Moi Station
Encyclopedia
Moi Station is a railway station
located at the village of Moi
in Lund
, Norway
on the railway Sørlandsbanen. The station is served by regional trains operated by Norges Statsbaner to Stavanger
and Kristiansand
.
to Flekkefjord
. In 1943 the current station was built when it became part of Sørlandsbanen.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located at the village of Moi
Moi, Norway
Moi is the administrative centre of the Lund municipality, in Rogaland county in Norway. It has a population of about 2000. Moi lies next to Lundevatnet, one of the deepest lakes in Norway.-Industry:...
in Lund
Lund, Norway
Lund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Moi. The parish of Lunde was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
, 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 railway Sørlandsbanen. The station is served by regional trains operated by Norges Statsbaner to Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
and Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
.
History
The station was opened in 1904 when Jærbanen was extended from EgersundEgersund
The town of Egersund was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . It was merged with the surrounding municipality of Eigersund January 1, 1965....
to Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the...
. In 1943 the current station was built when it became part of Sørlandsbanen.