Sandnes Station

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Sandnes
An NSB type 73 express train at Sandnes.
Location
Place	Downtown Sandnes
Municipality	Sandnes
Line(s)	Sørlandsbanen
Distance	583,45 km
Elevation	6.1 m
Service
Owner	Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
Connections
	Kolumbus

Sandnes Station (Norwegian: Sandnes stasjon) is a railway station located in downtown Sandnes in Rogaland, Norway. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand and commuter train to Egersund. The station is 14.78 km south of Stavanger.

[edit] History

The original station for Sandnes, Sandnes Old Station, was opened with Jærbanen in 1878. Since a new station in the centre of Sandnes was built, and the old station converted to a stop for only regional trains.

Preceding station	Line			Following station
Jåttåvågen	Sørlandsbanen			Sandnes Old
Preceding station	Regional trains			Following station
Stavanger		Stavanger - Kristiansand		Bryne
Preceding station	Local trains			Following station
Jåttåvågen		Jærbanen		Sandnes Old

[edit] External links

• Jernbaneverket Stavenger Station profile (Norwegian)