Porsgrunn Station Explained

Porsgrunn
Address:Jernbanegt. 16, 3914 Porsgrunn, 
Country:Norway
Coordinates:59.1391°N 9.6594°W
Elevation:5.7m (18.7feet) AMSL
Line:Vestfold Line
Connections:Bus: Farte
Opened:24 November 1882
Architect:Balthazar Lange (previous building)
Owned:Bane NOR
Operator:Vy

Porsgrunn Station (Norwegian: Porsgrunn stasjon) is a railway station serving Porsgrunn, Norway. It serves regional trains on Vestfold Line and local trains on Bratsberg Line, all operated by Vy. The station building is located beside a bus terminal.

History

A railway between Drammen and Larvik was opened in 1881.[1] An extension from Larvik to Skien, including a station in Porsgrunn, was opened to the public on 24 November 1882[2] by Prime Minister Christian August Selmer and Minister of the Interior Christian Jensen.[3] The previous day, they had ridden the line on the Royal Train and four other carriages. At Porsgrunn Station, a luncheon was arranged by the municipal council. Though King Oscar II was not present, he did receive a telegram from Porsgrunn informing of the festivities at the station.[4] After a series of negotiations between railway companies in 1913, the new Bratsberg Line connecting Notodden to Porsgrunn opened to the public on 17 December 1917.[5]

The original station building was drawn by either Balthazar Lange or Peter Andreas Blix.[6] Like the other buildings on the line, it was made of wood[4] and was similar to the buildings on the Østfold Line.[7] A new station building was opened on 9 October 1960,[8] but the old building remained in use for signalling control.[9] Its demolition was planned for the following year,[10] but this was delayed until 1962.[11] The station became unmanned in 2002.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Beier . Aasmund . Bosheim . Brynjulf . Bache Bystrøm . Harald . 1988 . 8290068182 . Gamle Porsgrunnsbilder utgitt av Porsgrund Historielag Serie 1 . Porsgrunn Jernbanestasjon 1883-85 . 14 . Norwegian Bokmål.
  2. News: 21 November 1882 . . 15 . 137 . 4 . Laurvik-Skiens-Banen . Laurvik-Skien Line . Norwegian . Laurvik-Skiens-Banen aabnes for almindelig Trafik den 24de November. . The Laurvik-Skine line opens for public trafic on the 24 November..
  3. News: 28 November 1882 . Kongsberg Adresse . 41 . 140 . 2 . Laurvik-Skiens Banen . Laurvik-Skien Line . Norwegian . Laurvik-Skiens Banen blev [...] aabnet [...] af Statminister Selmer og Chefen for Indredepartementet Statsraad Jensen. . The Laurvik-Skien Line was [...] opened [...] by Prime Minister Selmer and Minister of the Interior Jensen.
  4. News: 25 November 1882 . . 64 . 326b . 1 . Laurvik-Skiens Banens Aabning . The Opening of the Laurvik-Skien Line . Norwegian.
  5. Book: Saxegaard, Martin E. N. . 1930 . Drammens tekniske forening . Drammens Tekniske Forenings Jubileumsskrift 1880-1930 . Jernbanene . 241–260 . Norwegian Bokmål.
  6. News: Omvik . Arne . 15 July 1996 . . Norwegian Bokmål . 135 . 159 . 4 . - Representerer verdifulle kulturminner . Represent valuable cultural sites . Stasjonshusene i de tre byene Sandefjord, Holmestrand og Porsgrunn er sannsynligvis tegnet av Balthazar Lange, [...], men muligens kan arkitekt Peter A. Blix, [...], ha gjort forarbeider med trebygningene før han fratrådte sin stilling som jernbanearkitekt . The station houses in the three cities of Sandefjord, Holmestrand and Porsgrunn were likely drawn by Balthazar Lange, [...], but architect Peter A. Blix, [...], could have done preliminary work with the wooden structures before he resigned from his position as rail architect.
  7. Book: Hartmann . Eivind . Mangset . Øistein . Reisegg . Øyvind . 1997 . Gyldendal . Neste stasjon . Next Station . 82-05-25294-7 . Grevskapsbanen (Vestfoldbanen) med sidelinjer . 146–149.
  8. News: 7 October 1960 . Porsgrunns Dagblad . 232/1960 . 1 . Porsgrunn nye jernbanestasjon tas i bruk søndag . New Railway Station in Porsgrunn Put to Use Sunday . Norwegian Bokmål.
  9. News: 14 February 1962 . Porsgrunns Dagblad . 38/1962 . 2 . Sett og hørt i Porsgrunn . Seen and Heard in Porsgrunn . Norwegian Bokmål . Helt klart til rivning av stasjonsbygningen er det likevel ikke, så lenge det gamle stillverket ennå er i bruk. . The station building is not not entirely ready for demolition yet, as long as the old signalling control is still in use..
  10. News: 24 August 1960 . Porsgrunns Dagblad . 194/1960 . 3 . Den nye stasjon i Porsgrunn tas i bruk om en måned eller to . New Station in Use in a Month or Two . Den gamle stasjonsbygning blir ikke revet i sin helhet før til neste år . The old station building will not be demolished in its entirety until next year.
  11. News: 30 July 1962 . Porsgrunns Dagblad . 172/1962 . 3 . Sett og hørt i Porsgrunn . Seen and Heard in Porsgrunn . Norwegian Bokmål . Rivingen av den gamle stasjonsbygningen i Porsgrunn er nå fullført. . The demolition of the old station building in Porsgrunn is now complete..
  12. News: Kolve . André R. . 30 October 2002 . . 209/2002 . 4 . Ubemannet stasjon skaper lange køer . Unmanned Station Creating Long Queues . Norwegian Bokmål.

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