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.
- Industrial building
- …is operated by Bane Energi
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Aurland municipality, Vestland county, Norway
- Also known as“Kjosfoss”“Kjosfoss power station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vatnahalsen Station and Myrdal Station.
Vatnahalsen Station
Vatnahalsen Station is a railway station on the Flåm Line in Aurland Municipality, Norway. Vatnahalsen Station is situated 450 metres southwest of Kjofossen Power Station.
Myrdal Station
Myrdal Station is a mountain railway station and… Myrdal Station is situated 1½ km southwest of Kjofossen Power Station.
Kjofossen Power Station
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Latitude
60.747° or 60° 44′ 49″ north
Longitude
7.1349° or 7° 8′ 6″ east
Open location code
9FG9P4WM+QX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrial
Wikidata ID
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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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