Sparbu Station
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Sparbu Station is a railway station located in the village of Sparbu
in the municipality of Steinkjer
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located along the Nordlandsbanen
railway line and the station serves the Sparbu and Mære
areas of Steinkjer. The unmanned station is only served by the Trønderbanen
commuter rail service between Steinkjer
and Trondheim
, and is located near the European route E6
highway.
and opened on 15 November 1905 along with the rest of the line north of Verdalsøra
. The original station included three tracks, the extra two were 315 metres (1,033.5 ft) and 134 metres (439.6 ft) long, respectively. These tracks have since been removed and no passing is available at the station. Construction costs for the station were and plans were drawn by Paul Armin Due
. Originally, it was named Sparbuen, but on 15 January 1910, the spelling was changed to Sparbu. The station was manned until 1980, and it has since been sold and the station building has been converted to a private residence.
and a local store was located. But the chief engineer of the project would not recommend either of the suggestions since they would be up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) longer, cost up to more money, and go through more hilly terrain. So it was chosen to keep the original suggestion for a line from 1893.
Instead a major debate about the location of a station surfaced, with suggestions to place the station at Kåberg (what is now called Sparbu) or at Mære. Advocates for the Kåberg alternative felt that Kåberg was closest to the centre of the community. On the other hand the Mære advocates felt that proximity to the new Mære Agricultural School was important. In reality, people chose the alternative closest to their own doorstep. The original plans also included a station at Vist. The city council voted to support the Kåberg/Vist alternative on 17 January 1900. But by the time it had reached the Storting (legislature), an alternative to replace the two stations with one at Mære was chosen, and on 5 June 1900 the Storting voted to only build one station in Sparbu, located at Mære. But locals pled their members of Storting to reconsider the matter, and on 24 April 1901, the Storting changed their decision to the original suggestion with stations at Kåberg and Vist. In 1904, the county engineer once again suggested moving the station to Mære for technical reasons, but the problems were overcome and two stations built, Sparbu Station and Vist Station
. By 1917, Mære patriots had chosen to build the privately funded Mære Station.
Sparbu
Sparbu is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trondelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Steinkjer. The village has a population of 584. The population density of Sparbu is ....
in the municipality of Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
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...
. It is located along the Nordlandsbanen
Nordlandsbanen
The Nordland Line is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø in Norway. Running for approximately 729 km, it is the Norwegian railway system's longest line, and the only one in Norway to cross the Arctic Circle. It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration...
railway line and the station serves the Sparbu and Mære
Mære
Mære is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the European route E6 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line, about south of the town of Steinkjer. The village of Sparbu lies about south of Mære. Mære Church is located in this...
areas of Steinkjer. The unmanned station is only served by the Trønderbanen
Trønderbanen
The Trøndelag Commuter Rail is a commuter train service operating in Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. It is operated by Norwegian State Railways with Class 92 diesel multiple units. The service provides a commuter service connecting Trondheim to its suburbs, between towns in Innherred...
commuter rail service between Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
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...
, and is located near the European route E6
European route E6
European route E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. The route ends close to the Norwegian border with Russia...
highway.
History
The station was built as part of Hell–SunnanbanenHell–Sunnanbanen
The Hell–Sunnan Line or the was the name of the railway line opened in 1905, running from Hell to Sunnan in Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. Since 1926 the 105 km line constitutes a part of the Nordland Line....
and opened on 15 November 1905 along with the rest of the line north of Verdalsøra
Verdalsøra
Verdalsøra is a town in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The town is the administrative center of the municipality. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord at the mouth of the river Verdalselva...
. The original station included three tracks, the extra two were 315 metres (1,033.5 ft) and 134 metres (439.6 ft) long, respectively. These tracks have since been removed and no passing is available at the station. Construction costs for the station were and plans were drawn by 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...
. Originally, it was named Sparbuen, but on 15 January 1910, the spelling was changed to Sparbu. The station was manned until 1980, and it has since been sold and the station building has been converted to a private residence.
Location
There was an extensive debate about the location of the station locally. Because the municipalities had to finance 15% of the investments in the railway, the municipal councils also got to determine important issues like the location of stations. The policy at the time was to allow one station for each municipality. The first debate was concerning the line through the municipality, where locals suggested two different lines both going further east to go via the settlement Lein where the only dairyDairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
and a local store was located. But the chief engineer of the project would not recommend either of the suggestions since they would be up to 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) longer, cost up to more money, and go through more hilly terrain. So it was chosen to keep the original suggestion for a line from 1893.
Instead a major debate about the location of a station surfaced, with suggestions to place the station at Kåberg (what is now called Sparbu) or at Mære. Advocates for the Kåberg alternative felt that Kåberg was closest to the centre of the community. On the other hand the Mære advocates felt that proximity to the new Mære Agricultural School was important. In reality, people chose the alternative closest to their own doorstep. The original plans also included a station at Vist. The city council voted to support the Kåberg/Vist alternative on 17 January 1900. But by the time it had reached the Storting (legislature), an alternative to replace the two stations with one at Mære was chosen, and on 5 June 1900 the Storting voted to only build one station in Sparbu, located at Mære. But locals pled their members of Storting to reconsider the matter, and on 24 April 1901, the Storting changed their decision to the original suggestion with stations at Kåberg and Vist. In 1904, the county engineer once again suggested moving the station to Mære for technical reasons, but the problems were overcome and two stations built, Sparbu Station and Vist Station
Vist Station
Vist is a defunct railway station located on Nordland Line located at Vist in Steinkjer, Norway. The station building was razed in 1965 and the station closed for traffic in 1990...
. By 1917, Mære patriots had chosen to build the privately funded Mære Station.