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Fagernes Station

Coordinates: 60°59′08″N 9°14′22″E / 60.9855°N 9.2394°E / 60.9855; 9.2394
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Fagernes
Fagernes Station
General information
LocationFagernesNord-Aurdal
Norway
Elevation360 m (1,180 ft) AMSL
Owned byNorwegian State Railways
Line(s)Valdres Line
Distance208.79 km (129.74 mi)
History
Opened1 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

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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 Fagernes Hotel, 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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  1. ^ Tor Wisting. "Valdresbanen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Kjellerød, Georg & Norsk Kunstforlag. "Fagernæs. Haakon VII aabner Valdresbanen". Europeana. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
  3. ^ Aars, Ivar; Karsrud, Bjørn (2002). Hundre år på sporet (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nye Valdresbanen. p. 41. ISBN 82-996456-0-3.
  4. ^ Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. p. 62. OCLC 40310643.
Preceding station Following station
Leira Valdres Line Terminus

60°59′08″N 9°14′22″E / 60.9855°N 9.2394°E / 60.9855; 9.2394