Voss Station
Voss Station (Norwegian: Voss stasjon) is a railway station on the Bergen Line located in the village of Vossevangen in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway. It sits just off the European route E16 highway on the northwestern shore of the lake Vangsvatnet.
Voss | |
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Bergen Commuter Rail Class 69-units at Voss Station | |
Location | Vossevangen, Voss Norway |
Coordinates | 60°37′45.03″N 6°24′37.26″E |
Elevation | 56.5 m (185 ft) |
Owned by | Bane NOR |
Operated by | Vy |
Line(s) | Bergen Line |
Distance | 385.32 km (239.43 mi) |
Platforms | 2 |
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Station code | VOS |
History | |
Opened | 1883 |
The station was opened as the original terminal station of the Voss Line in 1883. It is served by express trains to Bergen and Oslo, and the Bergen Commuter Rail, all operated by Vy. Most commuter trains terminate at Voss, but up to seven per day continue on to Myrdal.
The station restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap on 15 October 1947.[1]
The rail station contains the lower terminus of the Voss Gondol gondola system.[2]
References
- Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. p. 71. OCLC 40310643.
- "Getting here". Voss Gondol. Voss Resort AS/Voss Gondol AS. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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Bulken | Bergen Line | Gjerdåker | ||
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Dale | 41 | Bergen–Oslo S | Myrdal | |
Preceding station | Local trains | Following station | ||
Bulken | Bergen Commuter Rail | Gjerdåker |
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