Rossedalen Station

Rossedalen
Location Rossedalen, Arendal
Norway
Coordinates 58°27′55″N 8°39′25″E / 58.46515°N 8.65705°E / 58.46515; 8.65705Coordinates: 58°27′55″N 8°39′25″E / 58.46515°N 8.65705°E / 58.46515; 8.65705
Elevation 70.3 m (231 ft)
Owned by Norwegian State Railways
Line(s) Arendal Line
Distance 309.77 km (192.48 mi) (Oslo S)
7.86 km (4.88 mi) (Arendal)
Platforms 1
Construction
Architect Harald Kaas
History
Opened 1 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 manned and has never had a spur or passing loop.

Facilities and service

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

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 manned, nor has it had any spurs or passing loops.[1]

References

Bibliography
Notes
  1. 1 2 Bjerke & Tovås (1989): 139
  2. "Rossedalen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Railway Club. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. Bjerke & Tovås (1989): 130
Preceding station Line Following station
Bråstad Arendal Line Rise
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