Rjukan Station
Railway station in Tinn, Norway
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Rjukan Station (Norwegian: Rjukan stasjon) is the terminal railway station of the Rjukan Line, located at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway.
Rjukan | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Rjukan, Tinn Norway | ||||
| Coordinates | 59°52′42″N 8°34′55″E | ||||
| Elevation | 301.1 m | ||||
| Owned by | Norsk Transport | ||||
| Operated by | Norsk Transport | ||||
| Line | Rjukan Line | ||||
| Distance | 15.95 km | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Architect | Thorvald Astrup | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 9 August 1909 | ||||
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The station opened as part of the railway on 9 August 1909 as Saaheim, until renaming to Rjukan on 15 November 1912. It was rebuilt 1959-60 and closed on 5 July 1991; after the closing the local radio station Radio Rjukan has moved into the building.[1]
