Kårdal Station
Kårdal Station Kårdal stasjon | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Kårdal, Aurland Municipality Norway | ||||
| Coordinates | 60°45′22″N 7°06′20″E / 60.75614°N 7.10555°E | ||||
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) | ||||
| System | Railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Bane NOR | ||||
| Operated by | Flåm Utvikling (Vy) | ||||
| Line | Flåmsbanen | ||||
| Distance | 341.95 km (212.48 mi) | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 16 June 1946 | ||||
| Closed | 2015 | ||||
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Kårdal Station (Norwegian: Kårdal holdeplass) is a railway station on the Flåm Line at Kårdal in Aurland Municipality, Norway. It is located 6.34 kilometers (3.94 mi) from Myrdal Station,[1] 341.95 kilometers (212.48 mi) from Oslo Central Station[2] and 557 meters (1,827 ft) above mean sea level.[1] The station opened on 16 June 1946.[2] It is the station that traditionally served the farm furthest up in the valley of Flåmsdalen.[3] Because the station is located on a gradient, only trains heading downhill can stop at the station.[2] The station has been unused since around 2015.
References
- ^ a b Gubberud, Ivar J.; Sunde, Helge (1992). Flåmsbana: historien om en av verdens bratteste jernbaner (in Norwegian). John Grieg Forlag. p. 44. ISBN 8253302614.
- ^ a b c Bjerke, Thor (1994). Banedata '94 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 145, 241. ISBN 82-90286-15-5.
- ^ Gubberud & Sunde (1992): 40
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| Blomheller | Flåm Line | Kjosfossen | ||