernes stasjon) was a railway station located in Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal, Norway. It was on the Valdres Line (Valdresbanen) which was in operation from 1902 until 1989.[1]
History[]
The station was opened on 1 October 1906 by King Haakon VII[2] and remained until the line closed on 1 January 1989. It was 208.79 kilometers (129.74 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 360 meters (1,180 ft) above mean sea level.[3] Originally the restaurant at the station was run by , which is located adjacent to the station. Following the new station building which was built in the early 1950s, Norsk Spisevognselskap took over the operation of the restaurant in the new building.[4]
References[]
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- ^ Tor Wisting. "Valdresbanen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ Kjellerød, Georg & Norsk Kunstforlag. "Fagernæs. Haakon VII aabner Valdresbanen". Europeana. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
- ^ Aars, Ivar; Karsrud, Bjørn (2002). Hundre år på sporet (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nye Valdresbanen. p. 41. ISBN 82-996456-0-3.
- ^ Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. p. 62. OCLC 40310643.
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Coordinates: 60°59′08″N 9°14′22″E / 60.9855°N 9.2394°E
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