Hjerkinn Station

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Hjerkinn
March 8, 1921
Location
Place Hjerkinn
Municipality Dovre
Line(s) Dovrebanen
Distance 381.74 km
Elevation 1017.0 m asl
Service
Opened 1921
Platforms 2
Owner Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Connections

Hjerkinn Station is a railway station located at Hjerkinn in Dovre, Norway. The station is located on Dovrebanen and served by four daily express trains each direction to Oslo and Trondheim. There is no settlement at Hjerkinn, though there is a army base as well as the nearby Dovre National Park.

The station was opened in 1921 as part of Dovrebanen when it was extended from Dombås to Trondheim. The building has been preserved as a cultural heritage site, but the buildings receive a lot of wear due to the weather. The highest point of Dovrebanen, at 1024 meters, is about one kilometer north of the station.

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Preceding station Line Following station
Dombås Dovrebanen Kongsvoll
Preceding station Express trains Following station
Dombås   Oslo S - Trondheim S   Kongsvoll