User:Eisfbnore/Ålgård Station
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Ålgård | |
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 Ålgård Station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ålgård, Gjesdal Norway |
| Owned by | Norwegian State Railways |
| Operated by | Norwegian State Railways |
| Line(s) | Ålgård Line |
| Construction | |
| Architect | R. Werenskiold |
| History | |
| Opened | 21 December 1924[1] |
| Closed | 1 November 1955 |
Ålgård Station (Norwegian: Ålgård stasjon) is a former railway station located in Ålgård, Norway. It served as the terminus of the 12.24-kilometre (7.61 mi) long Ålgård Line from 21 September 1924 to 1 November 1955. The station building was designed by architect R. Werenskiold and was built in wooden Nordic classicist style.
History
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The origins of the Ålgård Line dates back to 1873, when county engineer Th. Sejersted proposed that the line from Stavanger to Kristiania should run through Sandnes and Ålgård before reaching Høgsfjord in Rogaland.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ålgård" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Railway Club. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.