Reinunga Station (Norwegian: Reinunga holdeplass) is a railway station in Aurland, Norway, on the Flåm Line that links Flåm to Myrdal and the Oslo-Bergen train line. It is 2.20 kilometers (1.37 mi) from Myrdal Station, 338.00 kilometers (210.02 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 767 meters (2,516 ft) above mean sea level. The station opened in 1942.[1][2]
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| General information | |
| Location | Reinunga, Aurland Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°44′39″N 7°08′20″E / 60.744041°N 7.138881°E |
| Elevation | 767 m (2,516 ft) |
| Owned by | Bane NOR |
| Operated by | Flåm Utvikling (Vy) |
| Line(s) | Flåm Line |
| Distance | 338.00 km (210.02 mi) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1942 |
Reinunga Station is a popular starting point for hiking in the summer and ski touring in the winter.[3][4] The station is near Kjosfossen waterfall, Reinungavatnet lake and the Rallarvegen path. It is also surrounded by mountains with Tarven on one side and Geitonosi on the other.
Reinunga station changed its name from Kjosfoss in 1977 and used to have accommodation for the railway workers.[5]
References
edit- 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
- ^ Gubberud & Sunde (1992): 44
- ^ Bjerke (1994): 145
- ^ https://www.camptocamp.org/waypoints/1408250/en/reinunga-train-station
- ^ "ReinungaHytta - Activities".
- ^ "Stasjonsdatabasen".
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Following station | ||
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| Kjosfossen | Flåm Line | Vatnahalsen | ||
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