page_title: Nodeland Station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Nodeland Station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Nodeland Station on the Sørlandet Line, Songdalen, Norway
context_page_description: Nodeland Station is a railway station of the Sørlandet Line situated in the village of Nodeland in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. Located 375.29 kilometers from Oslo Central Station, it is served by long-distance trains operated by Go-Ahead Norge. In addition to intercity services to Oslo and Stavanger, the eight daily trains in each direction serve as a commuter link to Kristiansand, located nine minutes away. The station features two side platforms and a station building.
  The station was opened on 17 December 1943 as part of the segment of the Sørlandet Line between Kristiasand and Sira. The line past the station was electrified from 1946 and the station automated in 1969. The following year the station became unmanned. A major upgrade in 2012 saw the lengthening of the passing loop to 718 meters, new platforms and increased parking. Nodeland had 10,300 passengers in 2008.
context_section_description: The station was built during the Second World War under the German-administrated expansion of the Sørlandet Line west of Kristiansand. The station building was completed in 1942 after designs by NSB Arkitektkontor. It was originally proposed to be named Nodelandsmoen, but this was changed to Nodeland. Irregular revenue traffic commenced on the line on 17 December 1943 and the station became operative from the same day. Ordinary traffic commenced on 1 March 1944. Electric traction was not introduced until 16 May 1946, as part of the electrification from Marnardal Station to Kristiansand Station. An interlocking system became operational on 9 October 1969, allowing the station to become remotely controlled from 19 November 1969. The station became unmanned from 1 June 1970.
  Due to low patronage Nodeland Station was closed in 2000, although it reopened in 2003. The first dense redevelopment started in 2006, when a 27-apartment complex with a mini-mall opened. It was followed up by a series of other apartment complexes. The line west of Kristiansand experienced a major growth in commuter traffic in the 2000s, including ridership from Nodeland. However, the station was in poor condition. The platform was only 70 meters (230 ft) long and only served a few of the carriages. Passengers would regularly disembark to a location without a platform. The passing loop was 420 meters (1,380 ft), too short for longer freight trains.
  The Norwegian National Rail Administration therefore started a full renovation of the station in 2011. The two main components consisted of extending the passing loop to allow two 600-meter (2,000 ft) freight trains to pass, and replace the former island platform with new 220-meter (720 ft) side platforms. Extension of the passing loop was done to the west side of the station. This included building a new, parallel 15 meters (49 ft) bridge over Kuliaveien. Parking was improved, increasing from ten to fifty places. The new station was officially opened by Minister of Transport and Communications Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa. The upgrades cost NOK 150 million. The only aspect which was not built was an overpass.
caption: Nodeland Station on 7 July 1942, imminently before its opening
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