Mæl Station
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Mæl | |
Mæl Station, the terminus of Rjukanbanen | |
Location | |
Place | Mæl |
Municipality | Tinn |
Line(s) | Rjukanbanen |
Distance | 0 km |
Service | |
Opened | 1909 |
Line operator(s) | Norsk Hydro |
Connections |
Mæl Station is a railway station on Rjukanbanen and where the railway cars on the line were transferred to the railway ferry to Tinnoset. The station is located 16 km from Rjukan and on the mouth of the river Måna in Vestfjorddalen where the river runs into Tinnsjå. The station was built in 1909 when Rjukanbanen opened and electrified in 1911 and closed when traffic on Rjukanbanen ceised in 1991. It was named Rollag until 1921.