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Reinunga Station (Norwegian: Reinunga holdeplass) is a railway station in Aurland, Norway, on the Flåm Line that links Flåm to Myrdal and the Oslo-Bergen train line. It is 2.20 kilometers (1.37 mi) from Myrdal Station, 338.00 kilometers (210.02 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 767 meters (2,516 ft) above mean sea level. The station opened in 1942.[1][2]

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Reinunga
General information
Location	Reinunga, Aurland Norway
Coordinates	60.744041°N 7.138881°E / 60.744041; 7.138881
Elevation	767 m (2,516 ft)
Owned by	Bane NOR
Operated by	Vy
Line(s)	Flåm Line
Distance	338.00 km (210.02 mi)
Platforms	1
History
Opened	1942

Reinunga Station is a popular starting point for hiking in the summer and ski touring in the winter.[3][4] The station is near Kjosfossen waterfall, Reinungavatnet lake and the Rallarvegen path. It is also surrounded by mountains with Tarven on one side and Geitonosi on the other.

Reinunga station changed its name from Kjosfoss in 1977 and used to have accommodation for the railway workers.[5]

References

Bibliography

• Bjerke, Thor (1994). Banedata '94 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Jernbaneklubb. p. 241. ISBN 82-90286-15-5.
• Gubberud, Ivar J.; Sunde, Helge (1992). Flåmsbana: historien om en av verdens bratteste jernbaner (in Norwegian). John Grieg Forlag. ISBN 82-533-0261-4.

Notes

Preceding station				Following station
Kjosfossen	Flåm Line			Vatnahalsen

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