FLAM,
This village innermost in the
Aurlandsfjord is one of the terminal stations of the Flam Railway. Flam has a
population of roughly 400 and is part of Aurland municipality, Flam is one of
the most popular cruise harbours in Norway
Myrdal station is located about
13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of the village of Flåm and
about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Aurlandsvangen. There is no road connection to
Myrdal although there are some cottages and hotels in the area, served by
Myrdal Station, and the nearby Vatnahalsen Station,
about a kilometer before Myrdal, and 50 metres lower towards mean sea level.
The station is located between
two tunnels on the Bergen Line: the Gravahals
Tunnel to the west and
the Vatnahalsen
Tunnel to the east.
Completion of the 5.3 kilometres (3.3 mi) long Gravahals Tunnel was done
in 1905. The station is 867 metres (2,844 ft) above mean sea level.
The station opened in 1908
