Nelaug Station (Norwegian: Nelaug stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Nelaug in Åmli municipality in Agder county, Norway. The station sits just north of the lake Nelaug. The station functions as a meeting station of the Sørlandsbanen and Arendalsbanen railway lines. The Arendalsbanen line is a branch line that runs from Nelaug to Arendal Station. Passengers from Oslo to Arendal must change trains at Nelaug. The station was opened on 10 November 1910, and in 1935, a new building was completed.[1][2]
Nelaug | |||||
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| Railway station | |||||
 View of Nelaug station in 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nelaug, Åmli Norway | ||||
| Coordinates | 58°39′28″N 8°37′47″E / 58.6577°N 08.6297°E | ||||
| Elevation | 141.1 m (463 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Bane NOR | ||||
| Operated by | Go-Ahead Norge | ||||
| Line(s) | Sørlandsbanen Arendalsbanen | ||||
| Distance | 281.41 km (174.86 mi) | ||||
| Connections | Bus to Treungen | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | 10 | ||||
| Architect | Bjarne Friis Baastad and Gudmund Hoel | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NEL | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 10 November 1910 | ||||
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History
editSince 1910, Nelaug was a stop for the (originally narrow gauged) Treungen Line that was opened to Åmli. In 1935, the Sørland Line was finished from Oslo to Nelaug. At the same time the southern part of the Treungen Line was converted to standard gauge. Also at that time, a new station building was completed at Nelaug by the architects Bjarne Friis Baastad and Gudmund Hoel. From 1935 to 1938, Arendal was the terminal station of the Sørland Line, just like Kragerø Station had been from 1927 to 1935. In 1938 the line from Nelaug to Kristiansand Station was opened.
The traffic on the northern section of the Treungen Line was closed in 1967. The entire community of Nelaug, including store and school, is built up around the train station.
References
edit- ^ "Nelaug" (in Norwegian). Norsk Jernbaneklubb. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- ^ "Nelaug stasjon" (in Norwegian). Bane NOR. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
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Following station | ||
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| Vennesla | Sørlandet Line | Vegårshei | ||
| Flaten | Arendalsbanen | — | ||
| Preceding station | Express trains | Following station | ||
| Vennesla | F5 | Stavanger-Kristiansand–Oslo S | Vegårshei | |
| Preceding station | Local trains | Following station | ||
| Flaten | Arendalsbanen | — | ||
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