Egersund station

Summary

Egersund station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Egersund station is located in Eigersund Municipality^[3].
• Egersund station is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Egersund station's transport network is recorded as Jæren Commuter Rail^[5].
• Egersund station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Egersund station's connecting line is recorded as Sørlandet Line^[7].
• Egersund station is owned by Jernbaneverket^[8].
• Egersund station is owned by Bane NOR Eiendom^[9].
• Egersund station is operated by Vy^[10].
• Egersund station's adjacent station is recorded as Helleland station^[11].
• Egersund station's adjacent station is recorded as Hellvik station^[12].
• Egersund station's Commons category is recorded as Egersund stasjon^[13].
• Egersund station's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[14].
• Egersund station's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Summer Time^[15].
• May 1, 1944 marks the founding of Egersund station^[16].
• Egersund station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.46140556, 'lon': 6.002225}^[17].
• Egersund station's located on linear feature is recorded as Sørlandet Line^[18].
• Egersund station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[19].
• Egersund station's connecting service is recorded as F5 Stavanger–Oslo S^[20].
• Egersund station's connecting service is recorded as L5 Stavanger–Egersund^[21].
• Egersund station's date of official opening is recorded as May 1, 1944^[22].
• Egersund station's different from is recorded as Egersund station^[23].
• Egersund station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11.1'}^[24].
• Egersund station's state of use is recorded as in use^[25].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Egersund station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11.1'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Egersund station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].

History and Context

May 1, 1944 marks the founding of Egersund station^[16]. Owners include Jernbaneverket^[8], a government agency^[26], in Norway^[27], founded in 1996^[28], headquartered in Oslo^[29] and Bane NOR Eiendom^[9], a business^[30], in Norway^[31], founded in 1998^[32], headquartered in Oslo^[33].

Why It Matters

Egersund station ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]