Koppang Station
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Koppang Station is a railway station located at Koppang
in Stor-Elvdal
, Norway
on the Røros Line. It is located 246.81 kilometres (153.4 mi) from Oslo Central Station at 352.6 metres (1,156.8 ft) above mean sea level
. Services are provided by the Norwegian State Railways to Røros
and Hamar
. The station opened in 1875.
Norsk Spisevognselskap
operated the restaurant from 15 June to 1 October 1925, after which operation was reverted to the station master. After the Dovre Line opened, Koppang Station only had a marginal income from the restaurant operations. After the line was rebuilt to standard gauge, revenue from the restaurant increased, and from 1 January 1925 Spisevognselskapet again took over operations of the restaurant.
Koppang
is a Norwegian town, the administrative centre of Stor-Elvdal municipality....
in Stor-Elvdal
Stor-Elvdal
Stor-Elvdal is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Koppang....
, 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...
on the Røros Line. It is located 246.81 kilometres (153.4 mi) from Oslo Central Station at 352.6 metres (1,156.8 ft) above mean sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
. Services are provided by the Norwegian State Railways to Røros
Røros
is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen....
and Hamar
Hamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
. The station opened in 1875.
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...
operated the restaurant from 15 June to 1 October 1925, after which operation was reverted to the station master. After the Dovre Line opened, Koppang Station only had a marginal income from the restaurant operations. After the line was rebuilt to standard gauge, revenue from the restaurant increased, and from 1 January 1925 Spisevognselskapet again took over operations of the restaurant.