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 (10 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 coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 59.13909722, 'longitude': 9.65936389}^[16].
• Porsgrunn station's significant event is recorded as opening^[17].
• Porsgrunn station's located on linear feature is recorded as Vestfold Line^[18].
• Porsgrunn station's located on linear feature is recorded as Bratsberg Line^[19].
• Porsgrunn station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[20].
• Porsgrunn station's connecting service is recorded as RE11 Skien–Eidsvoll^[21].
• Porsgrunn station's connecting service is recorded as R55 Notodden–Porsgrunn^[22].
• Porsgrunn station's date of official opening is recorded as November 24, 1882^[23].
• Porsgrunn station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+5.7'}^[24].
• Porsgrunn station's state of use is recorded as in use^[25].
• Porsgrunn station's street address is recorded as Jernbanegata 7, 3916 Porsgrunn^[26].

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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 {'amount': '+5.7'}^[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Owners include Jernbaneverket^[10], a government agency^[27], in Norway^[28], founded in 1996^[29], headquartered in Oslo^[30] and Bane NOR Eiendom^[11], a business^[31], in Norway^[32], founded in 1998^[33], headquartered in Oslo^[34].

Why It Matters

Porsgrunn station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #180 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]