Arna station
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Arna Station is the second largest railway station in Bergen, Norway
; located in the Arna
borough on the east side of Ulriken
and between the two tunnels Ulriken Tunnel
and Arnanipa. The present station was opened in 1964, when the tunnels was completed. The old station, located north of the new station, is still in use for heritage trains on Gamle Vossebanen.
All passenger trains on Bergensbanen stop at Arna. The most frequent trains are shuttle trains which run between the Bergen Railway Station and Arna, providing the fastest connection between downtown Bergen and Arna. These normally operate each half hour, or hourly in weekends and evenings.
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
; located in the Arna
Arna, Norway
Arna is a borough and suburb of Bergen, Norway and a former municipality in Hordaland county.Arna has approximately 12,000 inhabitants. Situated behind mount Ulriken, Arna is geographically close to downtown Bergen, but it takes some time to drive there by road as there is no road tunnel as of yet....
borough on the east side of Ulriken
Ulriken
Ulriken is the highest of the Seven Mountains that surround Bergen, Norway. It has an altitude of 643 metres above sea level....
and between the two tunnels Ulriken Tunnel
Ulriken Tunnel
Ulriken Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Bergen Line between Bergen Station and Arna Station in Norway. The long tunnel runs under the northern part of the mountain Ulriken in Bergen. Before the tunnel was opened in 1964, the Bergen Line ran via Nesttun. This stretch is now a heritage railway,...
and Arnanipa. The present station was opened in 1964, when the tunnels was completed. The old station, located north of the new station, is still in use for heritage trains on Gamle Vossebanen.
All passenger trains on Bergensbanen stop at Arna. The most frequent trains are shuttle trains which run between the Bergen Railway Station and Arna, providing the fastest connection between downtown Bergen and Arna. These normally operate each half hour, or hourly in weekends and evenings.