Neslandsvatn Station

Neslandsvatn
Location
Place	Neslandsvatn
Municipality	Drangedal
Coordinates	58°58′16″N 9°09′22″E / 58.97111°N 9.15598°E / 58.97111; 9.15598Coordinates: 58°58′16″N 9°09′22″E / 58.97111°N 9.15598°E / 58.97111; 9.15598
Line(s)	Sørland Line
Distance	220.76 km (137.17 mi)
Elevation	72.6 m (238 ft)
Service
Opened	2 December 1927
Owner	Norwegian State Railways
Line operator(s)	Norwegian State Railways
Connections
	Yes

Neslandsvatn Station (Norwegian: Neslandsvatn stasjon) is a railway station located in Neslandsvatn in Drangedal, Norway on the Sørland Line.^[1] The station is served by express trains to Kristiansand and Oslo.

History

The station was opened on 2 December 1927 when the Sørland Line opened to Kragerø Station. In 1935, the Sørland Line was extended to Arendal Station, while the line to Kragerø was transformed to the Kragerø Line. This line was closed in 1989 and passengers are now transport the 27 kilometres (17 mi) by coach.

References

1. ^ "Neslandsvatn" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Railway Association. http://forsk.njk.no/stdb/index.php?Stnr=7506&aut=&mod=st&sid=2344. Retrieved 24 April 2010. 

Preceding station	Line			Following station
Gjerstad Brøsjø	Sørland Line			Drangedal Hansbuflaten
Preceding station	Express trains			Following station
Gjerstad		Kristiansand–Oslo S		Drangedal