Bodø Station

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Bodø
Bodø Station seen to the right
Location
Place Downtown Bodø
Municipality Bodø
Line(s) Nordlandsbanen
Distance 728.75 km
Service
Opened 1961
Architect NSB Archictecture Office
Platforms 5
IATA code BOO
Owner Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Connections

Bodø Station is a railway station located in downtown Bodø in Nordland, Norway. The station is the terminus of Nordlandsbanen that was completet in 1961. The station is served by day- and night trains to Trondheim and commuter trains to Rognan, operated by the Norwegian State Railways using BM93 units.

The decision to build the railway to Bodø was taken in 1923, but was not completet until the 1960s due to lack of funds and World War II. Freight traffic was permitted from December 1961 while the passenger section was opened on June 7, 1962 by Olav V of Norway.

Preceding station Line Following station
Mørkved Nordlandsbanen terminus
Preceding station Express trains Following station
Fauske   Trondheim S - Bodø   terminus
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Mørkved   Rognan - Bodø   terminus
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