Snarum Station
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Snarum Station is a railway station on the Krøder Line in Buskerud
, Norway
. It was opened on 28 November 1872 and located in the village Snarum. The station house was designed by Georg Andreas Bull
in Swiss chalet style
. On 26 November 1872, farmer Jørgen Rytterager
was appointed the first station master
of the station. The station was one of the stations on the Krøder Line with the most passenger and freight traffic. Passenger service was ceased on 19 January 1958, and freight traffic on 1 March 1985.
line, but converted into standard gauge
in 1909. On 14 March 1872, farmer Jørgen Rytterager (1809–1899) sent a letter to the operation manager of the Randsfjord Line, in which he applied for the station master position at the future Snarum Station. On 28 September the same year, the operation manager replied Rytterager in a letter, in which he granted him the position. A meeting was held on 26 November, where Rytterager officially was appointed station master of Snarum Station. A porter
and a telegraph apprentice were also employed at the station on the same date. The station was opened two days later under the name Lofthus, but had its name changed to Snarum at some point in 1873.
Rytterager retired from his positions at the station on 1 December 1882, at the age of 73 years, and later died on 17 March 1899. He was succeeded by Olaus Strøm, who served as station master until 1893. At some point around 1900, a dairy was established at Snarum, which frequently used the station to transport milk and butter. A cement factory was started in 1919, and by 1930 there were three village shops in Snarum. This made the station one of the most frequently used stations on the Krøder Line.
Snarum Station was formally degraded from a station to a halt on 1 August 1957. On 19 January 1958, passenger traffic on the Krøder Line was stopped and replaced with bus traffic. The line was thereafter only used for freight traffic, which ceased on 1 March 1985. In 1986, the Krøder Line Foundation was established, which owns and maintains the track and the stations on the Krøder Line, and also operates heritage trains on Sundays.
in Swiss chalet style
. On 1 November 1873, a post office
was opened at the station, with Rytterager as post opener. It was also, since 20 March the same year, possible to send telegraphs from the station. The station building burned down in 1992, but was reconstructed after old plan drawings and finished in 1997, the year of the 125th anniversary of the Krøder Line.
Buskerud
is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...
, 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...
. It was opened on 28 November 1872 and located in the village Snarum. The station house was designed by Georg Andreas Bull
Georg Andreas Bull
Georg Andreas Bull was a Norwegian architect and chief building inspector in Christiania for forty years. He was among the leading architects in the country, and left his mark on Norwegian building history both as a creative architect, and through his measurement studies and archeological...
in Swiss chalet style
Swiss chalet style
Swiss chalet style is an architectural style inspired by the chalets of Switzerland. The style originated in Germany in the early 19th century and was popular in parts of Europe and North America, notably in the architecture of Norway, the country house architecture of Sweden, Cincinnati, Ohio,...
. On 26 November 1872, farmer Jørgen Rytterager
Jørgen Rytterager
Jørgen Rytterager was a Norwegian farmer and public servant.Born in Hole, Buskerud to a wealthy family, he married Anne Engebretsdatter Hovin from Tyristrand on 23 July 1837. Rytterager became a successful farmer in Buskerud, and had various positions in public service, amongst them elector and...
was appointed the first station master
Station master
The station master was the person in charge of railway stations, in the United Kingdom and some other countries, before the modern age. He would manage the other station employees and would have responsibility for safety and the efficient running of the station...
of the station. The station was one of the stations on the Krøder Line with the most passenger and freight traffic. Passenger service was ceased on 19 January 1958, and freight traffic on 1 March 1985.
History
The Krøder Line was opened on 28 November 1872 as a branch line from the Randsfjord Line. It was originally constructed as a Cape gaugeCape gauge
Cape gauge is a track gauge of between the inside of the rail heads and is classified as narrow gauge. It has installations of around .The gauge was first used by Norwegian engineer Carl Abraham Pihl and the first line was opened in 1862.- Nomenclature :...
line, but converted into standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
in 1909. On 14 March 1872, farmer Jørgen Rytterager (1809–1899) sent a letter to the operation manager of the Randsfjord Line, in which he applied for the station master position at the future Snarum Station. On 28 September the same year, the operation manager replied Rytterager in a letter, in which he granted him the position. A meeting was held on 26 November, where Rytterager officially was appointed station master of Snarum Station. A porter
Porter (railroad)
A porter is a railway employee assigned to assist passengers aboard a passenger train or to handle their baggage; it may be used particularly to refer to employees assigned to assisting passengers in the sleeping cars....
and a telegraph apprentice were also employed at the station on the same date. The station was opened two days later under the name Lofthus, but had its name changed to Snarum at some point in 1873.
Rytterager retired from his positions at the station on 1 December 1882, at the age of 73 years, and later died on 17 March 1899. He was succeeded by Olaus Strøm, who served as station master until 1893. At some point around 1900, a dairy was established at Snarum, which frequently used the station to transport milk and butter. A cement factory was started in 1919, and by 1930 there were three village shops in Snarum. This made the station one of the most frequently used stations on the Krøder Line.
Snarum Station was formally degraded from a station to a halt on 1 August 1957. On 19 January 1958, passenger traffic on the Krøder Line was stopped and replaced with bus traffic. The line was thereafter only used for freight traffic, which ceased on 1 March 1985. In 1986, the Krøder Line Foundation was established, which owns and maintains the track and the stations on the Krøder Line, and also operates heritage trains on Sundays.
Facilities
The station house was designed by Georg Andreas BullGeorg Andreas Bull
Georg Andreas Bull was a Norwegian architect and chief building inspector in Christiania for forty years. He was among the leading architects in the country, and left his mark on Norwegian building history both as a creative architect, and through his measurement studies and archeological...
in Swiss chalet style
Swiss chalet style
Swiss chalet style is an architectural style inspired by the chalets of Switzerland. The style originated in Germany in the early 19th century and was popular in parts of Europe and North America, notably in the architecture of Norway, the country house architecture of Sweden, Cincinnati, Ohio,...
. On 1 November 1873, a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
was opened at the station, with Rytterager as post opener. It was also, since 20 March the same year, possible to send telegraphs from the station. The station building burned down in 1992, but was reconstructed after old plan drawings and finished in 1997, the year of the 125th anniversary of the Krøder Line.