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Hjerkinn Station

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Railway station in Dovre, Norway
Hjerkinn
March 8, 1921
General information
LocationHjerkinnDovre
Norway
Coordinates63°13′12″N 9°32′27″E / 63.22000°N 9.54083°E / 63.22000; 9.54083
Elevation1,017.0 m (3,336.6 ft) AMSL
Owned byBane NOR
Operated bySJ Norge
Line(s)Dovre Line
Distance381.74 km (237.20 mi)
Platforms2
Bus routesTo Folldal
Other information
Station codeHJN
History
Opened1921

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.

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. It has been preserved as a cultural heritage site. The highest point of the Dovre Line, at 1024 meters, is about one kilometer north of the station.

References

  1. ^ 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.

See also

Preceding station Following station
Dombås Dovre Line Kongsvoll
Preceding station Express trains Following station
Dombås F6 Oslo STrondheim S   Kongsvoll
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