Sykehuset Levanger Station ( no, Sykehuset Levanger holdeplass), previously Innherred Sykehus Station (), was a

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located in the town of Levanger in the municipality of

Levanger Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, ...

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county,

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. It was located on the Nordland Line. The station was located adjacent to

Levanger Hospital Levanger Hospital ( no, Sykehuset Levanger) is a hospital located in the town of Levanger in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The hospital is located along the road Kirkegata on the west side of the town of Levanger. A ...

(). The station was served hourly by the

Trøndelag Commuter Rail The Trøndelag Commuter Rail ( no, Trønderbanen, ) is a commuter train service operating in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was operated by Vy (formerly Norwegian State Railways (NSB)) with Class 92 diesel multiple units, until 7 June 2020 when ...

service operated by the

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between Steinkjer and

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using Class 92 trains. Until it closed on 11 December 2010, it was among the most used stations of the commuter rail.

Facilities

The station was located on the Nordland Line in the southern part of the town of Levanger, adjacent to

. The hospital is among the largest workplaces in the county, which also has a high degree of commuters from other towns and villages along the line. The station also generates riderships from patients and is located closer to one of the campuses of

Levanger Upper Secondary School Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, ...

. The station had an annual ridership of between 80,000 and 90,000. The station had a single platform, a small shed, and bicycle parking. The station was unstaffed and lacked

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Service

The station was served once per hour by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail, which is operated by the Norwegian State Railways using Class 92

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s. There was reduced service on weekends and late evenings, and additional services during

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. Travel time from Sykehuset Levanger was 38 minutes to

Steinkjer Station Steinkjer Station ( no, Steinkjer stasjon) is a railway station located in the town of Steinkjer in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located on the Nordland Line, serving both local and express trains no ...

, 1 hour and 27 minutes to

Trondheim Central Station Trondheim Central Station ( no, Trondheim sentralstasjon) or Trondheim S is the main railway station serving the city of Trondheim, Norway. Located at Brattøra in the north part of the city centre, it is the terminus of the Dovre Line, running so ...

and 1 hour and 40 minutes to

Lerkendal Station Lerkendal Station ( no, Lerkendal holdeplass) is a railway station located at Lerkendal in Trondheim, Norway. The only station on the Stavne–Leangen Line proper, it acts as the southern terminus of the Trøndelag Commuter Rail. The station open ...

. The trains also stopped at

Marienborg Station Marienborg is a railway station located at Marienborg in Trondheim, Norway. Location The station is located on the Dovre Line at the point where the Stavne–Leangen Line branches off from the Dovre Line. The station has two platforms, one on ...

in Trondheim which serves

St. Olavs University Hospital St. Olav's University Hospital ( no, St. Olavs Hospital Universitetssykehuset i Trondheim) is the hospital in Trondheim, Norway located at Øya. It is part of St. Olavs Hospital Trust that operates all the hospitals in Sør-Trøndelag and thus i ...

Closing

The station was located only from

Levanger Station Levanger Station ( no, Levanger stasjon) is a railway station located in the centre of the town of Levanger in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located along the Nordland Line. The station serves both loc ...

and within the same main signal. Combined with the station being on a curve, the

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in 2009 required that the station be closed. The Norwegian National Rail Administration closed the station on 11 December 2010. As compensation, a new pedestrian and bicycle path was constructed from Levanger Station to the hospital. Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is considering re-routing one of the city buses to run from the station to the hospital, and perhaps having a free transfer service. Both NSB, National Rail Rail Administration, and

Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust Nord-Trøndelag Health Trust ( no, Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF) is a health trust that is subordinate to the Central Norway Regional Health Authority that operates the public specialist health care in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It includes t ...

, which runs the hospital, have stated that they are not willing to finance the shuttle bus service and as it is a county affair.

References

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