Bergen station
railway station in Bergen, Norway
Bergen Station is the main railway station in the city of Bergen, Norway. It is a terminal station on the Bergen Line, and serves trains from Oslo as well as the Bergen Commuter Rail from Arna, Voss and Myrdal. It is located on the east side of the city centre and has four platforms. The station was opened in 1913, four years after the Bergen Line itself opened; it replaced a former main station that was located further west.
Bergen Station | |
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.jpg) Front facade of Bergen station, 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bergen Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°23′25″N 5°19′59″E / 60.39028°N 5.33306°E |
| Owned by | Bane NOR |
| Operated by | Vy Tog |
| Line(s) | Bergen Line |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Connections | |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland |
| Architectural style | National Romantic style |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BRG [1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Location | |
  Bergen Station Location within Norway | |
Architecture change
The station building is one of the grandest in Norway. The architect, Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, designed it in the National Romantic style. He also designed Gamlehaugen, and the stone buildings at Bryggen. The building has been protected against non-trivial modifications since 2003.[2]
References change
- ↑ "Grafiske togruter fastlagt for rutetermin R18". Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ Order to protect Bergen Railway Station Archived November 6, 2005, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)