Bulken Station
Bulken | |||||
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Anno 1883-90 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bulken, Voss Municipality Norway | ||||
| Owned by | Bane NOR | ||||
| Operated by | Vy Tog | ||||
| Line | Bergensbanen | ||||
| Distance | 392.55 kilometres (243.92 mi) | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Connections | 60°37′50″N 6°17′06″E / 60.63059°N 6.28492°E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1883 | ||||
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Bulken Station (Norwegian: Bulken stasjon) is a railway station on the Bergensbanen railway line located in the village of Bulken in Voss Municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures in each direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy Tog. The station opened as part in 1883 as part of Vossebanen.
River surfing
The Bulken Wave (Bulkenbølgen) is a well known river surfing wave located in the Vosso river about 500 metres (1,600 ft) from Bulken Station.[1][2][3] The wave can be surfed when the water has a flow rate around 125 to 150 cubic metres per second (4,400 to 5,300 cu ft/s).[4][5][6] Average water temperature from May to July lies around 8 °C (46 °F).[7] Surfing here has been featured in Ekstremsportveko.[8]
- Water temperature
| Place | Map | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Unit |
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| Bulken Wave[9][10] | 60°37′51″N 6°16′38″E / 60.6307°N 6.2772°E | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | °C |
References
- ^ Benjamins Forthuns hemmelighet | SKI | FRIFLYT.NO
- ^ [riverbreak.com/spots/bulken-wave/ Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine]
- ^ Vossadventures buys a piece of land in dyrvedalen — Vossadventureslodge
- ^ Tok bølgen i elva! | SURF | FRIFLYT.NO
- ^ Fosser på Voss | PADLING | FRIFLYT.NO
- ^ Surfs up på Bulken | GENERELT | FRIFLYT.NO
- ^ Rådgivende Biologer as. Rapport nr. 350
- ^ River Surfing from Ekstremsportveko 2009 on Vimeo
- ^ Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine
- ^ Vannfylket | Grind - Ei reise gjennom natur og kultur i Hordaland "Vanntemperaturen i Vosso, Oselva og Opo i 1996 året rundt midten av august, da Oselva nådde 19 °C, Vosso hadde 16 °C, mens Opo bare nådde 13 °C pga. bresmeltingen fra Folgefonna. (Arve Tvede/Sverre Mo)"
External links
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
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| Seimsgrend | Bergensbanen | Voss | ||
| Preceding station | Local trains | Following station | ||
| Seimsgrend | Bergen Commuter Rail | Voss | ||