Hell station

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Hell
Hell Station is the terminus of Meråkerbanen and tourist attraction
Location
Place	Hell
Municipality	Stjørdal
Line(s)	Nordlandsbanen Meråkerbanen
Service
Opened	1902
Platforms	2
Owner	Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
Connections

Hell Station is a railway station located at Hell in Stjørdal, Norway, where the three important railways of Dovrebanen, Nordlandsbanen and Meråkerbanen meet. The station was first constructed in 1881, though the present station building was opened in 1902. The station is served by commuter trains on Trønderbanen in addition to regional trains between Trondheim S and Östersund on Meråkerbanen, Nabotåget. Both services are operated by BM 92 units by Norges Statsbaner (NSB), Norway's public railway company.

The district has become a tourist attraction due to its name, which is associated by English-speakers to the place of punishment where, according to religious belief, Sinners are condemned to upon death. In present Norwegian, hell means luck and på hell means "at an end", but the name derives from old Norse "hellir", which means cave.

The station's freight building still bears the sign saying Gods-Expedition, which simply means freight expedition or cargo service^[1] (was the sign written in today's Norwegian, it would have read godsekspedisjon). The sign is a popular photography motive for tourists Norwegian and foreign alike.

Preceding station	Line		Following station
Hommelvik	Nordlandsbanen		Trondheim Airport
terminus	Meråkerbanen		Hegra
Preceding station	Regional trains		Following station
Hommelvik		Heimdal - Östersund	Hegra Station
Preceding station	Local trains		Following station
Hommelvik		Trønderbanen	Trondheim Airport