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Hallingskeid is a train station at the Bergen Railway in the Hardangervidda.
background
Hallingskeid is a train station in the middle of northern Hardangervidda am Rallarvegen. The station is important as one of the few direct accesses to the high plateau for hikers and skiers. Some regional and local trains stop for them every day in the otherwise almost uninhabited region.
The Hallingskeid station was built in 1908 along with the main route of the Bergen Railway opened and was occupied until 1982. Soon after opening, the original uncovered platforms were surrounded by snow tunnels. Today the entire station system is protected by a snow tunnel, so that a complete train stops inside the tunnel.
The original station buildings, which also included a hotel, burned down in 1960 when the snow tunnel caught fire again. The tunnel burned a total of five times, the last time in 2011 when a double train fell victim to the flames, but nobody was harmed.
Two of the buildings from the time when Hallingskeid was still inhabited all year round have been preserved and are now used by the Norwegian hiking club DNT.
getting there
Hallingskeid can only be reached by train or on foot or by bike or ski. For the journey to the region see the article Hardangervidda, Geilo and Flam.
By train
NSB operates the station in Hallingskeid with one to three stops per day in each direction. Travel time Oslo - Hallingskeid (continuous train) just under 5 hours, travel time Bergen - Hallingskeid (continuous train) approx. 2:20 hours.
The station and platform are inside the snow tunnel.
There is no ticket machine in the station (if you don't have a ticket, it shouldn't be a problem when you get on at this station that you can buy it on the train).
By bicycle
Hallingskeid is on National Bicycle Route 4 from Oslo to Mountains on what is probably the most famous section of the route, the Rallarvegen. A route description can be found in the article about the Rallarvegen, a GPS track in Bike tour wiki.
On foot
Hikers also use the Rallarvegen. There are also other hiking routes of the Norwegian Trekking Association DNT in the region.
mobility
On foot or by bike, in winter on skis or snowshoes. Only the few residents are allowed to drive the Rallarvegen once or twice a year by car or snowmobile to bring supplies to their (holiday) homes.
Tourist Attractions
activities
- Cycling on the Rallarvegen.
- hike: In addition to the Rallarvegen, hikers in the Hardangervidda The Norwegian Hiking Association DNT offers the following routes around Hallingskeid, e.g.
- Hallingskeid - Vossaskavlen, a. 14.5 km / 7 hours, accessible from June to October.
- Round trip on Rallarvegen and back through Vindedalen, approx. 14.8 km / 5 hours, accessible July - Sept.
- In winter they offer themselves Ski touring either as a day trip when arriving and departing by train or from the DNT-Hytte as a base.
Supply options
There are neither shops nor restaurants in Hallingskeid, provisions must be purchased before access to Hardangervidda. A very small shop is located about 16 km away Finse.
accommodation
- Hallingskeid Hytte (DNT), Booking through Bergen og Hordaland Turlag. Tel.: 47 55 33 58 10, Email: [email protected]. The hut is a non-managed self-catering hut directly below the station, in the summer months there is a hut warden. According to the website, the hut can also be used by non-members, but it is better to find out more beforehand (key!).
security
health
Practical advice
The train station is unoccupied.
There is a waiting room and toilets at the station.
There is a payphone in the station. The radio signal for cell phones is poor or nonexistent.
