Fagernes Station Explained

Fagernes
Address:	Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal
Country:	Norway
Elevation:	360m (1,180feet) AMSL
Line:	Valdres Line
Distance:	208.79km (129.74miles)
Opened:	1 October 1906
Owned:	Norwegian State Railways

Fagernes Station (Norwegian: Fagernes stasjon) was a railway station located in Fagernes, Nord-Aurdal, Norway. It was on the Valdres Line (Valdresbanen) which was in operation from 1902 until 1989.^[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1906 by King Haakon VII^[2] and remained until the line closed on 1 January 1989. It was 208.79km (129.74miles) from Oslo Central Station and 360m (1,180feet) above mean sea level.^[3] Originally the restaurant at the station was run by Fagernes Hotel, which is located adjacent to the station. Following the new station building which was built in the early 1950s, Norsk Spisevognselskap took over the operation of the restaurant in the new building.^[4]

References

60.9855°N 9.2394°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Valdresbanen. Store norske leksikon. Tor Wisting. December 1, 2017.
2. Web site: Fagernæs. Haakon VII aabner Valdresbanen.. Kjellerød, Georg & Norsk Kunstforlag. 2015-11-21 . Europeana.
3. Book: Aars, Ivar . Hundre år på sporet . Oslo . Nye Valdresbanen . 2002 . Karsrud . Bjørn . 82-996456-0-3 . Norwegian . 41.
4. Book: Just, Carl . Carl Just

   . A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 . Oslo . Norsk Spisevognselskap . 1949 . Carl Just . 40310643 . Norwegian . 62.