Arna station explained

Arna
Address:Arna, Bergen
Country:Norway
Coordinates:60.4204°N 5.4664°W
Distance:461.93km (287.03miles)
Elevation:8m (26feet) asl
Line:Bergen Line
Platform:3
Opened:1964
Owned:Bane NOR
Operator:Vy Tog
Map Type:Norway
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Arna Station (Norwegian: Arna stasjon) is a train station in Bergen, Norway; located in the Arna borough on the east side of Ulriken and between the two tunnels Ulriken Tunnel and Arnanipa. The present station was opened in 1964, when the tunnels were completed. The old station, located north of the new station, is still in use for heritage trains on Gamle Vossebanen.

All passenger trains on the Bergen Line stop at Arna. The most frequent trains are shuttle trains which run between the Bergen Railway Station and Arna, providing the fastest connection between downtown Bergen and Arna. These normally operate each half-hour, or hourly in weekends and evenings.

Accident in 2024

On March 22, 2024, at ca. 19.00 local time, a freight train heading east derailed close to the Arnanipa tunnel opening at Arna station. The locomotive ended up inside the tunnel, while several of the 25 goods wagons crumpled together with an "accordion effect" around the tunnel opening.[1]

Inside the tunnel, a westbound passenger train from Vy carrying 200 passengers, stopped approximately one kilometer from the accident.[2] A work train from Bane NOR pulled the passenger train out of the tunnel to Stanghelle station.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-03-22 . Togulykke i Arna: – Dette vil ta mange dager . 2024-05-14 . www.bt.no . nb.
  2. Web site: 2024-03-24 . Havarikommisjonen: Togene var om lag én kilometer fra hverandre . 2024-05-14 . www.bt.no . nb.
  3. Web site: 2024-03-22 . Her får de endelig forlate toget: – Noe klaustrofobisk . 2024-05-14 . www.bt.no . nb.