Hell Station is a railway station located at
HellHell is a village in Stjørdal, Norway with a population of 352. It has become a minor tourist attraction because of its name, since people like to take the train there to get photographed in front of the station sign...
in
Stjørdalis a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stjørdal....
,
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
, where the two important railways of
NordlandsbanenThe Nordland Line is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø in Norway. Running for approximately 729 km, it is the Norwegian railway system's longest line, and the only one in Norway to cross the Arctic Circle. It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration...
and
MeråkerbanenThe Meråker Line is a railway line which runs from Hell, outside Stjørdal, through the municipality of Meråker, in Norway, to Storlien, in Sweden. On the Swedish side it continues as Mittbanan to Sundsvall...
meet. The station was first constructed in 1881, though the present station building was opened in 1902. The station is served by commuter trains on
TrønderbanenTrøndelag Commuter Rail is a commuter train service around Trondheim, Norway in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. It is operated by Norges Statsbaner with BM92 diesel multiple units. The routes operated are Steinkjer - Trondheim S - Lerkendal and Trondheim S - Røros...
in addition to regional trains between
Trondheim STrondheim Central Station or Trondheim S is the main railway station serving the city of Trondheim, Norway. Located at Brattøra in the north part of the city center, it is the terminus of the Dovre Line, running southwards, and the Nordland Line, which runs north...
and
ÖstersundÖstersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland...
on
MeråkerbanenThe Meråker Line is a railway line which runs from Hell, outside Stjørdal, through the municipality of Meråker, in Norway, to Storlien, in Sweden. On the Swedish side it continues as Mittbanan to Sundsvall...
,
MittnabotågetMittnabotåget is a regional train service connecting Trondheim in Norway with Sundsvall in Sweden. It includes trains operated by Veolia Transport on the Mittlinjen between Sundsvall and Östersund in Sweden, and Norges Statsbaner’s cross-border Nabotåget services from Östersund on to Trondheim in...
. Both services are operated by
BM 92NSB Class 92 is a Norwegian diesel railway multiple unit manufactured by Duewag. It is used for commuter trains around Trondheim , on the Meråker Line and occasionally on the Røros Line. The train is not equipped with as many amenities as the Class 93 which is used on longer services.A Class 92...
units by
Norges StatsbanerNorges Statsbaner, commonly known as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways, is a Norwegian transport company. Owned by the Government of Norway, NSB is the largest passenger railway company and, through the subsidiary Nettbuss, bus company in Norway. Its former cargo division has been spun off in...
(NSB), Norway's public railway company.
The district has become a tourist attraction due to its name, which is associated by English-speakers with
HellIn many religious traditions, Hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife, often in the underworld. Religions with a linear divine history often depict Hell as endless...
, the afterlife of punishment to which, according to religious belief, sinners or heathens are condemned upon death.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Hell Station' Start a new discussion about 'Hell Station' Answer questions from other users |
Hell Station is a railway station located at
HellHell is a village in Stjørdal, Norway with a population of 352. It has become a minor tourist attraction because of its name, since people like to take the train there to get photographed in front of the station sign...
in
Stjørdalis a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stjørdal....
,
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
, where the two important railways of
NordlandsbanenThe Nordland Line is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø in Norway. Running for approximately 729 km, it is the Norwegian railway system's longest line, and the only one in Norway to cross the Arctic Circle. It is owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration...
and
MeråkerbanenThe Meråker Line is a railway line which runs from Hell, outside Stjørdal, through the municipality of Meråker, in Norway, to Storlien, in Sweden. On the Swedish side it continues as Mittbanan to Sundsvall...
meet. The station was first constructed in 1881, though the present station building was opened in 1902. The station is served by commuter trains on
TrønderbanenTrøndelag Commuter Rail is a commuter train service around Trondheim, Norway in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. It is operated by Norges Statsbaner with BM92 diesel multiple units. The routes operated are Steinkjer - Trondheim S - Lerkendal and Trondheim S - Røros...
in addition to regional trains between
Trondheim STrondheim Central Station or Trondheim S is the main railway station serving the city of Trondheim, Norway. Located at Brattøra in the north part of the city center, it is the terminus of the Dovre Line, running southwards, and the Nordland Line, which runs north...
and
ÖstersundÖstersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland...
on
MeråkerbanenThe Meråker Line is a railway line which runs from Hell, outside Stjørdal, through the municipality of Meråker, in Norway, to Storlien, in Sweden. On the Swedish side it continues as Mittbanan to Sundsvall...
,
MittnabotågetMittnabotåget is a regional train service connecting Trondheim in Norway with Sundsvall in Sweden. It includes trains operated by Veolia Transport on the Mittlinjen between Sundsvall and Östersund in Sweden, and Norges Statsbaner’s cross-border Nabotåget services from Östersund on to Trondheim in...
. Both services are operated by
BM 92NSB Class 92 is a Norwegian diesel railway multiple unit manufactured by Duewag. It is used for commuter trains around Trondheim , on the Meråker Line and occasionally on the Røros Line. The train is not equipped with as many amenities as the Class 93 which is used on longer services.A Class 92...
units by
Norges StatsbanerNorges Statsbaner, commonly known as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways, is a Norwegian transport company. Owned by the Government of Norway, NSB is the largest passenger railway company and, through the subsidiary Nettbuss, bus company in Norway. Its former cargo division has been spun off in...
(NSB), Norway's public railway company.
The district has become a tourist attraction due to its name, which is associated by English-speakers with
HellIn many religious traditions, Hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife, often in the underworld. Religions with a linear divine history often depict Hell as endless...
, the afterlife of punishment to which, according to religious belief, sinners or heathens are condemned upon death. The name derives from old Norse
hellir, which means cave. In present Norwegian,
hell means
luckLuck is a belief in good or bad fortune in life caused by accident or chancewhich happens beyond a person's control.Luck is significant in everyday life,as well as Morality, Epistemology, Business and other endeavors....
and
på hell means "at an end".
The station's freight building still bears the sign saying
Gods-Expedition, which simply means "freight expedition" or "cargo service", which is the archaic spelling (in contemporary Norwegian it would be spelled
godsekspedisjon). The sign is a popular photo opportunity for tourists, Norwegian and foreign alike.
External links
- Jernbaneverket
The Norwegian National Rail Administration is a government agency responsible for owning and maintaining the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic management and timetables...
s page on Hell Station
- Norges Statsbaner
Norges Statsbaner, commonly known as NSB or the Norwegian State Railways, is a Norwegian transport company. Owned by the Government of Norway, NSB is the largest passenger railway company and, through the subsidiary Nettbuss, bus company in Norway. Its former cargo division has been spun off in...
s page on Hell Station
- Norsk Jernbaneklubbs page on Hell Station