Paradis Station

Paradis Station
Location	Paradis, Stavanger Norway
Coordinates	58°57′21″N 5°44′28″E / 58.955851°N 5.741043°ECoordinates: 58°57′21″N 5°44′28″E / 58.955851°N 5.741043°E
Owned by	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by	Norwegian State Railways
Line(s)	Sørlandet Line
Distance	597.3 km (371.1 mi)
Platforms	2
Connections	Bus: Kolumbus routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, X30, X39, X44, X60, 66, X74, 75, E90
History
Opened	16 November 2009

Paradis Station (Norwegian: Paradis holdeplass) is a railway station located at Paradis in Stavanger, Norway. Located 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) from Stavanger Station, it is served by the Stavanger Commuter Rail operated by the Norwegian State Railways by up to four hourly trains in each direction. The station is located along the double track section of the Sørlandet Line, and was opened on 16 November 2009, replacing Hillevåg Station. It is co-located with a Kolumbus bus stop, allowing transfer to many routes.

Facilities

The station is 597.3 kilometres (371.1 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) from Stavanger Station.^[1] Paradis Station is universally accessible, unstaffed and equipped with ticket machines.^[2] The station is located underneath Strøm Bridge, which feeds onto Norwegian National Road 44. The station serves the residential areas of Storhaug, Paradis and Våland. In addition, it is located within walking distance of the County Governor and Stavanger University Hospital. There is bicycle parking at the station, but no parking for cars. However, there is a kiss and ride area where people can be dropped from cars. Access to the station is available both from the north and the south, from both Strøm Bridge and Lagårdsveien, all with elevators.^[3]

Service

The station is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail, operated by the Norwegian State Railways. During regular operating hours on weekday, NSB operates four trains in each direction each hour. All northbound trains run to Stavanger Station, where they terminate. All four southbound trains operate to at least Sandnes Station, and two more continue to Nærbø Station and one runs to Egersund Station. Travel time to Stavanger is 2 minutes, to Sandnes Sentrum is 14 minutes, to Nærbø is 45 minutes and to Egersund is 1 hour and 5 minutes.^[4] NSB operates the line using Class 72 electric multiple units.^[5] Transfer to city bus is available 50 metres (160 ft) away at Strømsbrua on National Road 44,^[1] which serves Kolumbus' lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, X30, X39, X44, X60, 66, X74, 75 and E90.^[6]

History

The line past Paradis was built as part of the Jæren Line and opened in 1878. The area was originally served by Hillevåg Station. In 2006 the Norwegian National Rail Administration started rebuilding the track between Stavanger and Sandnes to double track. As part of that, Hillevåg was closed and replaced by Paradis.^[7] The reason for moving the station is the new location will be developed into a commercial center with dense office, retail and housing real estate.^[3] The new line was opened on 16 November 2009 and from 14 December, the 15-minute headway was introduced between Stavanger and Sandnes.^[8]

References

1. "Paradis" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
2. "Paradis" (in Norwegian). Norwegian State Railways. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
3. Olsen, Knut Gjerset (27 June 2008). "Slik blir Paradis stasjon". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
4. "Egersund – Stavanger S" (PDF). Norwegian State Railways. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
5. Bø, Trond (9 August 2002). "To års ventetid over – nye pendlertog på vei til Oslo". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 3.
6. "Dagrutekart for Nord-Jæren". Kolumbus. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
7. "To spor Sandnes – Stavanger" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. October 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
8. "Første heilskaplege bane sidan Gardermobanen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. 17 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

Preceding station	Line			Following station
Stavanger	Sørlandet Line			Mariero
Preceding station	Local trains			Following station
Stavanger		Jæren Commuter Rail		Mariero