Stavanger Station

Summary

Stavanger Station (Norwegian: Stavanger stasjon) is a railway station in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger and it is the terminus of the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand and the Jæren Commuter Rail.

Stavanger
General information
LocationDowntown, Stavanger
Norway
Coordinates58°58′01″N 5°43′55″E / 58.9669°N 5.7320°E / 58.9669; 5.7320
Elevation5.3 m (17 ft)
Owned byBane NOR
Operated byGo-Ahead Norge
Line(s)Sørlandet Line
Distance598.70 km (372.01 mi)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus: Kolumbus
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesA bicycle hotel that has space for 42 bicycles: 21 regular bicycles, five transport bicycles and 16 electric bicycles.
AccessibleThe station is equipped with a mobile ramp for wheelchair users. This is served by the conductor and gives access to trains on demand.
ArchitectGustav Helland
Other information
Station codeSTV[1]
Fare zoneNord-Jæren
History
Opened1878

History edit

 
Stavanger Station

The station was opened in 1872 as part of Jæren Line from Stavanger to Egersund. In 1944 it became part of the Sørlandet Line when it was concluded between Egersund and Kristiansand. A restaurant was established in a barracks next to the station by Norsk Spisevognselskap on 15 June 1946. There is a bus terminal at the station, and boat and ferry port nearby. [2]


Facilities edit

 
The Entur ticket office in Stavanger that's open from 06:40-17:25 (weekdays) and 08:35-15:35 (weekends)

The station has one of the 5 staffed ticket offices in Norway, with the other 4 being Bergen, Trondheim, Oslo S and Oslo Airport. Since 2016 the ticket offices have been run by Entur AS and travellers can buy local bus tickets and train tickets for all national trains. During weekdays it is also possible to buy interrail and International train tickets.[3] The station has an Narvesen, Backstube and a traffic school. There is also a small amount of storage lockers for hire.


Train lines edit

Preceding station   Following station
Sørlandet Line Paradis
Preceding station Express trains Following station
F5 Stavanger-KristiansandOslo S   Sandnes Sentrum
Preceding station Local trains Following station
  Jæren Commuter Rail   Paradis

References edit

  1. ^ 1. Generell del (1.1 - 1.4) – Stedskoder
  2. ^ Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. p. 70. OCLC 40310643.
  3. ^ "Betjente stasjoner". om.entur.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-07-21.

External links edit

  • Stavanger Station profile (in Norwegian)