Vennesla Station ( no, Vennesla stasjon) is a

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located in the village of

Vennesla Vennesla is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vennesla. Other villages in Vennesla include Grovane, Hægeland, Homst ...

in the municipality of

in Agder county,

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 ...

. Located along the

Sørlandet Line The Sørlandet Line ( no, Sørlandsbanen) is a railway line between Drammen (though this is connected to Oslo by means of the Drammen Line) via Kristiansand to Stavanger. The line is long between Oslo and Stavanger. History The railway was cons ...

, the station is served by express trains to

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

and

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

. The trains are operated by

Go-Ahead Norge Go-Ahead Norge is a railway operator in Norway that commenced operations in December 2019. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group. The branding used is Go-Ahead Nordic. History In October 2018, Go-Ahead Norge was awarded an eight-year contract ...

History

The station was opened in 1895 as part of the

Setesdal Line , logo = , logo_width = , logo_alt = , image = , image_name = , image_width = , image_alt = , caption = Veteran train on the Setesdal Line, 23 July ...

. In 1935 it became part of Sørlandet Line when it was extended from

Neslandsvatn Station Neslandsvatn Station ( no, Neslandsvatn stasjon) is a railway station located in Neslandsvatn in Drangedal, Norway on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by express trains to Kristiansand and Oslo. History The station was opened on 2 Dece ...

to Kristiansand Station. The Setesdal Line has since closed and has been converted to a

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Railway stations in Agder Railway stations on the Sørlandet Line Railway stations opened in 1895 Vennesla 1895 establishments in Norway {{Norway-railstation-stub