Tinnoset Station

Coordinates: 59°43′26″N 9°01′33″E / 59.72389°N 9.02583°E / 59.72389; 9.02583
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Tinnoset
Tinnoset Station with M/F Storegut in the background.
General information
LocationTinnosetNotodden
Norway
Coordinates59°43′26″N 9°01′33″E / 59.72389°N 9.02583°E / 59.72389; 9.02583
Elevation193.5 m
Owned byNorsk Transport (–1913)
Norwegian State Railways (1913–)
Operated byNorsk Transport (–1913)
Norwegian State Railways (1913–)
Line(s)Tinnoset Line
Distance175.12 km
Platforms1
ConnectionsFerry: Tinnsjø railway ferry
Construction
ArchitectThorvald Astrup
History
OpenedAugust 9, 1909

Tinnoset Station (Norwegian: Tinnoset stasjon) was a railway station on Tinnoset Line located at Tinnoset in Notodden, Norway. At the station was the docks where wagons were transferred from trains to the Tinnsjø railway ferry.

The station building is built in nationally romantic style with logs, drawn by architect Thorvald Astrup. It was finished in 1908, but did not open until August 9, 1909. It remained manned until 1988, and in from January 1, 1991 the station closed after all passenger traffic closed on the Tinnoset Line, as did the freight traffic the following summer.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Payton, Gary; Lepperød, Trond (1995). Rjukanbanen på sporet av et industrieventyr. Rjukan: Maana Forlag. p. 203. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Norsk Jernbaneklubb. "Tinnoset". Retrieved 2008-06-14.