Oslo Central Station is the main railway station in Oslo and the largest railway station in Norway. The station has two buildings – the original Oslo East historic building and the newer main building for Oslo Central Station and was officially opened opened by King Olav V on 30 May 1980. The Oslo Tunnel was …
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Bergen train station is the one of the most beautiful railway stations in Norway. It is located on the east side of the city centre. The station building, designed by Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland in the National Romantic style, was opened in 1913 along with Bergen Line. Railway station in Bergen serves long-distance trains from …
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Trondheim train station (Trondheim S) is located in the north part of the city centre. It is the terminus of the Dovre Line, running southwards, and the Nordland Line, which runs north. The first railway station in Trondheim was opened in 1864. It was located at Kalvskinnet. Construction of the current station building started in …
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Bodø train station is located in the center of the town of Bodø. The station is the terminus of the Nordland Line. The Nordland line from Trondheim to Bodø was completed in 1961. The station was opened the same year for freight traffic. The passenger section was opened on 7 June 1962 – on that …
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Stavanger train station is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger and it is the terminus of the Sørlandet Line. The station was opened in 1878 when the railway line from Stavanger to Egersund was completed. The station complex consits also water tower and warehouse. It is owned by Bane NOR. Trains to …
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Narvik train station is the northernmost station in the Norway and the northernmost standard-gauge railway station in the world. The station was opened in 1902 along with Ofotbanen and the Iron Ore Line. Currently, railway station in Narvik serves an overnight train Stockholm – Narvik, a daytime train Lulea – Narvik and the Narvik -Bjørnfjell …
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There is a few operational narrow-gauge railways in Norways. Norwegian narrow-gauge railways run only during the summer season, some of them run only a few times a year. Almost all of them are located far from larger cities and standard gauge lines. Narrow-gauge railways in Norway Folldal Gruver – a mine railway currently carrying tourists …
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Norway is a sparsely populated country with more than 4,100 km of railway tracks. Railway network is well developed but some of the stretches are old and have out-of-date signalling systems. Norway is famous for scenic routes. The Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line is second the northernmost railway in the world and Narvik is one of the northernmost …
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