Jåttåvågen Station
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Location |
Jåtten, Stavanger Norway |
Coordinates | 58°54′51″N 5°43′43″E / 58.91430°N 5.72864°E |
Owned by | Norwegian National Rail Administration |
Operated by | Norwegian State Railways |
Line(s) | Sørlandet Line |
Distance | 591.5 km (367.5 mi) |
Platforms | 2 |
Connections | Bus: Kolumbus Line 11 |
History | |
Opened | 6 January 2008 |
Jåttåvågen Station (Norwegian: Jåttåvågen holdeplass) is a railway station located at Jåtten in Stavanger, Norway. Located 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi) from Stavanger Station, it is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail operated by the Norwegian State Railways by up to four hourly trains in each direction. The station is located along the double track section of the Sørland Line, and was opened on 8 January 2009, replacing Jåttå Station. The station is within a minute's walk of Viking Stadion and Jåttå Upper Secondary School. The station is co-located with a Kolumbus bus stop, allowing transfers to and from Line 11.
The station is 591.5 kilometres (367.5 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi) from Stavanger Station. Paradis Station is universally accessible, unstaffed and equipped with ticket machines. The station has a kiss and ride stop. Viking Stadion, the home ground of Tippeligaen side Viking FK, is located one minute's walk from the station. The same is the case for Jåttå Upper Secondary School. The area around the station is being redeveloped in a project called Hinna Park.Aker Solutions is in the process of building a new office building near the station to locate all its Greater Stavanger employees.