Kjosfossen Station (Norwegian: Kjosfossen holdeplass) is a railway station in Aurland, Norway, on the Flåm Line. It is 4.40 kilometers (2.73 mi) from Myrdal Station, 339.76 kilometers (211.12 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 670 meters (2,200 ft) above mean sea level. The station opened in 1951 as Kjosfossen kraftstasjon, but took the current name from February 1977. There are no residents in the area and the station only exists to allow tourists to step off the train and see the large waterfall Kjosfossen - which can be viewed from the station's platform.[1] It is also the site of Kjosfoss Power Station.[2][3]
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| General information | |
| Location | Kjosfossen, Aurland Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°44′50″N 7°08′09″E / 60.747333°N 7.135834°E |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Owned by | Bane NOR |
| Operated by | Flåm Utvikling (Vy) |
| Line(s) | Flåm Line |
| Distance | 339.76 km (211.12 mi) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1951 |
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- Bibliography
- Bjerke, Thor (1994). Banedata '94 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 241. ISBN 82-90286-15-5.
- Gubberud, Ivar J.; Sunde, Helge (1992). Flåmsbana: historien om en av verdens bratteste jernbaner (in Norwegian). John Grieg Forlag. ISBN 82-533-0261-4.
- Notes
- ^ "Kjosfossen: The Incredible Waterfall At The Flåm Railway Line - The Norway Guide". thenorwayguide.com. 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ Gubberud & Sunde (1992): 44
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 145
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