Porsgrunn station

railway station in Porsgrunn, Norway
Place railway_station Q7230415
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Porsgrunn station

Summary

Porsgrunn station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #180 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Porsgrunn station is located in Porsgrunn[3].
  • Porsgrunn station is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Porsgrunn station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Porsgrunn station's connecting line is recorded as Vestfold Line[6].
  • Porsgrunn station's connecting line is recorded as Bratsberg Line[7].
  • Porsgrunn station's architect is recorded as Arvid Sundby[8].
  • Porsgrunn station's architect is recorded as Julia Kristiansen[9].
  • Porsgrunn station is owned by Jernbaneverket[10].
  • Porsgrunn station is owned by Bane NOR Eiendom[11].
  • Porsgrunn station is operated by Vy[12].
  • Porsgrunn station's adjacent station is recorded as Borgestad station[13].
  • Porsgrunn station's adjacent station is recorded as Myrane station[14].
  • Porsgrunn station's Commons category is recorded as Porsgrunn stasjon[15].
  • Porsgrunn station's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time[16].
  • Porsgrunn station's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Summer Time[17].
  • Porsgrunn station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.13909722, 'lon': 9.65936389}[18].
  • Porsgrunn station's significant event is recorded as opening[19].
  • Porsgrunn station's located on linear feature is recorded as Vestfold Line[20].
  • Porsgrunn station's located on linear feature is recorded as Bratsberg Line[21].
  • Porsgrunn station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[22].
  • Porsgrunn station's connecting service is recorded as RE11 Skien–Eidsvoll[23].
  • Porsgrunn station's connecting service is recorded as R55 Notodden–Porsgrunn[24].
  • Porsgrunn station's date of official opening is recorded as November 24, 1882[25].
  • Porsgrunn station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5.7'}[26].
  • Porsgrunn station's state of use is recorded as in use[27].

Body

Geography

Porsgrunn station is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Porsgrunn[3].

Physical Characteristics

Porsgrunn station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5.7'}[26].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Owners include Jernbaneverket[10], a government agency[28], in Norway[29], founded in 1996[30], headquartered in Oslo[31] and Bane NOR Eiendom[11], a business[32], in Norway[33], founded in 1998[34], headquartered in Oslo[35].

Why It Matters

Porsgrunn station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #180 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

References

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  19. [21] . Banedata 2013. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . banenor.no. banenor.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Coordinate location {'lat': 59.13909722, 'lon': 9.65936389}
    Number of platform tracks {'amount': '+2'}
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