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Byglandsfjord Station

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Location
  
Byglandsfjord Norway

Opened
  
1895

Closed
  
1962

Architect
  
Paul Due

Byglandsfjord Station

Connections
  
Steamboat on lake Byglandsfjorden

Address
  
4741 Byglandsfjord, Norway

Similar
  
Urskog–Høland Line, Norwegian Railway Museum, Otra

Byglandsfjord Station in the village of Byglandsfjord, Norway, was the terminus station for the Setesdal Line that trafficked the stretch (Kristiansand-) Grovane - Byglandsfjord until the track was closed in 1962.

Further transport into the valley of Setesdal happened by steamboat on the Byglandsfjorden lake. One of the steamers, Bjoren, is preserved and still takes passengers during the summer season.

The station was built in dragestil and is now used as a library. It was designed by architect Paul Due and listed in 2002.

The entire station area was protected by law from 2002 by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. The protection covers all the buildings: Station building's exterior and interior, outhouse construction, locomotive shed, cargo expedition, platform and loading ramp, in addition to an area around the station.

References

Byglandsfjord Station Wikipedia