Nelaug Station
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Nelaug Station is a railway station
located at Nelaug
in Åmli
, Norway
, north of the Nelaug Lake. The station functions as a meeting station of Sørland Line and Arendal Line
, that latter which the station functions as terminal station
for. Passengers from Oslo
to Arendal
must change at Nelaug.
. From 1935 to 1938 Arendal was the terminal station of the Sørland Line, just like Kragerø Station
had been from 1927 to 1935. In 1938 the line from Nelaug to Kristiansand Station
was opened.
The traffic on the northern section of the Treungen Line was closed in 1967. The entire community of Nelaug, including store and school, is built up around the train 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 Nelaug
Nelaug
Nelaug is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Åmli in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The population was 161. The village lies east of the Nelaug lake, which is regulated by a hydroelectric power plant...
in Åmli
Åmli
Åmli is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva.-Name:...
, 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...
, north of the Nelaug Lake. The station functions as a meeting station of Sørland Line and Arendal Line
Arendal Line
The Arendal Line is a long railway line between Arendal and Simonstad in Norway. At Nelaug, north of Arendal, the line intersects with the Sørland Line. The southern section is electrified and provides a feeder passenger service. The line originally ran north from Arendal to Treungen and the...
, that latter which the station functions as terminal 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...
for. Passengers from 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...
to Arendal
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
must change at Nelaug.
History
Since 1910 Nelaug was a stop for the (originally narrow gauged) Treungen Line that was opened to Åmli. In 1935 Sørlandsbanen was finished from Oslo to Nelaug. At the same time the southern part of the Treungen Line was converted to standard gaugeStandard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
. From 1935 to 1938 Arendal was the terminal station of the Sørland Line, just like Kragerø Station
Kragerø Station
Kragerø Station was a railway station located in Kragerø, Norway on the Kragerø Line.-History:The station was opened on December 2, 1927 when Sørlandsbanen was opened to Kragerø from Lunde Station. In 1935 the line was made the branch line Kragerøbanen when Sørlandsbanen was extended to Arendal...
had been from 1927 to 1935. In 1938 the line from Nelaug to Kristiansand Station
Kristiansand Station
Kristiansand Station is a railway station located in downtown Kristiansand in Vest-Agder, Norway on the Sørland Line. The station is served by regional trains to Oslo and Stavanger...
was opened.
The traffic on the northern section of the Treungen Line was closed in 1967. The entire community of Nelaug, including store and school, is built up around the train station.