Hjerkinn Station

63°13′12″N 9°32′27″E / 63.22000°N 9.54083°E / 63.22000; 9.54083Elevation1,017.0 m (3,336.6 ft) AMSLOwned byBane NOROperated bySJ NorgeLine(s)Dovre LineDistance381.74 km (237.20 mi)Platforms2Bus routesTo FolldalOther informationStation codeHJNHistoryOpened1921

Hjerkinn Station (IATA: YVH) is a railway station located at Hjerkinn in Dovre, Norway. The station is located on the Dovre Line and served by four daily express trains each direction to Oslo and Trondheim. There is no settlement at Hjerkinn, though there is an army base as well as the nearby Dovre National Park.[citation needed]

History

The station was opened in 1921 as part of the Dovre Line when it was extended from Dombås to Trondheim. The station building, designed by Erik Glosimodt, was finished in 1918.[1] It has been preserved as a cultural heritage site.[2] The highest point of the Dovre Line, at 1024 meters, is about one kilometer north of the station.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bjerke, Thor; Holom, Finn (2004). Banedata 2004: data om infrastrukturen til jernbanene i Norge [Rail Data 2004: Data on Railway Infrastructure in Norway] (in Norwegian Bokmål). Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 74-87. ISBN 82-90286-28-7.
  2. ^ Hartmann, Eivind; Mangset, Øistein; Reisegg, Øyvind (1997). "Dovrebanen (Otta-Støren-Trondheim), Raumabanen". Neste stasjon [Next Station]. Gyldendal. pp. 182–188. ISBN 82-05-25294-7.

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