Storekvina Station

Historie

Storekvina Station is a railway station of the Sørlandet Line situated at Storekvina in Kvinesdal, Norway. Located 446.36 kilometers from Oslo Central Station, it is served by long-distance trains operated by the Norwegian State Railways. In addition to intercity services to Oslo and Stavanger, the eight daily trains in each direction serve as a commuter link to Kristiansand, located an hour away away.
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 18 February 1944. It received a station building designed by Gudmund Hoel. Although previously possessing a passing loop, the station was bypassed in the automatic train control installation in 1969. The side tracks have since been removed and the station has been unmanned since 1986. Storekvina had 32,100 passengers in 2008.