Bjorli Station
Bjorli | |
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SJ Norge | |
Line(s) | Rauma Line |
Distance | 399.84 km (248.45 mi) |
Platforms | 1 |
Construction | |
Architect | Gudmund Hoel, NSB Arkitektkontor |
History | |
Opened | 19 November 1921 |
Bjorli Station (
History
Construction of the station started in 1918 and was finished in 1921. The station, excluding its water tower and restaurant, cost 117,062 Norwegian krone (NOK) to build and took 26,883 man-hours.[1] The station and axillary buildings were designed by Gudmund Hoel of NSB Arkitektkontor.[2] The station opened with the first part of the Rauma Line on 19 November 1921. It remained the terminus until 25 November 1923, when the next section, to Verma Station, opened.[3]
The station is located in a wide, flat terrain, so getting sufficient pressure to supply water for the steam locomotives would be very expensive. Instead, a water tower was built at the station, with water pumped from the river
On 1 July 1927, a separate restaurant building with place for 700 diners opened. Open only during summer until September, it was aimed at cruise ship tourists who took the line from Åndalsnes to Bjorli. Operated by Norsk Spisevognselskap, it was highly profitable. However, during the German occupation of Norway in 1940, the building was bombed and burnt down, and was never rebuilt.[9]
Facilities
The station building is owned by
Service
SJ Norge operates passenger train services on the line. Using
References
- Bibliography
- Hartmann, Eivind; Mangset, Øistein; Reisegg, Øyvind (1997). Neste stasjon (in Norwegian). Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. ISBN 82-05-25294-7.
- Raumabana (in Norwegian). Rauma kulturstyre. 1994. ISBN 82-91317-01-1.
- Notes
- ^ a b Raumabanen (1994): 133
- ^ Hartmann (1997): 184
- ^ Raumabanen (1994): 24
- ^ Raumabanen (1994): 135
- ^ a b c d Raumabanen (1994): 136
- ^ Hartmann (1997): 188
- ^ a b Raumabanen (1994): 137
- ^ Raumabanen (1994): 141
- ^ Just (1949): 60
- Rom Eiendom. Archived from the originalon 4 October 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Bjorli" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Bjorli station". NSB. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ Norwegian National Rail Administration (2009): 38
- ^ a b c d "Raumabanen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ Krogrud, Svein (2000). "Type 93 – NSBs nye Talbot Talent". På Sporet. 103: 4–8.
- ISBN 82-480-0417-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Lesjaverk | Rauma Line | Åndalsnes | ||
Preceding station | Regional trains | Following station | ||
Lesjaverk | R65 | Dombås–Åndalsnes | Åndalsnes |