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Rossedalen Station

Coordinates: 58°27′55″N 8°39′25″E / 58.46515°N 8.65705°E / 58.46515; 8.65705
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Rossedalen
General information
LocationRossedalenArendal
Norway
Coordinates58°27′55″N 8°39′25″E / 58.46515°N 8.65705°E / 58.46515; 8.65705
Elevation70.3 m (231 ft)
Owned byNorwegian State Railways
Line(s)Arendal Line
Distance309.77 km (192.48 mi) (Oslo S)
7.86 km (4.88 mi) (Arendal)
Platforms1
Construction
ArchitectHarald Kaas
History
Opened1 May 1911

Rossedalen Station (Norwegian: Rossedalen holdeplass) is a former railway station at Rossedalen in Arendal, Norway. Located on the Arendal Line, it was operated by the Norwegian State Railways. The station was opened on 1 May 1911 and originally consisted of a small station building. The station has never been staffed and has never had a spur or passing loop.

Facilities and service

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The station is 7.86 kilometers (4.88 mi) from Arendal Station at 70.3 meters (231 ft) above mean sea level,[1] and 309.77 kilometers (192.48 mi) from Oslo Central Station. [2]

History

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Plans for a station at Rossedalen were launched in 1910, two years after the line past the area opened. It received a small station building identical to the one at Torbjørnsbu Station, designed by Harald Kaas.[3] The station has never been staffed, nor has it had any spurs or passing loops.[1]

References

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Bibliography
  • Bjerke, Thor; Tovås, Ove (1989). Togbytte på Nelaug (in Norwegian). Norsk Jernbaneklubb. ISBN 82-90286-10-4.
Notes
  1. ^ a b Bjerke & Tovås (1989): 139
  2. ^ "Rossedalen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Railway Club. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ Bjerke & Tovås (1989): 130
Preceding station Following station
Bråstad Arendal Line Rise