Skien Station (Norwegian: Skien stasjon) is a railway station located about one kilometer from downtown Skien in Telemark, Norway.[citation needed]
Skien | |
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 Skien Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Skien, Skien Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°13′07″N 9°36′13″E / 59.21861°N 9.60361°E |
| Owned by | Bane NOR |
| Operated by | Vy |
| Line(s) | Bratsberg Line Vestfold Line |
| Distance | 180.50 km (112.16 mi) |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Connections | Bus: Farte |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Gudmund Hoel with Bjarne Friis Baastad and Ragnvald Utne |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 December 1917 |
The station serves as terminus for the regional trains on the Vestfold Line (Vestfoldbanen) from Oslo via Vestfold and for the local trains to Notodden on the Bratsberg Line. The station was opened in 1917 as part of the Bratsberg Line. Skien Station was built following designs by Gudmund Hoel with Bjarne Friis Baastad and Ragnvald Utne. [1] [2]
Following protest, the old Skien station (Skien gamle stasjon), which was located two kilometers further south, remained in operation from 1927 until 1963.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Vestfoldbanen". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ Ingvild Pharo. "Gudmund Hoel". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
External links
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- Jernbaneverket's entry on Skien Station (in Norwegian)
| Preceding station | 
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Following station | ||
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| — | Bratsberg Line | Nisterud | ||
| Porsgrunn | Vestfold Line | — | ||
| Preceding station | Regional trains | Following station | ||
| Porsgrunn | RE11 | Skien–Oslo S–Eidsvoll | — | |
| Preceding station | Local trains | Following station | ||
| Porsgrunn | Bratsberg Line | Nisterud | ||
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