Skansen Station

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Skansen
Skansen Station with Skansen Bridge in the background
Location
Place Ila
Municipality Trondheim
Line(s) Dovrebanen
Distance 552.87 km
Elevation 5.0 m
Service
Opened 1893
Platforms 1
Owner Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Connections
Gråkallbanen
5 Buenget - Dragvoll
8 Stavset
11 Trolla

Skansen is a railway station located at Ila in Trondheim, Norway on Dovrebanen, 1.20 kilometers from Trondheim Central Station. Service to the station is provided though the commuter train service Trønderbanen operated by Norges Statsbaner and regional trains to Røros. It was opened in 1893.

The station is located in a residential area. It is the only railway station in Trondheim to have connections with the Trondheim Tramway. It is also served by city buses.

[edit] Tram stop

The Trondheim Tramway line Gråkallbanen stops at a tram stop about 50 meters from the railway station. The tram stop dates back to the original construction of the first tram line in Trondheim, Ilalinjen, in 1893.

TERMINUS NEXT STATION
← OUTBOUND
Skansen NEXT STATION
INBOUND→
TERMINUS
Lian Ila Gråkallbanen Kalvskinnet St. Olavs Gate

[edit] External links

Preceding station Line Following station
Marienborg Dovrebanen Trondheim S
Preceding station Regional trains Following station
Marienborg   Røros - Trondheim   Trondheim S
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Marienborg   Trønderbanen   Trondheim S