Eidsvoll Station (1854–1998)

Eidsvoll Station (Norwegian: Eidsvoll stasjon) was a railway station at Eidsvoll in Akershus, Norway. It was located on the Trunk Line (Hovedbanen). [1]

Eidsvoll
LocationEidsvoll in Akershus
Norway
Coordinates60°19′39″N 11°15′07″E
Owned byNorwegian State Railways
Operated byNorwegian State Railways
Line(s)Trunk Line
Dovre Line
Construction
ArchitectJacob Wilhelm Nordan
History
Opened1 September 1854
Rebuilt1878

History

Eidsvoll Station opened in 1854 as the terminus of Norway's first railway. That station building burned down on October 16, 1877. The present building was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and constructed in 1878. A 20-room hotel was established in the station building which from 1924 was under the operation of Norsk Spisevognselskap, which also took over the restaurant.[2][3][4]

The former Eidsvoll Station remained in use until 1998, when the construction of the Gardermoen Line forced the opening of the new Eidsvoll Station which was built slightly northwards to allow it to serve the Trunk Line, the Gardermoen Line and the Dovre Line. [5] [6]

References
  1. Tor Wisting. "Hovedbanen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. Just (1949): p. 76
  3. Jens Christian Eldal. "Jacob Wilhelm Nordan". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  4. Just (1949): 61
  5. "Eidsvoll stasjon (gammel)". jernbane.origo.no. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  6. "Eidsvoll stasjon (ny)". jernbane.origo.no. Retrieved December 1, 2017.

Other sources
  • Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. OCLC 40310643.
Preceding station Line Following station
Bøn Trunk Line —
— Dovre Line Eidsvoll


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