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'''Randsfjord Station''' ({{lang-no|Randsfjord stasjon}}) was a [[railway station]] at located on the west bank of the south of the lake of [[Randsfjorden]] in [[Jevnaker]], [[Norway]]. Passengers could transfer to [[steamboat|steam ship]] for transport on Randsfjorden.
'''Randsfjord Station''' ({{lang-no|Randsfjord stasjon}}) was a [[railway station]] at located on the west bank of the south of the lake of [[Randsfjorden]] in [[Jevnaker]], [[Norway]]. Passengers could transfer to [[steamboat|steam ship]] for transport on Randsfjorden.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}


==History==
==History==
The station was opened in 1868 when it became the northern [[train station|terminus]] of [[Randsfjorden Line]]. In 1909, the [[Bergen Line]] was completed along with [[Roa–Hønefoss Line]], that on the east side of [[Randselva]] built [[Jevnaker Station]] about one kilometer from Randsfjord Station. Since the through trains between [[Oslo]] and [[Bergen]] went through Jevnaker, and it was better located to [[Hadeland Glassverk]] and the sawmills, Jevnaker took most of the traffic.
The station was opened in 1868 when it became the northern [[train station|terminus]] of [[Randsfjorden Line]]. Two station buildings were finished in 1868, created by architect [[Henrik Bull]]. One of them burnt down the following year. With the completion of the [[Roa–Hønefoss Line]], the line between [[Hønefoss]] and Randsfjord received less traffic.<ref name=Banedata>{{Cite book |last1=Bjerke |first1=Thor |last2=Holom |first2=Finn |year=2004 |title=Banedata 2004: data om infrastrukturen til jernbanene i Norge |trans-title=Rail Data 2004: Data on Railway Infrastructure in Norway |language=Norwegian Bokmål |publisher=Norsk Jernbaneklubb |isbn=82-90286-28-7 |page=200-207}}</ref>


Passenger traffic to Randsfjord station was terminated on May 26, 1968; 100 years after the opening of the line. Since January 1, 1981 there has been no traffic on the line between [[Bergermoen]] and Randsfjord, with the tracks being removed in 1984.
Passenger traffic to Randsfjord station was terminated on 26 May 1968. Since 1 January 1981 there has been no traffic on the line between [[Bergermoen]] and Randsfjord, with the tracks being removed in 1984.<ref name=Banedata/>

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Revision as of 13:21, 11 February 2024

Randsfjord
Randsfjord Station in 1868
General information
LocationJevnaker
Norway
Coordinates60°14′34″N 10°22′43″E / 60.24278°N 10.37861°E / 60.24278; 10.37861
Elevation141.4 m
Owned byNorwegian State Railways
Operated byNorwegian State Railways
Line(s)Randsfjorden Line
Distance142.41 km
History
Opened1868
Closed1968

Randsfjord Station (Norwegian: Randsfjord stasjon) was a railway station at located on the west bank of the south of the lake of Randsfjorden in Jevnaker, Norway. Passengers could transfer to steam ship for transport on Randsfjorden.[citation needed]

History

The station was opened in 1868 when it became the northern terminus of Randsfjorden Line. Two station buildings were finished in 1868, created by architect Henrik Bull. One of them burnt down the following year. With the completion of the Roa–Hønefoss Line, the line between Hønefoss and Randsfjord received less traffic.[1]

Passenger traffic to Randsfjord station was terminated on 26 May 1968. Since 1 January 1981 there has been no traffic on the line between Bergermoen and Randsfjord, with the tracks being removed in 1984.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bjerke, Thor; Holom, Finn (2004). Banedata 2004: data om infrastrukturen til jernbanene i Norge [Rail Data 2004: Data on Railway Infrastructure in Norway] (in Norwegian Bokmål). Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 200-207. ISBN 82-90286-28-7.
Preceding station Following station
Styggdal Randsfjorden Line