Jaren Station
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Jaren Station is a railway station located at Jaren
in Oppland
, Norway
. The station is the terminus
for the Oslo Commuter Rail
, but is also served by regional trains that continue to Gjøvik
. Both services are provided by NSB Gjøvikbanen.
and Røykenvik. In 1902 the extension from Jaren to Gjøvik was finished, and the line changed name to the Gjøvik Line. The branch line
to Røykenvik too the name Røykenvik Line. The branch was abandoned in 1957.
The restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap
on 15 January 1930, but was privatized again from 15 October 1944.
Jaren
Jaren is the administrative centre of Gran municipality, Norway. Together with Brandbu it forms an urban area with a population of 4,423....
in Oppland
Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The station is the terminus
Terminal Station
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for the Oslo Commuter Rail
Oslo Commuter Rail
Oslo Commuter Rail is a commuter rail centered in Oslo, Norway, connecting the capital to six counties in Eastern Norway. The system is operated by the Norwegian State Railways and its subsidiary NSB Gjøvikbanen, using Class 69 and Class 72 electric multiple units . The network spans eight routes...
, but is also served by regional trains that continue to Gjøvik
Gjøvik
is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality...
. Both services are provided by NSB Gjøvikbanen.
History
The station was opened in 1900 as a station on the North Line between GrefsenGrefsen
right|thumbnail|300px|Grefsen ChurchGrefsen is a neighbourhood of the city of Oslo, Norway.Together with Kjelsås, Grefsen was part of the borough Grefsen-Kjelsås until January 1, 2004, when they became part of the new borough of Nordre Aker....
and Røykenvik. In 1902 the extension from Jaren to Gjøvik was finished, and the line changed name to the Gjøvik Line. The branch line
Branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...
to Røykenvik too the name Røykenvik Line. The branch was abandoned in 1957.
The restaurant was taken over by 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...
on 15 January 1930, but was privatized again from 15 October 1944.
External links
- Entry at the Norwegian National Rail Administration
- Entry at the Norwegian Railway Club
- Entry at Norges StatsbanerNorges StatsbanerNorges Statsbaner AS, also known as the Norwegian State Railways and NSB, is a company which is responsible for most passenger train operation in Norway...