Bulken Station

Bulken Station (Norwegian: Bulken stasjon) is a railway station on the Bergensbanen railway line located in the village of Bulken in Voss municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures in each direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy Tog. The station opened as part in 1883 as part of Vossebanen.

Bulken
Anno 1883-90
General information
LocationBulken, Voss
Norway
Owned byBane NOR
Operated byVy Tog
Line(s)Bergensbanen
Distance392.55 km
Platforms2
History
Opened1883

River surfing

The Bulken Wave (Bulkenbølgen) is a well known river surfing wave located in the Vosso river about 500 meters from Bulken Station.[1][2][3] The wave can be surfed when the water has a flow rate around 125 to 150 cubic meters per second.[4][5][6] Average water temperature from May to July lies around 8 °C.[7] Surfing here has been featured in Ekstremsportveko.[8]

Average water flow and temperature
Place Map Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Unit
Bulken Wave[9][10] 60.6307°N 6.2772°E / 60.6307; 6.2772 (Bulkenbølgen på Voss) 2 2 2 2 4 8 11 14 12 8 5 2 °C

References
  1. Benjamins Forthuns hemmelighet | SKI | FRIFLYT.NO
  2. [riverbreak.com/spots/bulken-wave/ Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine]
  3. Vossadventures buys a piece of land in dyrvedalen — Vossadventureslodge
  4. Tok bølgen i elva! | SURF | FRIFLYT.NO
  5. Fosser på Voss | PADLING | FRIFLYT.NO
  6. Surfs up på Bulken | GENERELT | FRIFLYT.NO
  7. Rådgivende Biologer as. Rapport nr. 350
  8. River Surfing from Ekstremsportveko 2009 on Vimeo
  9. Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine
  10. Vannfylket | Grind - Ei reise gjennom natur og kultur i Hordaland "Vanntemperaturen i Vosso, Oselva og Opo i 1996 året rundt midten av august, da Oselva nådde 19 °C, Vosso hadde 16 °C, mens Opo bare nådde 13 °C pga. bresmeltingen fra Folgefonna. (Arve Tvede/Sverre Mo)"
Preceding station Following station
Seimsgrend Bergensbanen Voss
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Seimsgrend   Bergen Commuter Rail   Voss

60.63090°N 6.28276°E / 60.63090; 6.28276


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