Reinunga Station
Reinunga Station Reinunga stasjon | |||||
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View of the station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Reinunga, Aurland Municipality Norway | ||||
| Coordinates | 60°44′38″N 7°08′21″E / 60.74388°N 7.1392°E | ||||
| System | Railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Bane NOR | ||||
| Operated by | Flåm Utvikling (Vy) | ||||
| Line | Flåmsbanen | ||||
| Distance | 338.00 km (210.02 mi) | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1942 | ||||
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Reinunga Station (Norwegian: Reinunga holdeplass) is a railway station in Aurland Municipality, Norway. It is located along the Flåm Line which links the villages of Flåm and Myrdal and to the Oslo-Bergen train line. It is 2.20 kilometers (1.37 mi) from Myrdal Station, 338.00 kilometers (210.02 mi) from Oslo Central Station, and 767 meters (2,516 ft) above mean sea level. The station opened in 1942.[1][2]
Reinunga Station is a popular starting point for hiking in the summer and ski touring in the winter.[3][4] The station is near the Kjosfossen waterfall, Reinungavatnet lake, and the Rallarvegen path. It is also surrounded by mountains with Tarven on one side and Geitonosi on the other.
History
The station was historically known as Kjosfoss. In 1977 the name was changed to Reinunga station. It used to have accommodation for the railway workers.[5]
References
- ^ Gubberud, Ivar J.; Sunde, Helge (1992). Flåmsbana: historien om en av verdens bratteste jernbaner (in Norwegian). John Grieg Forlag. p. 44. ISBN 8253302614.
- ^ Bjerke, Thor (1994). Banedata '94 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 145, 241. ISBN 8290286155.
- ^ "Camptocamp.org". www.camptocamp.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "ReinungaHytta - Activities".
- ^ "Stasjonsdatabasen".
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
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| Kjosfossen | Flåm Line | Vatnahalsen | ||