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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 m ... Railway stations in Vaksdal Railway stations on Bergensbanen Railway stations opened in 1883 1883 esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaksdal (village)
Vaksdal is a village in Vaksdal municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Veafjorden, across the fjord from the village of Bruvik which sits on the island of Osterøy. The European route E16 highway goes through the village, as does the Bergen Line, which stops at the Vaksdal Station. Vaksdal Church was built in the village in 1933. The village has a population (2019) of 967 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ... of . Media gallery File:Vaksdal IMG 3719.JPG, Vaksdal, looking northeast along the Veafjorden File:Vaksdal.jpg, View of the village from across the fjord File:Bruviknipa1.JPG, The mountain Bruviknipa, with Vaksdal in the far back right File:Bruvik.JPG, The village of Bruvik, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Spisevognselskap
Norsk Spisevognselskap A/S, often abbreviated NSS or shortened to Spisevognselskapet (Norwegian for "The Dining Car Company"), was a Norwegian state enterprise which operated restaurant carriages on Norwegian trains and restaurants at railway stations and railway hotels. The company was established in December 1918, and started a catering service in 1919. Originally owned by the Norwegian Trunk Railway, it was acquired by the state in 1926. Meals served in the restaurant carriages were relatively expensive, although they were available to all passengers. In the 1950s, the company began using serving trolleys on trains. In January 1975, NSS merged with the convenience-store chain Narvesen Kioskkompani into a new company called Narvesen–Spisevognselskapet. This enterprise was partly owned by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) and Fritt Ord, before it merged with the Reitan Group and was delisted from the Oslo Stock Exchange. Background From the 1854 establishment of railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations Opened In 1883
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer faciliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
