Kongsberg Station

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Kongsberg
Location
Place Kongsberg
Municipality Kongsberg
Line(s) Sørlandsbanen
Distance 99.37 km
Elevation 161.9 m
Service
Opened 1917
Platforms 2
Owner Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Connections

Kongsberg is a railway station located in downtown Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway located on Sørlandsbanen. The station is served by express trains to Kristiansand and is the terminus of the local trains from Oslo and Eidsvoll.

[edit] History

The first station at Kongsberg opened in 1871 when the branch line of Randsfjordbanen from Hokksund to Kongsberg was completed. The present station dates from 1917 with the construction of Sørlandsbanen and was drawn by Gudmund Hoel and N. W. Grimnes. The station was preserved by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage in 1997.

A local NSB BM72 train at Kongsberg Station
A local NSB BM72 train at Kongsberg Station
Preceding station Line Following station
Nordagutu Sørlandsbanen Skollenborg
Preceding station Express trains Following station
Nordagutu   Kristiansand - Oslo S   Hokksund
Preceding station Local trains Following station
terminus 450 Kongsberg - Oslo S - Eidsvoll   Skollenborg