Drangedal station

Summary

Drangedal station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Drangedal station is located in Drangedal Municipality^[3].
• Drangedal station is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Drangedal station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Drangedal station's connecting line is recorded as Sørlandet Line^[6].
• Drangedal station's architect is recorded as Gudmund Hoel^[7].
• Drangedal station's architect is recorded as Bjarne Friis Baastad^[8].
• Drangedal station is owned by Jernbaneverket^[9].
• Drangedal station is owned by Bane NOR Eiendom^[10].
• Drangedal station is operated by Vy^[11].
• Drangedal station's adjacent station is recorded as Nakksjø station^[12].
• Drangedal station's adjacent station is recorded as Kjosen station^[13].
• Drangedal station's adjacent station is recorded as Eggevåg station^[14].
• Drangedal station's adjacent station is recorded as Neslandsvatn station^[15].
• Drangedal station's Commons category is recorded as Drangedal stasjon^[16].
• December 2, 1927 marks the founding of Drangedal station^[17].
• Drangedal station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 59.09657222, 'longitude': 9.06600556}^[18].
• Drangedal station's located on linear feature is recorded as Sørlandet Line^[19].
• Drangedal station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[20].
• Drangedal station's connecting service is recorded as F5 Stavanger–Oslo S^[21].
• Drangedal station's date of official opening is recorded as December 2, 1927^[22].
• Drangedal station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+76'}^[23].
• Drangedal station's state of use is recorded as in use^[24].

Body

Geography

Drangedal station is in the country of Norway^[4]. It is located in Drangedal Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Drangedal station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+76'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Drangedal station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].

History and Context

December 2, 1927 marks the founding of Drangedal station^[17]. Owners include Jernbaneverket^[9], a government agency^[25], in Norway^[26], founded in 1996^[27], headquartered in Oslo^[28] and Bane NOR Eiendom^[10], a business^[29], in Norway^[30], founded in 1998^[31], headquartered in Oslo^[32].

Why It Matters

Drangedal station ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]