Ustaoset Station ( no, Ustaoset stasjon) is 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 pre ...
located at
Ustaoset
Ustaoset is a village in Hol municipality, Buskerud, Norway. It is located on Norwegian National Road 7 (''Riksvei 7''). Ustaoset is situated above sea level and is the finish for the cross country ski event Skarverennet.
Ustaoset first came ...
in
Hol
Hol is a municipality in Viken county, Norway.
Administrative history
The area of Hol was separated from the municipality Ål in 1877 to become a separate municipality. In 1937 a part of neighboring Uvdal with 220 inhabitants moved to Hol municip ...
,
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 t ...
. The station is served by up to seven daily express trains operated by
Vy Tog. The station was opened in 1912 when cabin building started in the area. Ustaoset is primarily a recreational area, with 900 cabins.
References
Other sources
*Nils Carl Aspenberg (1999) ''Fra Roa til Bergen. Historien om Bergensbanen'' (Oslo: Baneforlaget)
External links
Jernbaneverket's page on Ustaoset
Railway stations in Buskerud
Railway stations on Bergensbanen
Railway stations opened in 1907
Railway stations in Norway opened in the 1900s
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