Kristiansand station

Kristiansand Station (Norwegian: Kristiansand stasjon) (IATA: XKR) is a railway station located in downtown Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The station, located along the Sørlandet Line, is served by regional trains to Oslo and Stavanger.[1] Kristiansand Station is a cul-de-sac station, requiring all trains to change direction at the station. The station is owned by the state-owned company Bane NOR.[2]

Kristiansand Station
General information
LocationKristiansand, Kristiansand
Norway
Coordinates58°08′44″N 7°59′16″E
Elevation5.5 m (18 ft) AMSL
Owned byBane NOR
Operated byGo-Ahead Norge
Line(s)Sørlandet Line
Distance365.29 km (226.98 mi)
ConnectionsBus: AKT
Ferry to Denmark nearby
Construction
ArchitectPaul Due
Other information
Station codeKRS
History
Opened1895

History

The station was opened in 1895 as part of the now abandoned Setesdal Line from Kristiansand to Byglandsfjord. The station was the only station on the line to be built with bricks, due to local regulations after the city fire in 1892. Like all other stations on the line, the station was designed by Paul Due.

In 1937, Norsk Spisevognselskap agreed to take over operations of the restaurant when the Sørland Line was completed to Kristiansand. Operations started on 16 June 1938, a week before the line opened. On 9 December 1940, the company decided to invest 100,000 kr in a new restaurant building at the station. It was taken into use on 28 November 1942.[3]

Class 73 and El 14 at Kristiansand Station
Preceding station Following station
Nodeland Sørlandet Line Vennesla
Preceding station Express trains Following station
Nodeland F5 Stavanger-Kristiansand–Oslo S   Vennesla

References
  1. "Kristiansand Station". NSB. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  2. "Kristiansand". Bane NOR. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. pp. 65–66. OCLC 40310643.
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