Elevation 670 m (2,200 ft) Distance 339.76 km (211.12 mi) Opened 1951 | Line(s) Flåm Line Address 5718 Myrdal, Norway Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location Kjosfossen, Aurland
Norway Owned by Norwegian National Rail Administration Operated by Norwegian State Railways Owner Norwegian National Rail Administration Similar Reinunga Station, Blomheller Station, Dalsbotn Station, Vatnahalsen Station, Berekvam Station | ||
Kjosfossen station and waterfall flam railway norway
Kjosfossen Station (Norwegian: Kjosfossen holdeplass) is a railway station in Aurland, Norway, on the Flåm Line. It is 4.40 kilometers (2.73 mi) from Myrdal Station, 339.76 kilometers (211.12 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 670 meters (2,200 ft) above mean sea level. The station opened in 1951 as Kjosfossen kraftstasjon, but took the current name from February 1977. There are no residents in the area and the station only exists to allow tourists to step off the train and see the large waterfall Kjosfossen - the station's platform is over the falls and offers a spectacular view. It is also the site of Kjosfoss Power Station.
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