Reinunga | |
Address: | Reinunga, Aurland |
Country: | Norway |
Coordinates: | 60.744°N 7.1389°W |
Elevation: | 767m (2,516feet) |
Line: | Flåm Line |
Distance: | 338km (210miles) |
Platform: | 1 |
Opened: | 1942 |
Owned: | Bane NOR |
Operator: | Flåm Utvikling (Vy) |
Reinunga Station (no|Reinunga holdeplass) is a railway station in Aurland, Norway, on the Flåm Line that links Flåm to Myrdal and the Oslo-Bergen train line. It is 2.2km (01.4miles) from Myrdal Station, 338km (210miles) from Oslo Central Station and 767m (2,516feet) above mean sea level. The station opened in 1942.[1] [2]
Reinunga Station is a popular starting point for hiking in the summer and ski touring in the winter.[3] [4] The station is near Kjosfossen waterfall, Reinungavatnet lake and the Rallarvegen path. It is also surrounded by mountains with Tarven on one side and Geitonosi on the other.
Reinunga station changed its name from Kjosfoss in 1977 and used to have accommodation for the railway workers.[5]