Stavanger Station

Stavanger Station (Norwegian: Stavanger stasjon) is a railway station in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger and it is the terminus of the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand and the Jæren Commuter Rail.

Stavanger
General information
Location	Downtown, Stavanger Norway
Coordinates	58.9669°N 5.7320°E / 58.9669; 5.7320
Elevation	5.3 m (17 ft)
Owned by	Bane NOR
Operated by	Go-Ahead Norge
Line(s)	Sørlandet Line
Distance	598.70 km (372.01 mi)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus: Kolumbus
Construction
Bicycle facilities	A bicycle hotel that has space for 42 bicycles: 21 regular bicycles, five transport bicycles and 16 electric bicycles.
Accessible	The station is equipped with a mobile ramp for wheelchair users. This is served by the conductor and gives access to trains on demand.
Architect	Gustav Helland
Other information
Station code	STV[1]
Fare zone	Nord-Jæren
History
Opened	1878

History

Stavanger Station

The station was opened in 1872 as part of Jæren Line from Stavanger to Egersund. In 1944 it became part of the Sørlandet Line when it was concluded between Egersund and Kristiansand. A restaurant was established in a barracks next to the station by Norsk Spisevognselskap on 15 June 1946. There is a bus terminal at the station, and boat and ferry port nearby. ^[2]

Facilities

The Entur ticket office in Stavanger that's open from 06:40-17:25 (weekdays) and 08:35-15:35 (weekends)

The station has one of the 5 staffed ticket offices in Norway, with the other 4 being Bergen, Trondheim, Oslo S and Oslo Airport. Since 2016 the ticket offices have been run by Entur AS and travellers can buy local bus tickets and train tickets for all national trains. During weekdays it is also possible to buy interrail and International train tickets.^[3] The station has an Narvesen, Backstube and a traffic school. There is also a small amount of storage lockers for hire.

Train lines

Preceding station				Following station
—	Sørlandet Line			Paradis
Preceding station	Express trains			Following station
—	F5	Stavanger-Kristiansand–Oslo S		Sandnes Sentrum
Preceding station	Local trains			Following station
—		Jæren Commuter Rail		Paradis

References

1. 1. Generell del (1.1 - 1.4) – Stedskoder
2. Just, Carl (1949). A/S Norsk Spisevognselskap 1919–1949 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Spisevognselskap. p. 70. OCLC 40310643.
3. "Betjente stasjoner". om.entur.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-07-21.

External links

• Stavanger Station profile (in Norwegian)