Bulken Station (Norwegian: Bulken stasjon) is a railway station on the Bergensbanen railway line located in the village of Bulken in Voss municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures in each direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy. The station opened as part in 1883 as part of Vossebanen.
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General information | |
Location | Bulken, Voss Norway |
Owned by | Bane NOR |
Operated by | Vy |
Line(s) | Bergensbanen |
Distance | 392.55 km |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Opened | 1883 |
The Bulken Wave (Bulkenbølgen) is a well known river surfing wave located in the Vosso river about 500 meters from Bulken Station.[1][2][3] The wave can be surfed when the water has a flow rate around 125 to 150 cubic meters per second.[4][5][6] Average water temperature from May to July lies around 8 °C.[7] Surfing here has been featured in Ekstremsportveko.[8]
Place | Map | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Unit |
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Bulken Wave[9][10] | 60.6307°N 6.2772°E / 60.6307; 6.2772 (Bulkenbølgen på Voss) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | °C |
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Following station | ||
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Seimsgrend | Bergensbanen | Voss | ||
Preceding station | Local trains | Following station | ||
Seimsgrend | Bergen Commuter Rail | Voss |
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