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Hval station

Coordinates: 60°11′18″N 10°18′23″E / 60.18836°N 10.30633°E / 60.18836; 10.30633
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Hval station
Hval station in 2010
General information
LocationRingerike
Norway
Coordinates60°11′18″N 10°18′23″E / 60.18836°N 10.30633°E / 60.18836; 10.30633
Distance85.42 km (53.08 mi)
History
Opened1 December 1909 (1909-12-01)
Closed1 November 1990 (1990-11-01)

Hval station (Hval stasjon) is a railroad station on the Roa–Hønefoss Line, near Hval in Ringerike, Buskerud, Norway. The station opened in 1909 when the Bergen Railway was expanded from Hønefoss to Roa.[1][2]

In the 1950s and 60s the station was important for the military staff working at Hvalsmoen and Eggemoen, both of which lay nearby. In 1973 the station became remote controlled. Passenger traffic ended on 1 November 1990, after the remote traffic to Bergen started to go through Drammen instead. Today the station is used as crossing tracks, but it also has separate side tracks. The station building is of the Sirnes-type, has drying loft and is protected.[3][4]

Station details

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Hval station
Elevation 91.6 mabmsl
Architect Paul Armin Due

References

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  1. ^ "Hval stasjon". Norske jernbanestasjoner. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Roa - Hønefossbanen". Nebysamlingene. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Erlend Hammer. "Hvalsmoen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Eggemoen". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved December 1, 2017.