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Bergen Commuter Rail
Bergen Commuter Rail, sometimes called Vossebanen, is a commuter rail service between Bergen and Arna, Voss and Myrdal, Norway. It is operated by Vy using Stadler FLIRT electric multiple units. It runs on the mainline Bergen Line and all services terminate at Bergen Station. Service Vy operates on half-hour headways from Bergen to Arna, through the Ulriken Tunnel, the only way under the Ulriken mountain. There are further 16 departures each way to Voss, of which six stop only at Arna and Dale before Voss, not allowing trips Bergen-Arna/Bergen-Dale, while ten stop at all stations, giving three services per direction an hour between Bergen and Arna. Three services continue from Voss to Myrdal. The operational deficits are financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. Tickets are sold by Vy and Entur. Fares are not integrated with Skyss, the county transit authority, or any of the bus operators in Hordaland. Station list Currently, the Bergen-Voss-Myrda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based, but the County Governor is based in Hermansverk. The county is one of two counties in Norway that have Nynorsk as their official written language form (the others are neutral as to which form people use). Vestland was created in 2020 when the former counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane (with the exception of Hornindal municipality, which became part of Volda municipality in Møre og Romsdal county) were merged. History Vestland county is a newly created county, but it has been inhabited for centuries. The area was made up of many petty kingdoms under the Gulating during the Middle Ages. The northern part was the known as ''Firdafylke'' (now the Fjordane region; Nordfjord-Sunnfjord), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulriken
Ulriken (or the older, ''Ålreken'') is the highest of the Seven Mountains, Bergen, Seven Mountains ( no, De syv fjell) that surround the city of Bergen, Norway. It has a height of above sea level. Ulriken has an aerial tramway, Ulriksbanen, that can bring people to the top. At the top there is a TV tower, a restaurant, and free telescopes. There is a network of trails along Ulriken, which is a popular hike with several paths up ranging from steep to not so steep. History One of the slopes of Ulriken, known as Isdalen ("Ice Valley"), is also nicknamed "Death Valley", due to the area's history of suicides in the Middle Ages, and more recent hiking accidents. The valley became well known in 1970 when the remains of the mysterious Isdal Woman was discovered there. Another area of the mountain is called "Montana". Ulriksbanen opened in 1961 and was closed in 1974 after an accident. The cable car closed again in the 1980s due to lack of funds, and again in January 2006, due to the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulken Station
Bulken Station ( no, Bulken stasjon) is a railway station on the Bergensbanen railway line located in the village of Bulken in Voss municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures in each direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy. The station opened as part in 1883 as part of Vossebanen. River surfing The Bulken Wave (Bulkenbølgen) is a well known river surfing River surfing is the sport of surfing either standing waves, tidal bores or upstream waves in rivers. Claims for its origins include a 1955 ride of along the tidal bore of the River Severn. River surfing on standing waves has been documented ... wave located in the Vosso river about 500 meters from Bulken Station. The wave can be surfed when the water has a flow rate around 125 to 150 cubic meters per second. Average water temperature from May to July lies around 8 °C. Surfing here has been featured in Ekstremsportveko. ;Average water flow and tempera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seimsgrend Station
Seimsgrend Station ( no, Seimsgrend holdeplass) is a railway station on the Bergensbanen railway line. It is located at Seimsgrend in Voss municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by limited number of departures by the Bergen Commuter Rail Bergen Commuter Rail, sometimes called Vossebanen, is a commuter rail service between Bergen and Arna, Voss and Myrdal, Norway. It is operated by Vy using Stadler FLIRT electric multiple units. It runs on the mainline Bergen Line and all serv ... operated by Vy. The station opened as part in 1936. External links Jernbaneverket's page on Seimsgrend Railway stations in Voss Railway stations on Bergensbanen Railway stations opened in 1936 {{Norway-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evanger Station
Evanger Station ( no, Evanger stasjon) is a railway station located on the Bergensbanen railway line in the village of Evanger in Voss municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures per direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail Bergen Commuter Rail, sometimes called Vossebanen, is a commuter rail service between Bergen and Arna, Voss and Myrdal, Norway. It is operated by Vy using Stadler FLIRT electric multiple units. It runs on the mainline Bergen Line and all serv ... operated by Vy Tog. The station opened as part of Vossebanen in 1883. External links Jernbaneverket's page on Evanger Railway stations in Voss Railway stations on Bergensbanen Railway stations opened in 1883 {{Norway-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolstadøyri Station
