Kjofossen Power Station
Kjofossen Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant at Vestland built during World War II. Part of its power is used as railway traction current, i.e. single-phase electric power at 16 2/3 hertz, fed directly into the overhead wire of the railway to Bergen.Photo: ashfay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Aurland municipality, Vestland county, Norway
- Also known as: “Kjosfoss” and “Kjosfoss power station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vatnahalsen Station and Myrdal Station.
Vatnahalsen Station
Railway stop
Photo: Jun Kwang Han, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vatnahalsen Station is a railway station on the Flåm Line in Aurland Municipality, Norway. It is located 1.13 kilometers from Myrdal Station, 336.93 kilometers from Oslo Central Station, and 811.3 meters above mean sea level. Vatnahalsen Station is situated 450 metres southwest of Kjofossen Power Station.
Myrdal Station
Railway station
Photo: Jenni Douglas, CC BY 2.0.
Myrdal Station is a mountain railway station and junction, located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It serves as an important railway station, connecting the Bergen Line to the Flåm Line local railway. Myrdal Station is situated 1½ km southwest of Kjofossen Power Station.
Kjofossen Power Station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Aurland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.747° or 60° 44′ 49″ northLongitude
7.1349° or 7° 8′ 6″ eastOperator
Bane EnergiOpen location code
9FG9P4WM+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 422046014OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q6419491
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Kjofossen Power Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kjosfoss kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kjosfoss”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kjosfoss kraftverk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kjosfoss”
- Norwegian: “Kjosfoss kraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kjosfossen and Gamle Kjosfoss kraftstasjon.
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