Sykehuset Levanger Station

Coordinates: 63°44′27″N 11°17′33″E / 63.74083°N 11.29250°E / 63.74083; 11.29250
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Sykehuset Levanger Station

Sykehuset Levanger stasjon
Railway station
Nordlandsbanen
Distance83.30 km (51.76 mi)
History
Opened20 December 1995 (1995-12-20)
Closed11 December 2010 (2010-12-11)
Location
Sykehuset Levanger Station is located in Trøndelag
Sykehuset Levanger Station
Sykehuset Levanger Station
Location within Trøndelag

Sykehuset Levanger Station (

Class 92
trains. Until it closed on 11 December 2010, it was among the most used stations of the commuter rail.

Facilities

The station was located on the Nordland Line in the southern part of the town of Levanger, adjacent to Levanger Hospital. The hospital is among the largest workplaces in the county, which also has a high degree of commuters from other towns and villages along the line. The station also generates riderships from patients and is located closer to one of the campuses of Levanger Upper Secondary School. The station had an annual ridership of between 80,000 and 90,000.[1] The station had a single platform, a small shed, and bicycle parking. The station was unstaffed and lacked ticket machines.[2]

Service

The shed at the station

The station was served once per hour by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail, which is operated by the Norwegian State Railways using Class 92

St. Olavs University Hospital.[3]

Closing

The station was located only 600 metres (2,000 ft) from

Norwegian Railway Inspectorate in 2009 required that the station be closed. The Norwegian National Rail Administration closed the station on 11 December 2010.[4] As compensation, a new pedestrian and bicycle path was constructed from Levanger Station to the hospital. Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is considering re-routing one of the city buses to run from the station to the hospital, and perhaps having a free transfer service. Both NSB, National Rail Rail Administration, and Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, which runs the hospital, have stated that they are not willing to finance the shuttle bus service and as it is a county affair.[1]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sykehuset Levanger stasjon.
  1. ^
    Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (in Norwegian). Archived from the original
    on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Sykehuset i Levanger". Norwegian State Railways. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  3. ^ "26 Steinkjer – Trondheim S – Lerkendal" (PDF). Norwegian State Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  4. Norsk Jernbaneklubb
    . Retrieved 2011-05-25.
Preceding station Following station
Skogn Nordland Line Levanger
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