Arna station

Arna
General information
LocationArna, Bergen
Norway
Coordinates60°25′13.36″N 5°27′59.14″E / 60.4203778°N 5.4664278°E / 60.4203778; 5.4664278
Elevation8.0 m (26.2 ft) asl
Owned byBane NOR
Operated byVy Tog
Line(s)Bergen Line
Distance461.93 km (287.03 mi)
Platforms3
History
Opened1964
Location
Arna is located in Norway
Arna
Arna
Location within Norway
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Arna Station (Norwegian: Arna stasjon) is a train station in Bergen, Norway; located in the Arna borough on the east side of Ulriken and between the two tunnels Ulriken Tunnel and Arnanipa. The present station was opened in 1964, when the tunnels were completed. The old station, located north of the new station, is still in use for heritage trains on Gamle Vossebanen.

All passenger trains on the Bergen Line stop at Arna. The most frequent trains are shuttle trains which run between the Bergen Railway Station and Arna, providing the fastest connection between downtown Bergen and Arna. These normally operate each half-hour, or hourly in weekends and evenings.

Accident in 2024

Accident in March 2024

On March 22, 2024, at ca. 19.00 local time, a freight train heading east derailed close to the Arnanipa tunnel opening at Arna station. The locomotive ended up inside the tunnel, while several of the 25 goods wagons crumpled together with an "accordion effect" around the tunnel opening.[1]

Inside the tunnel, a westbound passenger train from Vy carrying 200 passengers, stopped approximately one kilometer from the accident.[2] A work train from Bane NOR pulled the passenger train out of the tunnel to Stanghelle station.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Togulykke i Arna: – Dette vil ta mange dager". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  2. ^ "Havarikommisjonen: Togene var om lag én kilometer fra hverandre". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ^ "Her får de endelig forlate toget: – Noe klaustrofobisk". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
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