Porsgrunn Station

Porsgrunn Station (Porsgrunn stasjon) is a railway station serving Porsgrunn, Norway. It serves regional trains on Vestfold Line and local trains on Bratsberg Line, all operated by Vy. The station building is located beside a bus terminal.

History
A railway between Drammen and Larvik was opened in 1881. An extension from Larvik to Skien, including a station in Porsgrunn, was opened to the public on 24 November 1882 by Prime Minister Christian August Selmer and Minister of the Interior Christian Jensen. The previous day, they had ridden the line on the Royal Train and four other carriages. At Porsgrunn Station, a luncheon was arranged by the municipal council. Though King Oscar II was not present, he did receive a telegram from Porsgrunn informing of the festivities at the station. After a series of negotiations between railway companies in 1913, the new Bratsberg Line connecting Notodden to Porsgrunn opened to the public on 17 December 1917.

The original station building was drawn by either Balthazar Lange or Peter Andreas Blix. Like the other buildings on the line, it was made of wood and was similar to the buildings on the Østfold Line. A new station building was opened on 9 October 1960, but the old building remained in use for signalling control. Its demolition was planned for the following year, but this was delayed until 1962. The station became unmanned in 2002.