Skatval Station

Skatval Station Skatval stasjon
Railway station
View of the station
General information
Location	Skatval, Stjørdal Municipality Trøndelag Norway
Coordinates	63.508643°N 10.82348°E / 63.508643; 10.82348
Elevation	65.9 metres (216 ft)
Owned by	Bane NOR
Operated by	SJ Norge
Line(s)	Nordland Line
Distance	41.90 kilometres (26.04 mi)
Platforms	2
Construction
Architect	Paul Due
History
Opened	1902 (1902)
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Skatval Station (Norwegian: Skatval stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Skatval in Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Nordlandsbanen railway line. The station is served hourly by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail service to Steinkjer and Trondheim. The service is operated by SJ Norge. There is free parking at the station, but no ticket machine.^[1]

History

The old decommissioned station building.

Train at Skatval station on 8 May 1945.

The station was opened on 29 October 1902 on the Hell–Sunnan Line between Hell Station and Levanger Station as the section to Levanger was finished. It was designed by Paul Due and was built with a surrounding park. The present station with two platforms is located a few hundred meters away from the old station, and the old station building was taken out of service.^[2][3]

References

1. "Skatval station". Norges Statsbaner. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
2. "Skatval stasjon" (in Norwegian). Jernbaneverket. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
3. "Skatval" (in Norwegian). Norsk Jernbaneklubb. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-05-16.

Preceding station				Following station
Stjørdal Vold	Nordland Line			Åsen Alstad
Preceding station	Local trains			Following station
Stjørdal		Trøndelag Commuter Rail		Åsen