Skien station

Summary

Skien station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #178 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Skien station is located in Skien^[3].
• Skien station is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Skien station's image is recorded as Jernbanestasjonen - Skien.jpg^[5].
• Skien station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Skien station's connecting line is recorded as Bratsberg Line^[7].
• Skien station's architect is recorded as Gudmund Hoel^[8].
• Skien station's architect is recorded as Bjarne Friis Baastad^[9].
• Skien station's owned by is recorded as Jernbaneverket^[10].
• Skien station's owned by is recorded as Bane NOR Eiendom^[11].
• Skien station's operator is recorded as Vy^[12].
• Skien station's adjacent station is recorded as Nisterud station^[13].
• Skien station's adjacent station is recorded as Hoppestad station^[14].
• Skien station's adjacent station is recorded as Borgestad station^[15].
• Skien station's Commons category is recorded as Skien stasjon^[16].
• Skien station's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[17].
• Skien station's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Summer Time^[18].
• +1916-12-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Skien station^[19].
• Skien station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.21861111, 'lon': 9.60361111}^[20].
• Skien station's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qph00^[21].
• Skien station's UIC station code is recorded as 7601815^[22].
• Skien station's significant event is recorded as opening^[23].
• Skien station's located on linear feature is recorded as Bratsberg Line^[24].
• Skien station's IBNR ID is recorded as 7600055^[25].
• Skien station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[26].
• Skien station's connecting service is recorded as RE11 Skien–Eidsvoll^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Skien station's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+43.5'}^[28].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1916-12-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Skien station^[19]. Owners include Jernbaneverket^[10], a government agency^[29], in Norway^[30], founded in 1996^[31], headquartered in Oslo^[32] and Bane NOR Eiendom^[11], a business^[33], in Norway^[34], founded in 1998^[35], headquartered in Oslo^[36].

Why It Matters

Skien station ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #178 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]