Bergen Railway Station
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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.
The station building is one of the grandest in Norway. The architect, Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, also designed Gamlehaugen
and the stone buildings at Bryggen
. The building has been protected against non-trivial modifications since 2003.
After Norsk Spisevognselskap
was established in 1921, it attempted to find a suitable location for a restaurant in Bergen. There was at the time a small restaurant in the station building, but there was not sufficient space for storage of food. Because of high real estate prices in the area, Norsk Spisevognselskap instead establish a kiosk at the station from 1 May 1922. The same year, the company started discussing establishing a hotel near the railway station, which lead to the establishment of Hotel Terminus, which was owned in part by NSB, in part by Spisevognselskapet and in part by other parties. Spisevognselskapet established a restaurant at the station from 2 April 1937.
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 , ....
, Norway. It is a terminal station
Terminal Station
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on the Bergen Line, and serves trains from Oslo as well as the Bergen Commuter Rail
Bergen Commuter Rail
Bergen Commuter Rail sometimes called Vossebanen is a commuter rail between Bergen and Arna, Voss and Myrdal, Norway. The service is operated by Norwegian State Railways using Class 69 electric multiple units...
from 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....
, Voss
Voss
is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
and Myrdal
Myrdal
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. 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.
The station building is one of the grandest in Norway. The architect, Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, also designed Gamlehaugen
Gamlehaugen
Gamlehaugen is a mansion in Bergen, Norway, and the residence of the Norwegian Royal Family in the city. Gamlehaugen has a history that goes as far back as the Middle Ages, and the list of previous owners includes many of the wealthiest men in Bergen...
and the stone buildings at Bryggen
Bryggen
Bryggen , also known as Tyskebryggen is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. The name has the same origin as the Flemish city of Brugge.The city...
. The building has been protected against non-trivial modifications since 2003.
After Norsk Spisevognselskap
Norsk Spisevognselskap
Norsk Spisevognselskap A/S, often abbreviated NSS or shortened to Spisevognselskapet, was a Norwegian state enterprise which operated restaurant carriages on Norwegian trains and restaurants at train stations and railway hotels. The company was established in December 1918, and started a catering...
was established in 1921, it attempted to find a suitable location for a restaurant in Bergen. There was at the time a small restaurant in the station building, but there was not sufficient space for storage of food. Because of high real estate prices in the area, Norsk Spisevognselskap instead establish a kiosk at the station from 1 May 1922. The same year, the company started discussing establishing a hotel near the railway station, which lead to the establishment of Hotel Terminus, which was owned in part by NSB, in part by Spisevognselskapet and in part by other parties. Spisevognselskapet established a restaurant at the station from 2 April 1937.