Gausel Station
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Gausel Station is a railway station located at Gausel
in Stavanger
, Norway
. Located 9 kilometres (5.6 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. The original station at Gausel was opened in 1902, and the station building was completed in 1908. This station was closed in 1966. The new station was opened on 16 November 2009 as part of the new double track from Stavanger to Sandnes. It is co-located with a Kolumbus
bus stop, allowing transfer to several routes.
. Gausel Station is universally accessible, unstaffed and equipped with ticket machine
s. There is parking for 50 cars. The station is located in a mixed commercial and residential area. The station's primary purpose is to act as a transport hub and interchange from the commuter rail to bus services towards Forus
, an area with a high concentration of offices, Sola
and Stavanger Airport, Sola
.
, where they terminate. All four southbound trains operate to at least Sandnes Station
, and two more continue to Nærbø Station
and one runs to Egersund Station
. Travel time to Stavanger is 11 minutes, to Sandnes Sentrum is 5 minutes, to Nærbø is 36 minutes and to Egersund is 56 minutes. NSB operates the line using Class 72
electric multiple unit
s. Transfer to city bus is available 30 metres (98.4 ft) away on National Road 44, which serves Kolumbus
' lines 1, 2, 3, 6, 66, 67 and 75.
and the station unstaffed. The station was closed in 1966. In 2006 the Norwegian National Rail Administration started rebuilding the track between Stavanger and Sandnes to double track, and decided to build a new station at Gausel. The new line 16 November 2009, and from 14 December, the 15-minute headway was introduced between Stavanger and Sandnes, including stops at Gausel.
Gausel
Gausel is a neighborhood in the borough Hinna in Stavanger, Norway. It is located between Jåttå, Godeset, Forus and the Gandsfjord.-Demographics:...
in Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Stavanger Station
Stavanger Station
Stavanger Station is a railway station located in downtown Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway and the terminus of the Sørland Line. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand and the Jæren Commuter Rail.-History:...
, it is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail
Jæren Commuter Rail
The Jæren Commuter Rail is a commuter train service operated along the western-most part of the Sørland Line in Jæren, Norway. It is operated by the Norwegian State Railways with nine Class 72 electric multiple units. The service acts as a commuter rail connecting Stavanger to its suburbs,...
operated by the Norwegian State Railways by up to four hourly trains in each direction. The station is located along the double track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
section of the Sørland Line. The original station at Gausel was opened in 1902, and the station building was completed in 1908. This station was closed in 1966. The new station was opened on 16 November 2009 as part of the new double track from Stavanger to Sandnes. It is co-located with a Kolumbus
Kolumbus
Rogaland Kollektivtrafikk FKF branded Kolumbus is the public transportation administration in Rogaland, Norway and organised as a county agency. The agency is responsible for planning, marketing and organising the public transport in Rogaland, including buses and passenger ferries, but does not...
bus stop, allowing transfer to several routes.
Facilities
The station is 589.75 kilometres (366.5 mi) from Oslo Central Station and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Stavanger StationStavanger Station
Stavanger Station is a railway station located in downtown Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway and the terminus of the Sørland Line. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand and the Jæren Commuter Rail.-History:...
. Gausel Station is universally accessible, unstaffed and equipped with ticket machine
Ticket machine
A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...
s. There is parking for 50 cars. The station is located in a mixed commercial and residential area. The station's primary purpose is to act as a transport hub and interchange from the commuter rail to bus services towards Forus
Forus
Forus is an industrial district in the borough Hinna in Stavanger, Norway. It borders to the Gandsfjord and stretches south and west to the municipalities Sandnes and Sola...
, an area with a high concentration of offices, Sola
Sola
Sola is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The old municipality of Håland was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
and Stavanger Airport, Sola
Stavanger Airport, Sola
Stavanger Airport, Sola is an international airport located in Sola, Norway, southwest of Stavanger. It is Norway's third-busiest airport, with both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter traffic for the offshore North Sea oil installations...
.
Service
The station is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail, operated by the Norwegian State Railways. During regular operating hours on weekday, NSB operates four trains in each direction each hour. All northbound trains run to Stavanger StationStavanger Station
Stavanger Station is a railway station located in downtown Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway and the terminus of the Sørland Line. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand and the Jæren Commuter Rail.-History:...
, where they terminate. All four southbound trains operate to at least Sandnes Station
Sandnes Station
Sandnes Sentrum Station is a railway station located in downtown Sandnes in Rogaland, Norway. The station is served by regional trains to Kristiansand and the Jæren Commuter Rail. The station is south of Stavanger Station.-History:...
, and two more continue to Nærbø Station
Nærbø Station
Nærbø Station is a railway station located at Nærbø in Hå, Norway on Sørland Line. The station is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail between Stavanger and Egersund, and one of the two bihourly train services as Nærbø as its terminal station. The station is south of Stavanger.-External links:*...
and one runs to Egersund Station
Egersund Station
Egersund Station is a railway station located at Egersund in Eigersund, Norway on the Sørland Line. The station is south of Stavanger and is served by regional trains between Stavanger and Kristiansand as well as being the terminus of the Jæren Commuter Rail to Stavanger.-History:The station is...
. Travel time to Stavanger is 11 minutes, to Sandnes Sentrum is 5 minutes, to Nærbø is 36 minutes and to Egersund is 56 minutes. NSB operates the line using Class 72
NSB Class 72
NSB Class 72 is a class of 36 electric multiple units built by AnsaldoBreda for the Norwegian State Railways. Delivered between 2002 and 2005, the four-car units operate on the Oslo Commuter Rail and the Jæren Commuter Rail. The trains have a capacity of 310 passengers and the motors allow a...
electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s. Transfer to city bus is available 30 metres (98.4 ft) away on National Road 44, which serves Kolumbus
Kolumbus
Rogaland Kollektivtrafikk FKF branded Kolumbus is the public transportation administration in Rogaland, Norway and organised as a county agency. The agency is responsible for planning, marketing and organising the public transport in Rogaland, including buses and passenger ferries, but does not...
' lines 1, 2, 3, 6, 66, 67 and 75.
History
The original station was opened as a halt on 1 November 1904. The station building was completed in 1908. From 1 December 1918, Gausel was upgraded to a station. From 2 June 1957 the line became subject to centralized traffic controlCentralized traffic control
Centralized traffic control is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America and centralizes train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators or the train crews themselves. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher's office that...
and the station unstaffed. The station was closed in 1966. In 2006 the Norwegian National Rail Administration started rebuilding the track between Stavanger and Sandnes to double track, and decided to build a new station at Gausel. The new line 16 November 2009, and from 14 December, the 15-minute headway was introduced between Stavanger and Sandnes, including stops at Gausel.