Kragerø Station
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Kragerø Station ( no, Kragerø stasjon) was a
railway station 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 prep ...
located in
Kragerø Kragerø () is a town and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Grenland and the smaller Vestmar. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kragerø. The city of Kragerà ...
,
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
on the
Kragerø Line The Kragerø Line () was a long railway line between Neslandsvatn and Kragerø in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It was opened on 2 December 1927 as part of the Sørlandet Line. From 10 November 1935, the Sørlandet Line was extended from N ...
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History

The station was opened on December 2, 1927 when the Sørlandet Line was opened to Kragerø from Lunde Station. In 1935 the line was made the branch
Kragerø Line The Kragerø Line () was a long railway line between Neslandsvatn and Kragerø in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It was opened on 2 December 1927 as part of the Sørlandet Line. From 10 November 1935, the Sørlandet Line was extended from N ...
when the Sørlandet Line was extended to Arendal Station. Passenger traffic was terminated in 1988, and since the line has been abandoned and razed. The station is now used as a
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and
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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kragero Station Railway stations on the Sørlandet Line Railway stations in Vestfold og Telemark Railway stations opened in 1927 Railway stations closed in 1988 Disused railway stations in Norway 1927 establishments in Norway 1988 disestablishments in Norway