Myrdal Station (Norwegian: Myrdal stasjon) is a mountain railway station and junction, located on the Bergen Line regional mainline in Aurland, Vestland, Norway. The railway station is also the upper terminal of the Flåm Line local railway, which ascends from the valley floor of the Sognefjord to the mountain-top junction, providing a vital public transport link, but deriving a majority of its passengers through tourism. Most passengers using Myrdal station are changing trains between the two lines.

Myrdal
A Flåm Line train at Myrdal Station
General information
LocationMyrdalAurland
Norway
Coordinates60°44′18″N 7°7′23″E / 60.73833°N 7.12306°E / 60.73833; 7.12306
Elevation866.8 m (2,844 ft)
Owned byBane NOR
Operated byFlåm Utvikling (Vy)
Vy Tog
Line(s)Bergen Line
Flåm Line
Distance335.80 km (208.66 mi)
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeMYR
History
Opened1908; 116 years ago (1908)
Location
Myrdal is located in Sogn og Fjordane
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Location within Sogn og Fjordane
Myrdal is located in Norway
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Myrdal (Norway)
Aerial photo of Myrdal

Location

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Myrdal station is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of the village of Flåm and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Aurlandsvangen. There is no road connection to Myrdal although there are some cottages and hotels in the area, served by Myrdal Station, and the nearby Vatnahalsen Station, about a kilometer before Myrdal, and 50 metres lower towards mean sea level.

The station is located between two tunnels on the Bergen Line: the Gravahals Tunnel to the west and the Vatnahalsen Tunnel to the east. Completion of the 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) long Gravahals Tunnel was done in 1905. The station is 867 metres (2,844 ft) above mean sea level.[1]

Facilities

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The station has three platforms. Platform 1 is the principal platform on the mainline, and platform 2 is the alternative mainline platform located on the passing loop. The non-consecutively numbered platform 11 is the platform used by local trains to and from Flåm. As the mainline is single track, the passing loop allows regional trains to cross with freight services, and occasionally with other passenger trains. A large cafeteria and gift shop provides refreshment and shelter, and there are waiting rooms and lavatories. There are freight sidings located at Myrdal.

History

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The station opened in 1908. On 17 January 1923, the station restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap. As the facilities were too small, the restaurant was later moved to another, larger building.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Myrdal" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. p. 67. OCLC 40310643.
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