Jessheim Station

Jessheim
Location Jessheim, Ullensaker
Norway
Coordinates 60°08′32″N 11°10′37″E / 60.14222°N 11.17694°E / 60.14222; 11.17694Coordinates: 60°08′32″N 11°10′37″E / 60.14222°N 11.17694°E / 60.14222; 11.17694
Elevation 203.8 meters (669 ft) AMSL
Operated by Norwegian State Railways
Line(s) Trunk Line
Distance 44.60 km (27.71 mi)
Platforms 2
Connections Bus: Ruter
History
Opened 1854

Jessheim Station (Norwegian: Jessheim stasjon) is a railway station at Jessheim which opened in 1854. It is 44.60 kilometers (27.71 mi) rom Oslo Central Station and has an elevation of 203.8 meters (669 ft) above mean sea level.[1] The station is part of Norway's first railway, the Trunk Line, which ran from Kristiania (today known as Oslo) to Eidsvoll.

Jessheim stasjon seen from the platform

The railroad had at the time of construction in 1854 named it Trøgstad, but due to the confusion with the town named Trøgstad in Østfold the name was changed in 1897 to Jessum. However since the name was used blasphemically by some, in particular military recruits, who said they had come through Bøn (town north of Jessheim whose name sounds like 'prayer') to Jessum (which may sound like 'Jesus'). The local priests complained to the bishop who in 1900 discussed the matter with the parish council and suggested the form Jessheim. The name was changed to Jesseim. In 1920, the name was changed to Jessheim.

The station has a brick building completed in 1908. The original building burned to the ground in the summer of 1904 after a robbery where the cash register was stolen. The station originally had a water tower to supply the steam locomotives running on the railway. Starting in 1935 the station operated a railway restaurant for a few years.[2]

The restaurant was established on 4 February 1923 and was originally run by Norsk Spisevognselskap. From 1 April 1925, operation was taken over by the station master.[3] The ticketing personnel were replaced by ticketing machines in September 2005. Shortly thereafter the building was taken over by Romerike Opplevelser AS and converted to a shop and cafe named Kafé Jessum. In 2007 the building was converted to a restaurant serving Indian food.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jessheim stasjon.
  1. ↑ "Jessheim" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Hilsen fra Romerike (Norwegian)
  3. ↑ Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. p. 64. OCLC 40310643.
Preceding station Line Following station
Kløfta Trunk Line Nordby
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Kløfta L13 Drammen–Oslo S–Dal   Nordby


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 17, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.