Hjerkinn Station
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Hjerkinn Station is a railway station
located at Hjerkinn
in Dovre
, Norway
. The station is located on Dovrebanen and served by four daily express trains each direction to Oslo
and Trondheim
. There is no settlement at Hjerkinn, though there is an army base
as well as the nearby Dovre National Park
.
The station was opened in 1921 as part of Dovrebanen when it was extended from Dombås to Trondheim. The building has been preserved as a cultural heritage site
, but the buildings have been worn down due to the weather. The highest point of Dovrebanen, at 1024 meters, is about one kilometer north of the station.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located at Hjerkinn
Hjerkinn
Hjerkinn is a village in Dovre, Oppland, Norway. It is one of the driest places in the country, with only 222 mm annual precipitation.The railway station Hjerkinn Station is located on Dovrebanen, at 1017 metres above mean sea level. The highway E6 also passes through the village. It is also...
in Dovre
Dovre
Dovre is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Dovre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The station is located on Dovrebanen and served by four daily express trains each direction to Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
. There is no settlement at Hjerkinn, though there is an army base
Military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...
as well as the nearby Dovre National Park
Dovre National Park
Dovre National Park is a national park in Hedmark and Oppland, Norway, that was established in 2003. Dovre covers an area of 289 km² and the altitude varies from the tree line around 1000 meters to 1716 meters ....
.
The station was opened in 1921 as part of Dovrebanen when it was extended from Dombås to Trondheim. The building has been preserved as a cultural heritage site
Historic preservation
Historic preservation is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance...
, but the buildings have been worn down due to the weather. The highest point of Dovrebanen, at 1024 meters, is about one kilometer north of the station.