Bulken Station (Norwegian: Bulken stasjon) is a railway station on the Bergensbanen railway line located in the village of Bulken in Voss municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures in each direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy Tog. The station opened as part in 1883 as part of Vossebanen.

Bulken
Anno 1883-90
General information
LocationBulkenVoss
Norway
Owned byBane NOR
Operated byVy Tog
Line(s)Bergensbanen
Distance392.55 km
Platforms2
History
Opened1883

River surfing

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The Bulken Wave (Bulkenbølgen) is a well known river surfing wave located in the Vosso river about 500 meters from Bulken Station.[1][2][3] The wave can be surfed when the water has a flow rate around 125 to 150 cubic meters per second.[4][5][6] Average water temperature from May to July lies around 8 °C.[7] Surfing here has been featured in Ekstremsportveko.[8]

Average water flow and temperature
Place Map Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unit
Bulken Wave[9][10] 60°37′51″N 6°16′38″E / 60.6307°N 6.2772°E / 60.6307; 6.2772 (Bulkenbølgen på Voss) 2 2 2 2 4 8 11 14 12 8 5 2 °C

References

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Preceding station   Following station
Seimsgrend Bergensbanen Voss
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Seimsgrend   Bergen Commuter Rail   Voss

60°37′51″N 6°16′58″E / 60.63090°N 6.28276°E / 60.63090; 6.28276