Støren Station

Støren Station
Location	Støren, Midtre Gauldal Norway
Coordinates	63°03′06″N 10°17′07″E / 63.05167°N 10.28528°E / 63.05167; 10.28528Coordinates: 63°03′06″N 10°17′07″E / 63.05167°N 10.28528°E / 63.05167; 10.28528
Elevation	66 m (217 ft) amsl
Owned by	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by	Norwegian State Railways
Line(s)	Dovre Line Røros Line
Distance	501.2 km (311.4 mi)
Connections	Bus: Gauldal Billag
History
Opened	1864

Støren Station (Norwegian: Støren stasjon) is a railway station located in Støren in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located at the split between the Dovre Line and the Røros Line, with the former heading south via Gudbrandsdalen to Eastern Norway while the latter heads down Østerdalen to Eastern Norway. Going northwards, the Dovre Line continues to Trondheim, located 52 kilometres (32 mi) to the north. The distance to Oslo via Dovre is 501.20 kilometres (311.43 mi) and via Røros it is 510.37 kilometres (317.13 mi). Støren is served by regional trains on the Røros Line and express trains on the Dovre Line by the Norwegian State Railways.

History

Støren station, 1880–1890.

The station was built as part of Trondhjem–Støren Line in 1864. It was connected with the Rørosbanen in 1877 and to the Dovre Line in 1921. At the same time it was converted from narrow gauge to standard gauge.^[1]

On 1 May 1922, the restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap. On 26 April 1940, the station was destroyed during the fighting of the Norwegian Campaign of World War II. Quickly afterwards a kiosk was erected, and one year after the original station's destruction, a new station building and restaurant was opened. It was further expanded in 1949.^[2]

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