Bråstad Station

Bråstad
Bråstad station (2011)
Location	Bråstad, Arendal Norway
Coordinates	58°27′46″N 8°41′23″E / 58.46278°N 8.68981°ECoordinates: 58°27′46″N 8°41′23″E / 58.46278°N 8.68981°E
Elevation	38.9 m (128 ft)
Owned by	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by	Norwegian State Railways
Line(s)	Arendal Line
Distance	312.52 km (194.19 mi) (Oslo S) 5.11 km (3.18 mi) (Arendal)
Platforms	1
Construction
Architect	Paul Armin Due
History
Opened	23 November 1908

Bråstad Station (Norwegian: Bråstad stoppested) is a railway station at Bråstad in Arendal, Norway. Located on the Arendal Line it is served by Norwegian State Railways. The station was opened as part of Arendal–Åmli Line on 23 November 1908 and originally consisted of a station building designed by Paul Armin Due, a guard house and a loading spur. The station was called Braastad until 1921 and remained manned until 1928. Since the 1980s, the station has consisted of a shed and platform.

Facilities and service

The station is 5.11 kilometers (3.18 mi) from Arendal Station at 38.9 meters (128 ft) above mean sea level,^[1] and 312.52 kilometers (194.19 mi) from Oslo Central Station. It has a shed and parking for three to five cars.^[2] The facilities are owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration.^[3]

The station is served by the Norwegian State Railway's feeder service on the Arendal Line with up to five daily services per direction. Travel time to Arendal is 5 minutes while travel time to Nelaug is 30 minutes.^[4]

History

The station was built close to the farm Bråstad on the only horizontal section of any size between Arendal and Rise. It opened on 23 November 1908 and was then the only intermediate station on the section of line between Arendal and Froland. It consisted of a station building designed by Paul Armin Due. Originally the station had a passing loop and a short spur for loading freight cars. There was also a one and a half-story residential house for a guard and an outhouse. The station was originally named Braastad, but was named Bråstad from 23 April 1921. The station was originally manned, but became unmanned from 15 May 1928. The passing loops and spur have since been removed. The residence and outhouse were sold in 1970 and the station building demolished in 1982.^[1] The line past the station took electric traction into use on 15 June 1995.^[5]

References

1. Bjerke, Thor; Tovås, Ove (1989). Togbytte på Nelaug (in Norwegian). Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 136. ISBN 82-90286-10-4.
2. "Bråstad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
3. "Bråstad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian State Railways. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
4. "Arendal–Nelaug" (in Norwegian). Norwegian State Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
5. Norwegian National Rail Administration (2009). "Railway Statistics 2008". p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

Preceding station	Line			Following station
Stoa	Arendal Line			Rise Rossedalen
Preceding station	Local trains			Following station
Stoa		Arendal Line		Rise