Kongsberg Station

Kongsberg Station (Norwegian: Kongsberg stasjon) is a railway station located in downtown Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway, on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by express trains to Kristiansand and is the terminus of the L12 line from Oslo and Eidsvoll.^[2]

Kongsberg
General information
Location	Kongsberg, Buskerud Norway
Coordinates	59.67227°N 9.650631°E / 59.67227; 9.650631
Elevation	161.9 m (531 ft)
Operated by	Go-Ahead Norge Vy
Line(s)	Sørlandet Line
Distance	99.37 km (61.75 mi)
Platforms	2
Connections	Bus: Brakar Vy express
Other information
Station code	KBG[1]
History
Opened	1917
Location

History

A local Class 72 train at Kongsberg Station

The first station at Kongsberg opened in 1871 when the branch line of the Randsfjord Line from Hokksund to Kongsberg was completed. The present station dates from 1917 with the construction of the Sørland Line and was drawn by Gudmund Hoel and N. W. Grimnes. The station was preserved by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage in 1997.

The restaurant was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap in on 1 November 1944.^[3]