Flåm Station
Flåm | |
|---|---|
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| Location |
Flåm, Aurland Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°51′47″N 7°06′50″E / 60.86306°N 7.11389°ECoordinates: 60°51′47″N 7°06′50″E / 60.86306°N 7.11389°E |
| Elevation | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Owned by | Norwegian National Rail Administration |
| Operated by | Norwegian State Railways |
| Line(s) | Flåm Line |
| Distance | 356.00 km (221.21 mi) |
| Other information | |
| Station code | IATA code: XGH |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 August 1940 |
Flåm Station (Norwegian: Flåm stasjon) is the terminus station for Flåm Line, located at Flåm in Aurland, Norway. The station is served by the tourist trains on the Flåm Line, operated by Norwegian State Railways. Flåm is one of Norway's largest tourist attractions, with half a million visitors annually.
The station opened on 1 August 1940 for freight, and the year after for passenger traffic. The station was built to allow transfer from ferries operating on Sognefjord to the Bergen Line at Myrdal Station. Marketing of the service was transferred to Flåm Utvikling in 1998; after this a new station building was opened, and the old station building converted to a railway museum.
External links
- Entry at the Norwegian National Rail Administration (Norwegian)
| Preceding station | Line | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Flåm Line | Lunden | ||
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