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Reinunga Station

Coordinates: 60°44′39″N 7°08′20″E / 60.744041°N 7.138881°E / 60.744041; 7.138881
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Reinunga
General information
LocationReinunga, Aurland
Norway
Coordinates60°44′39″N 7°08′20″E / 60.744041°N 7.138881°E / 60.744041; 7.138881
Elevation767 m (2,516 ft)
Owned byBane NOR
Operated byFlåm Utvikling (Vy)
Line(s)Flåm Line
Distance338.00 km (210.02 mi)
Platforms1
History
Opened1942

Reinunga Station (Norwegian: Reinunga holdeplass) is a railway station in Aurland, Norway, on the Flåm Line that links Flåm to Myrdal and the Oslo-Bergen train line. It is 2.20 kilometers (1.37 mi) from Myrdal Station, 338.00 kilometers (210.02 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 767 meters (2,516 ft) above mean sea level. The station opened in 1942.[1][2]

View of Reinunga from Tarven mountain side
View of Reinunga from Tarven mountain side

Reinunga Station is a popular starting point for hiking in the summer and ski touring in the winter.[3][4] The station is near Kjosfossen waterfall, Reinungavatnet lake and the Rallarvegen path. It is also surrounded by mountains with Tarven on one side and Geitonosi on the other.

Reinunga station changed its name from Kjosfoss in 1977 and used to have accommodation for the railway workers.[5]

References

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Bibliography
  • Bjerke, Thor (1994). Banedata '94 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 241. ISBN 82-90286-15-5.
  • Gubberud, Ivar J.; Sunde, Helge (1992). Flåmsbana: historien om en av verdens bratteste jernbaner (in Norwegian). John Grieg Forlag. ISBN 82-533-0261-4.
Notes
Preceding station Following station
Kjosfossen Flåm Line Vatnahalsen