Flåm Station
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| Flåm | |
| An NSB El 17 at Flåm Station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Flåm |
| Municipality | Aurland |
| Line(s) | Flåmsbana |
| Distance | 356.00 km |
| Elevation | 2.0 m |
| Service | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| IATA code | XGH |
| Owner | Flåm Utvikling |
| Line operator(s) | Norges Statsbaner |
| Connections | |
Flåm Station is the terminus station for Flåmsbana, located in Aurland, Norway. The station is served by the tourist trains on Flåmsbana, operated by Norges Statsbaner. Flåm is one of Norway's largest tourist attracts, with half a million visitors annually.
The station opened in 1940, and the year after for passenger traffic. The station was built to allow transfer from ferries operating on Sognefjord to the Bergensbanen railway at Myrdal. The operating of the railway was privatized in 1998. After this a new station building was opened, and the old station building converted to a railway museum.
[edit] External links
- Jernbaneverket's entry on Flåm Station (Norwegian)
| Preceding station | Line | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrdal | Flåmsbana | terminus | ||

