Rjukan Station
Rjukan | |
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General information | |
Location | Rjukan, Tinn Norway |
Coordinates | 59°52′42″N 8°34′55″E / 59.87836°N 8.58199°E |
Elevation | 301.1 m |
Owned by | Norsk Transport |
Operated by | Norsk Transport |
Line(s) | Rjukan Line |
Distance | 15.95 km |
Platforms | 1 |
Construction | |
Architect | Thorvald Astrup |
History | |
Opened | 9 August 1909 |
Rjukan Station (Norwegian: Rjukan stasjon) is the terminal railway station of the Rjukan Line, located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway.
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.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Payton, Gary & Lepperød, Trond (1995). Rjukanbanen på sporet av et industrieventyr. Rjukan: Maana Forlag. p. 203.
Categories:
- Railway stations on the Rjukan Line
- Railway stations in Tinn
- Railway stations opened in 1909
- Railway stations closed in 1991
- Disused railway stations in Norway
- 1909 establishments in Norway
- 1991 disestablishments in Norway
- Railway stations in Norway opened in the 1900s
- Railway stations in Norway closed in the 1990s
- Norwegian railway station stubs