Myrdal Station

Myrdal Station (Norwegian: Myrdal stasjon) is a mountain railway station and junction, located on the Bergen Line regional mainline in Aurland, Vestland, Norway. The railway station is also the upper terminal of the Flåm Line local railway, which ascends from the valley floor of the Sognefjord to the mountain-top junction, providing a vital public transport link, but deriving a majority of its passengers through tourism. Most passengers using Myrdal station are changing trains between the two lines.

Myrdal
A Flåm Line train at Myrdal Station
Location	Myrdal, Aurland Norway
Coordinates	60°44′18″N 7°7′23″E
Elevation	866.8 m (2,844 ft)
Owned by	Bane NOR
Operated by	Vy
Line(s)	Bergen Line Flåm Line
Distance	335.80 km (208.66 mi)
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	MYR
History
Opened	1908
Location
Myrdal Location within Sogn og Fjordane Myrdal Myrdal (Norway)

Aerial photo of Myrdal

Location

Myrdal station is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of the village of Flåm and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Aurlandsvangen. There is no road connection to Myrdal although there are some cottages and hotels in the area, served by Myrdal Station, and the nearby Vatnahalsen Station, about a kilometer before Myrdal, and 50 metres lower towards mean sea level.

The station is located between two tunnels on the Bergen Line: the Gravahals Tunnel to the west and the Vatnahalsen Tunnel to the east. Completion of the 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) long Gravahals Tunnel was done in 1905. The station is 867 metres (2,844 ft) above mean sea level.[1]

Facilities

The station has three platforms. Platform 1 is the principal platform on the mainline, and platform 2 is the alternative mainline platform located on the passing loop. The non-consecutively numbered platform 11 is the platform used by local trains to and from Flåm. As the mainline is single track, the passing loop allows regional trains to cross with freight services, and occasionally with other passenger trains. A large cafeteria and gift shop provides refreshment and shelter, and there are waiting rooms and lavatories. There are freight sidings located at Myrdal.

History

The station opened in 1908. On 17 January 1923, the station restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap. As the facilities were too small, the restaurant was later moved to another, larger building.[2]

References

1. "Myrdal" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
2. Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. p. 67. OCLC 40310643.

Preceding station				Following station
Upsete	Bergen Line			Hallingskeid
Terminus	Flåm Line			Vatnahalsen
Preceding station	Express trains			Following station
Voss	41	Bergen–Oslo S		Hallingskeid
Preceding station	Local trains			Following station
Upsete		Bergen Commuter Rail		Terminus