Kornsjø
Encyclopedia
Kornsjø is a village
in Enningdalen in Halden
, Norway
on the border to Sweden
. The village has 250 residents (2001). At Kornsjø is the bordercrossing for the railway lines Østfoldbanen
(Norway) and Norgebanan (Sweden). Previously change of crew was performed at Kornsjø Station
, but this has since been closed.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Enningdalen in Halden
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
, 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 border to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The village has 250 residents (2001). At Kornsjø is the bordercrossing for the railway lines Østfoldbanen
Østfoldbanen
The Østfold Line is a standard gauge railway line that runs between Oslo, Norway, and the Swedish border at Kornsjø. Running through Follo and Østfold, it has both a Western and Eastern Line between Ski and Sarpsborg. The line opened in 1879 as the Smaalenene Line .The line is , while the Eastern...
(Norway) and Norgebanan (Sweden). Previously change of crew was performed at Kornsjø Station
Kornsjø Station
Kornsjø Station is a railway station located at Kornsjø in Halden, Norway, on the Østfold Line. The station is located from the Norway–Sweden border and was opened in 1879 for changing crew on international trains between Sweden and Norway...
, but this has since been closed.