Nelaug Station
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| Nelaug | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Nelaug |
| Municipality | Åmli |
| Line(s) | Sørlandsbanen Arendalsbanen |
| Distance | 281.41 km |
| Elevation | 141.1 m asl |
| Service | |
| Opened | 1910 |
| Owner | Jernbaneverket |
| Line operator(s) | Norges Statsbaner |
| Connections | |
Nelaug is a railway station located at Nelaug in Åmli, Norway, noth of the Nelaug Lake. The station functions as a meeting station of Sørlandsbanen and Arendalsbanen, that latter which the station functions as terminal station for. Passengers from Oslo to Arendal must change at Nelaug.
[edit] History
Since 1910 Nelaug was a stop for the (originally narrow gauged) Treungenbanen that was opened to Åmli. In 1935 Sørlandsbanen was finished from Oslo to Nelaug. At the same time the southern part of Treungenbanen was converted to standard gauge. From 1935 to 1938 Arendal was the terminal station of Sørlandbanen, just like Kragerø Station had been from 1927 to 1935. In 1938 the line from Nelaug to Kristiansand Station was opened.
The traffic on the northern section of Treungenbanen was closed in 1967. The entire community of Nelaug, including store and school, is built up around the train station.
[edit] External links
- Jernbaneverket page on Nelaug (Norwegian)
| Preceding station | Line | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vennesla | Sørlandsbanen | Vegårshei | ||
| Flaten | Arendalsbanen | Terminus | ||
| Preceding station | Express trains | Following station | ||
| Vennesla | Kristiansand - Oslo S | Vegårshei | ||
| Preceding station | Local trains | Following station | ||
| Flaten | Arendalsbanen | Terminus | ||
