Kongsberg Station

Kongsberg Station (Norwegian: Kongsberg stasjon) is a railway station located in downtown Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway, on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by express trains to Kristiansand and is the terminus of the local trains from Oslo and Eidsvoll.[1]

Kongsberg
LocationKongsberg, Buskerud
Norway
Coordinates59.67227°N 9.650631°E / 59.67227; 9.650631
Elevation161.9 m (531 ft)
Operated byGo-Ahead Norge
Vy
Line(s)Sørlandet Line
Distance99.37 km (61.75 mi)
Platforms2
ConnectionsBus: Brakar
Vy express
History
Opened1917

History

A local Class 72 train at Kongsberg Station

The first station at Kongsberg opened in 1871 when the branch line of the Randsfjord Line from Hokksund to Kongsberg was completed. The present station dates from 1917 with the construction of the Sørland Line and was drawn by Gudmund Hoel and N. W. Grimnes. The station was preserved by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage in 1997.

The restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap in on 1 November 1944.[2]

References

  1. Entry on Kongsberg Station by Jernbaneverket (in English)
  2. Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. p. 64. OCLC 40310643.
Preceding station Following station
Nordagutu Sørlandet Line Darbu
Preceding station Express trains Following station
Nordagutu 50   Stavanger-KristiansandOslo S   Drammen
Preceding station Local trains Following station
L12 KongsbergOslo SEidsvoll   Darbu
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