Egersund Station

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Egersund
Location
Place Egersund
Municipality Eigersund
Line(s) Sørlandsbanen
Distance 525.56 km
Elevation 11.1 m
Service
Opened 1944
Platforms 2
Owner Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Connections
Kolumbus

Egersund Station (Norwegian: Egersund stasjon) is a railway station located at Egersund in Eigersund, Norway on Sørlandsbanen. The station is 74.71 km south of Stavanger and is served by regional trains between Stavanger and Kristiansand as well as being the terminus of the Jærbanen commuter rail service to Stavanger.

[edit] History

The station is from 1944 when Jærbanen was connected to Sørlandsbanen, and converted to standard gauge. Prior to this the old station in Egersund, the terminal station of Jærbanen, was located about one kilometer away.

[edit] External links

Preceding station Line Following station
Hellvik Sørlandsbanen Moi
Preceding station Regional trains Following station
Bryne   Stavanger - Kristiansand   Moi
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Hellvik   Jærbanen   Terminus