Portal:Trains/Selected article/Week 51, 2008

Trondheim Central Station (Trondheim sentralstasjon) 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. The railway is electrified south of the station but not north of it, so through trains must change locomotives at the station. Norges Statsbaner (NSB, the Norwegian State Railways) serves the station with express trains to Oslo and Bodø, regional trains to Røros and Östersund in Sweden, and the Trondheim Commuter Train. The Trondheim Bus Station located at the station serves all long-distance buses, and some city buses. Trondheim's first station, dating from 1864, was located at Kalvskinnet. In 1877 the current station was built to serve the Meråker Line to Sweden—since integrated into the Nordland Line. At the same time a connection was built between the two stations, and the central station took over as the main station serving Trondheim. In 1910 construction of a new station for the Dovre Line was started, finishing in 1922. From 1913 to 1968 the station was also the terminus for some services of the Trondheim Tramway.