Kjosfossen Station
Kjosfossen | |
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| Location |
Kjosfossen, Aurland Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°44′50″N 7°08′09″E / 60.747333°N 7.135834°ECoordinates: 60°44′50″N 7°08′09″E / 60.747333°N 7.135834°E |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Owned by | Norwegian National Rail Administration |
| Operated by | Norwegian State Railways |
| Line(s) | Flåm Line |
| Distance | 339.76 km (211.12 mi) |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1951 |
Kjosfossen Station (Norwegian: Kjosfossen holdeplass) is a railway station in Aurland, Norway, on the Flåm Line. It is 4.40 kilometers (2.73 mi) from Myrdal Station, 339.76 kilometers (211.12 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 670 meters (2,200 ft) above mean sea level. The station opened in 1951 as Kjosfossen kraftstasjon, but took the current name from February 1977. There are no residents in the area and the station only exists to allow tourists to step off the train and see the large waterfall Kjosfossen - the station's platform is over the falls and offers a spectacular view. It is also the site of Kjosfoss Power Station.[1][2]
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- Bibliography
- Bjerke, Thor (1994). Banedata '94 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 241. ISBN 82-90286-15-5.
- Gubberud, Ivar J.; Sunde, Helge (1992). Flåmsbana: historien om en av verdens bratteste jernbaner (in Norwegian). John Grieg Forlag. ISBN 82-533-0261-4.
- Notes
| Preceding station | Line | Following station | ||
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| Kårdal | Flåm Line | Reinunga | ||
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