Bolstadøyri Station ( no, Bolstadøyri stasjon) is located on Bergensbanen railway line located in the village of Bolstadøyri in the municipality of Voss, in Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures per direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy Tog. The station opened in 1883 as part of Vossebanen. External links Bolstadøyriat the Norwegian National Rail Administration The Norwegian National Rail Administration ( no, Jernbaneverket) was a government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic ... Railway stations in Voss Railway stations on Bergensbanen Railway stations opened in 1883 1883 establishments in Norway {{Norway-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanghelle Station
Stanghelle Station ( no, Stanghelle stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Stanghelle in Vaksdal municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures per direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy. The station opened in 1883 as part of Vossebanen. External links Stanghelleat the Norwegian National Rail Administration The Norwegian National Rail Administration ( no, Jernbaneverket) was a government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic ma ... Railway stations in Vaksdal Railway stations on Bergensbanen Railway stations opened in 1883 {{Norway-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaksdal
is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam. Other villages in Vaksdal include Dalegarden, Flatkvål, Helle, Nesheim, Stamneshella, Stanghelle, and Vaksdal. The municipality is the 160th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vaksdal is the 205th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,867. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.5% over the previous 10-year period. In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Solund be closed. General information The municipality of Vaksdal was created on 1 January 1964 after a major municipal restructuring after the Schei Committee's recommendations. Vaksdal was formed from the following places: * All of Bruvik municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaksdal Station
Vaksdal Station ( no, Vaksdal stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Vaksdal in the municipality of Vaksdal, Vestland county, Norway. The station is located along the Bergen Line. The station is served by twelve daily departures per direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy Tog, as well by the night train to Oslo Central Station. The station opened in 1883 as part of the Voss Line. The restaurant in the station was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap on 1 January 1924, and it was closed on 15 December 1935. References External links Vaksdalat the Norwegian National Rail Administration The Norwegian National Rail Administration ( no, Jernbaneverket) was a government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic ma ... Railway stations in Vaksdal Railway stations on Bergensbanen Railway stations opened in 1883 1883 es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trengereid Station
Trengereid is a local stop on the Bergen Line. It is located far east in Bergen, Norway, in the Arna borough on the shore of the fjord Sørfjord. The station is between Takvam and Bogegrend stations, at an elevation of above sea level. Overview The station was opened when the Bergen-Voss Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, ... railway line ''Vossebanen'' was opened in 1883. To the south of the station, up on the mountain slope, is the small Trengereid residential neighborhood. Below the station, facing the fjord on the north are the old Trengereid factories, service buildings and docking facilities. The station is served by all local trains running between Voss and Bergen's main railway station, but express trains do not stop here. The track layout at Tren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyss
Skyss is the public authority that plans, purchases and markets the public transport services governed by the county authority in Vestland, Norway. Skyss does not have a board, but is governed by the county council. Skyss was established in 2007 and is responsible for public transport in Vestland (former Hordaland), covering bus, light rail (“Bybanen”), boat and ferry. Contracts for the operation of bus/boat/light rail routes are awarded to private traffic companies after tender competitions managed by Skyss. The total budget for 2014 is approximately NOK 2 000 million. Total income (ticket revenue) is approximately NOK 800 million. The gap between costs and income is covered by public funds. Skyss has since the establishment in 2007 conducted a major reform within public transport in Hordaland (now Vestland). Achievements include the commencement of the Bergen Light Rail Bergen Light Rail ( no, Bybanen) is a light rail system in Bergen, Norway. The first stage of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entur
Entur AS is a government-owned transportation company in Norway. Owned by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (Norway), Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. It was created to offer sales and ticket solutions for the railways and travel planner for public transport throughout Norway. In the autumn of 2016, the company took over the operation of NSB's ticket systems. History The company was established by NSB on June 16, 2016 under the temporary name, Salg og Billettering AS, as part of the preparations for the restructuring of the railway sector in connection with the railway reform of the Solberg government. The final name was passed on September 14, and the company changed its name to Entur AS. On the 15th of October, the company became operational when it took over the operation of the sales and ticket solutions and its employees from the parent company NSB. On September 1, 2016, the Ministry of Transport and Communications established the company [Rei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
