Ghost Stations - Disused Railway Stations in Norway

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1. Ådalsbruk Station
2. Alnabru Station
3. Årlifoss Station
4. Åsåker Station
5. Askim Næringspark Station
6. Bestun Station
7. Bjørgeseter Station
8. Bjørnevatn Station
9. Borgestad Station
10. Brevik Station
11. Dilling Station
12. Drømtorp Station
13. Eidanger Station
14. Eikonrød Station
15. Elisenberg Station
16. Elnes Station
17. Fåberg Station
18. Flekkefjord Station
19. Flornes Station
20. Gransherad Station
21. Grønvollfoss Station
22. Harestua Station
23. Hjuksebø Station
24. Holmestrand Private Station
25. Horten Station
26. Ingolfsland Station
27. Jåttå Station
28. Jong Station
29. Kirkenes Station
30. Kraby station
31. Kragerø Station
32. Kværner Station
33. Ladalen Station
34. Langli Station
35. Langnes Station
36. Lena Rail Station
37. Lisleherad Station
38. Løkken Station
39. Mæl Station
40. Miland Station
41. Myra Station
42. Notodden New Station
43. Notodden Old Station
44. Nystrand Station
45. Oslo West Station
46. Osøren Station
47. Ramstad Station
48. Rjukan Station
49. Sandermosen Station
50. Såner Station
51. Skarpsno Station
52. Snarum Station
53. Sona Station
54. Strand Station
55. Svorkmo Station
56. Takvam Station
57. Thamshavn Station
58. Tinnoset Station
59. Rossedalen Station
60. Torbjørnsbu Station
61. Vist Station

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Disused_railway_stations_in_Norway

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Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. Since then, the term has come to be used to describe any disused station on an underground railway line, especially those actively passed through by passenger trains.

An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur - a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the station may be closed due to the failure of economic activitiy such as insufficient passenger numbers, operational reasons such as the diversion or replacement of the line. In some instances, the railway line may continue in operation while the station is closed. Additionally, stations may sometimes be resited along the route of the line to new premises - examples of this include opening a replacement station nearer to the centre of population, or building a larger station on a less restricted site to cope with high passenger numbers.

Notable cases where railway stations have fallen into disuse include the Beeching Axe, a 1960s programme of mass closures of unprofitable railway lines by the British Government. The London Underground system is also noted for its list of closed stations. During the time of the Berlin Wall, a number of Berlin U-Bahn stations on West Berlin lines became "ghost stations" (Geisterbahnhöfe) because they were on lines which passed through East Berlin territory.

Railway stations and lines which fall into disuse may become overgrown. Some former railway lines are repurposed as managed nature reserves, trails or other tourist attractions - for example Hellfire Pass, the route of the former "Death Railway" in Thailand. Many former railways are converted into long-distance cycleways, such as large sections of the National Cycle Network in the United Kingdom. In rural areas, former railway station buildings are often converted into private residences. Examples include many of the stations on the closed Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway in England.

Architecturally and historically notable station buildings may present a problem if they are protected under building preservation laws but fall into disuse. Such buildings are often simply demolished (such as Broad Street railway station (London); a similar fate threatens Michigan Central Station), or they may be preserved as part of a heritage railway. Often, in order to be retained as commercially viable structures within an urban environment, or as part of an urban regeneration project, th

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