Sparbu Station

Historie

Sparbu Station is a railway station located in the village of Sparbu in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Nordland Line and the station serves the Sparbu and Mære areas of Steinkjer. The unmanned station is only served by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail service between Steinkjer and Trondheim, and is located near the E6 highway.HistoryThe station was built as part of Hell–Sunnan Line and opened on 15 November 1905 along with the rest of the line north of Verdalsøra. The original station included three tracks, the extra two were and long, respectively. These tracks have since been removed and no passing is available at the station. Construction costs for the station were and plans were drawn by Paul Armin Due. Originally, it was named Sparbuen, but on 15 January 1910, the spelling was changed to Sparbu. The station was manned until 1980, and it has since been sold and the station building has been converted to a private residence.LocationThere was an extensive debate about the location of the station locally. Because the municipalities had to finance 15% of the investments in the railway, the municipal councils also got to determine important issues like the location of stations. The policy at the time was to allow one station for each municipality. The first debate was concerning the line through the municipality, where locals suggested two different lines both going further east to go via the settlement Lein where the only dairy and a local store was located. But the chief engineer of the project would not recommend either of the suggestions since they would be up to longer, cost up to more money, and go through more hilly terrain. So it was chosen to keep the original suggestion for a line from 1893.