Sandnes Station
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Sandnes Sentrum Station is a railway station located in downtown Sandnes
in Rogaland
, Norway
. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand
and the Jæren Commuter Rail
. The station is 14.78 kilometres (9.2 mi) south of Stavanger Station
.
, was opened with Jærbanen in 1878. Since a new station in the center of Sandnes was built, and the old station converted to a stop for only regional trains.
Sandnes
is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...
in Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
, 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 served by regional trains to Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
and the Jæren Commuter Rail
Jæren Commuter Rail
The Jæren Commuter Rail is a commuter train service operated along the western-most part of the Sørland Line in Jæren, Norway. It is operated by the Norwegian State Railways with nine Class 72 electric multiple units. The service acts as a commuter rail connecting Stavanger to its suburbs,...
. The station is 14.78 kilometres (9.2 mi) south of Stavanger Station
Stavanger Station
Stavanger Station is a railway station located in downtown Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway and the terminus of the Sørland Line. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand and the Jæren Commuter Rail.-History:...
.
History
The original station for Sandnes, Sandnes StationSandnes Station
Sandnes Sentrum Station is a railway station located in downtown Sandnes in Rogaland, Norway. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand and the Jæren Commuter Rail. The station is south of Stavanger Station.-History:...
, was opened with Jærbanen in 1878. Since a new station in the center of Sandnes was built, and the old station converted to a stop for only regional trains.