Rjukan Station Explained

Rjukan
Address:RjukanTinn
Country:Norway
Coordinates:59.8784°N 8.582°W
Elevation:301.1 m
Line:Rjukan Line
Distance:15.95 km
Platform:1
Opened:9 August 1909
Architect:Thorvald Astrup
Owned:Norsk Transport
Operator:Norsk Transport

Rjukan Station (Norwegian: Rjukan stasjon) is the terminal railway station of the Rjukan Line, located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway.

The station opened as part of the railway on 9 August 1909 as Saaheim, until renaming to Rjukan on 15 November 1912. It was rebuilt 1959-60 and closed on 5 July 1991; after the closing the local radio station Radio Rjukan has moved into the building.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Payton, Gary . Lepperød, Trond . amp . Rjukanbanen på sporet av et industrieventyr . 1995 . Maana Forlag . Rjukan . 203.