Rjukan Station

Rjukan
Location
Place Rjukan
Municipality Tinn
Line(s) Rjukanbanen
Distance 15.95 km
Elevation 301.1 m
Service
Opened 9 August 1909
Architect Thorvald Astrup
Platforms 1
Owner Norsk Transport
Line operator(s) Norsk Transport
Connections

Rjukan Station (Norwegian: Rjukan stasjon) is the terminal railway station of Rjukanbanen, located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway.

The station opened as part of the railway on 9 August 1909 as Saaheim, until renaming to Rjukan on 15 November 1912. It was rebuilt 1959-60 and closed on 5 July 1991; after the closing the local radio station Radio Rjukan has moved into the building.[1]

References

  1. ^ Payton, Gary and Lepperød, Trond (1995). Rjukanbanen på sporet av et industrieventyr. Rjukan: Maana Forlag. pp. 203.