Jessheim Station

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Jessheim
Jessheim station
Location
Place	Jessheim
Municipality	Ullensaker
Line(s)	Hovedbanen
Distance	44.60 km
Elevation	203.8 m asl
Service
Opened	1854
Platforms	2
Owner	Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
Connections
	Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk

Jessheim stasjon is a railway station at Jessheim which opened in 1854. Jessheim stasjon is located 44.60 kilometers from Oslo S and has an elevation of 203.8 meters above sea level^[1]. The station is part of Norway's first railway, Hovedbanen, which ran from Kristiania (today known as Oslo) to Eidsvoll.

Jessheim stasjon seen from the platform
Credit: Trond Strandsberg (2007)

The railroad had at the time of construction in 1854 named it Trøgstad, but due to the confusion with the town named Trøgstad in Østfold the name was changed in 1897 to Jessum. However since the name was used blasphemically by some, in particular military recruits, who said they had come through Bøn (town north of Jessheim whose name sounds like 'prayer') to Jessum (which may sound like 'Jesus'). The local priests complained to the bishop who in 1900 discussed the matter with the parish council and suggested the form Jessheim. The name was changed to Jesseim. In 1920 Norges Statsbaner changed the spelling to the current form: Jessheim.

The station has a brick building completed in 1908. The original building burned to the ground in the summer of 1904 after a robbery where the cash register was stolen. The station originally had a water tower to supply the steam locomotives running on the railway. Starting in 1935 the station operated a railway restaurant for a few years. ^[2]

Due to budget cuts within Norges Statsbaner, the ticketing personnel were replaced by ticketing machines in September 2005. Shortly thereafter the building was taken over by Romerike Opplevelser AS and converted to a shop and cafe named 'Kafé Jessum'. In 2007 the building was converted to a restaurant serving Indian food.