Steinkjer Station
Railway station in Steinkjer, Norway
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Steinkjer Station (Norwegian: Steinkjer stasjon) is a railway station located in the town of Steinkjer in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.[1]
Steinkjer Station Steinkjer stasjon | |||||
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View of the station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Steinkjer, Steinkjer Municipality Trøndelag Norway | ||||
| Coordinates | 64°00′41″N 11°29′44″E | ||||
| Elevation | 3.6 m (12 ft) AMSL | ||||
| System | Railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Bane NOR | ||||
| Operated by | SJ Norge | ||||
| Line | Nordlandsbanen | ||||
| Distance | 125.5 km (78.0 mi) | ||||
| Connections | Bus: AtB | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Architect | Paul Armin Due | ||||
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| Station code | STK | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 November 1905 | ||||
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The station is located on the Nordland Line, serving both local and express trains northbound through Innherred and on to Nordland county, and southbound to the city of Trondheim. The staffed station sits adjacent to the European route E6 highway. The station is at the northern terminus of the Trøndelag Commuter Rail to Trondheim. An hourly service usually runs on this line.
History
Steinkjer Station was built as part of Hell–Sunnan Line and opened on 15 November 1905 along with the rest of the line north of Verdal Station. The original name of the station was Steinkjær but on 5 June 1925, the spelling was changed to the present Steinkjer.[2][3][4]
Steinkjer Station was designed by architect Paul Armin Due. He designed a number of other stations built by the Norwegian State Railways, including virtually all stations north of Levanger on Hell–Sunnanbanen and many stations on Bergensbanen, including all those in Hallingdal. The building is on two floors with living quarters for the station master on the second floor. The building was built in Art Nouveau architectural style with marked portals.[5]
