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Bergen station

Coordinates: 60°23′25″N 5°19′59″E / 60.39028°N 5.33306°E / 60.39028; 5.33306
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Bergen Station
Front facade of Bergen station, 2019
General information
LocationBergen
Norway
Coordinates60°23′25″N 5°19′59″E / 60.39028°N 5.33306°E / 60.39028; 5.33306
Owned byBane NOR
Operated byVy Tog
Line(s)Bergen Line
Platforms4
Connections
Construction
ArchitectJens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland
Architectural styleNational Romantic style
Other information
Station codeBRG [1]
History
Opened1913
Location
Bergen Station is located in Norway
Bergen Station
Bergen Station
Location within Norway

Bergen Station is the main railway station in the city of Bergen, Norway. It is a terminal station on the Bergen Line, and serves trains from Oslo as well as the Bergen Commuter Rail from Arna, Voss and Myrdal. It is located on the east side of the city centre and has four platforms. The station was opened in 1913, four years after the Bergen Line itself opened; it replaced a former main station that was located further west.

Architecture

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The station building is one of the grandest in Norway. The architect, Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, designed it in the National Romantic style. He also designed Gamlehaugen, and the stone buildings at Bryggen. The building has been protected against non-trivial modifications since 2003.[2]

References

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  1. "Grafiske togruter fastlagt for rutetermin R18". Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. Order to protect Bergen Railway Station Archived November 6, 2005, at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)