Nittedal Station
Encyclopedia
Nittedal Station is a railway station on Gjøvikbanen
at Rotnes
in Akershus
county, Norway
. The station was opened in 1900 as a stop for passengers and freight two years ahead of the opening of Gjøvikbanen in 1902.
In 1907 Nittedal was upgraded from a stop to a station manned to expedite trains, passengers and freight. In the years in between a station building was also erected that had been drawn by architect Paul Armin Due
. In 1971, after almost 70 years of being in service the station became fully automatized and remote controlled.
Today the station is unmanned and furnished with ticket machine
s. It's elevation is 235.8 m AMSL
and the distance to Oslo S
is 24.26 km.
) – page about Nittedal Station Jernbaneverket.no (Norwegian National Rail Administration)– page about Nittedal Station NSB.no – page about Nittedal Station
Gjøvikbanen
The Gjøvik Line is a Norwegian railway line between Oslo and Gjøvik. It was originally named the North Line and ran between Grefsen and Røykenvik. The line was completed to Gjøvik in 1902...
at Rotnes
Rotnes
Rotnes is the administrative centre of Nittedal municipality, Norway. Its population is 20 939. It is located by the Norwegian National Road 4....
in Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
county, 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 was opened in 1900 as a stop for passengers and freight two years ahead of the opening of Gjøvikbanen in 1902.
In 1907 Nittedal was upgraded from a stop to a station manned to expedite trains, passengers and freight. In the years in between a station building was also erected that had been drawn by architect Paul Armin Due
Paul Armin Due
Paul Armin Due was a Norwegian architect Paul Franz Wilhelm Armin Due was the son the renowned architect Paul Due. He graduated from Leibniz University Hannover in 1896 and spent two years working in Germany before returning to Norway to work for his father's architecture firm...
. In 1971, after almost 70 years of being in service the station became fully automatized and remote controlled.
Today the station is unmanned and furnished with ticket machine
Ticket machine
A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...
s. It's elevation is 235.8 m AMSL
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
and the distance to Oslo S
Oslo Sentralstasjon
Oslo Central Station is the main railway station in Oslo and the largest railway station on the entire Norwegian railway system. It is the terminus of Drammen Line, Gardermoen Line, Gjøvik Line, Hoved Line and Østfold Line. It serves express, regional and local train services by four companies...
is 24.26 km.
Sources
Norsk Jernbaneklubb.no (Norwegian Railway AssociationNorwegian Railway Association
The Norwegian Railway Club is a member association for people interested in railways in Norway. The society was founded on 22 May 1969, and is based at Bryn Station in Oslo, but with local groups all over the country. It publishes the magazine På Sporet four times a year, as well as publishing...
) – page about Nittedal Station Jernbaneverket.no (Norwegian National Rail Administration)– page about Nittedal Station NSB.no – page about Nittedal Station