Rossedalen Station

Rossedalen
General information
Location	Rossedalen,  Arendal Norway
Coordinates	58°27′55″N8°39′25″E / 58.46515°N 8.65705°E / 58.46515; 8.65705
Elevation	70.3 m (231 ft)
Owned by	Norwegian State Railways
Line	Arendal Line
Distance	309.77 km (192.48 mi) (Oslo S) 7.86 km (4.88 mi) (Arendal)
Platforms	1
Construction
Architect	Harald Kaas
History
Opened	1 May 1911
Location

Rossedalen Station (Norwegian : Rossedalen holdeplass) is a former railway station at Rossedalen in Arendal, Norway. Located on the Arendal Line, it was operated by the Norwegian State Railways. The station was opened on 1 May 1911 and originally consisted of a small station building. The station has never been staffed and has never had a spur or passing loop.

Facilities and service

The station is 7.86 kilometers (4.88 mi) from Arendal Station at 70.3 meters (231 ft) above mean sea level, ^[1] and 309.77 kilometers (192.48 mi) from Oslo Central Station. ^[2]

History

Plans for a station at Rossedalen were launched in 1910, two years after the line past the area opened. It received a small station building identical to the one at Torbjørnsbu Station, designed by Harald Kaas. ^[3] The station has never been staffed, nor has it had any spurs or passing loops. ^[1]

References

Bibliography

• Bjerke, Thor; Tovås, Ove (1989). Togbytte på Nelaug (in Norwegian). Norsk Jernbaneklubb. ISBN   82-90286-10-4.

Notes

1. Bjerke & Tovås (1989): 139
2. "Rossedalen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Railway Club. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
3. Bjerke & Tovås (1989): 130

Preceding station				Following station
Bråstad	Arendal Line			Rise