Kragerø Station

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Kragerø
Kragerø stasjon.jpeg
LocationKragerø
Norway
Coordinates58°52′10″N 09°24′53″E / 58.86944°N 9.41472°E / 58.86944; 9.41472Coordinates: 58°52′10″N 09°24′53″E / 58.86944°N 9.41472°E / 58.86944; 9.41472
Owned byNorwegian State Railways
Line(s)Kragerø Line
Distance247.38 km (153.71 mi)
Platforms2
History
Opened2 December 1927
Location
Kragerø is located in Vestfold og Telemark
Kragerø
Kragerø
Location within Norway

Kragerø Station (Norwegian: Kragerø stasjon) was a railway station located in Kragerø, Norway on the Kragerø Line.

History[]

The station was opened on December 2, 1927 when the Sørlandet Line was opened to Kragerø from Lunde Station. In 1935 the line was made the branch Kragerø Line when the Sørlandet Line was extended to Arendal Station. Passenger traffic was terminated in 1988, and since the line has been abandoned and razed. The station is now used as a bus station and tourist information.

Kragerø stasjon 2.jpeg
Preceding station Bane NOR logo.svg Following station
Kragerø Line Kallstadkilen
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