Hell Station

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Hell Station (Template:Langx) is a railway station located in the village of Hell in Stjørdal Municipality in the Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the intersection of the Nordland Line and the Meråker Line.

Information

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Steam trains in 1906.
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse

Hell Station serves:

Both the Meråker line and the Trøndelag commuter rail use Class 92 units by SJ Norge.[1][2][3]

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Hell Gods-Expedition.
Photo: Karin Beate Nøsterud

History

Planned by architect Paul Armin Due, the present station building at Hell Station was opened in 1902. It replaced an older building of 1881, whose architect was Peter Andreas Blix.

The small restaurant inside the station was taken over by Norsk Spisevognselskap on 1 October 1922, but returned to private operation in 1934.[4]

Tourist attraction

Due to its name, Hell Station has become a tourist attraction. While associated with the religious concept Hell by English-speakers, the name Hell derives from Old Norse Script error: No such module "Lang"., which means cave. The Norwegian equivalent to English hell is hel or, more commonly, helvete (compare with Old English hellewīte).[5]

The station's freight building still bears the old sign saying Script error: No such module "Lang".. In Norwegian, Gods-Expedition (archaic) or godsekspedisjon (modern) means freight service or cargo handling.[6] This sign is a popular photo opportunity for foreign English-speaking tourists. Especially in the summer months, it is not unusual for foreigners, when discovering the sign, to disembark the train in order to get a photo. The building is not used for freight anymore. All light freight is handled through post offices or competing companies.

References

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