Sande station (Norwegian: Sande stasjon) was a former railway station situated in the village of Sande in Vestfold county, Norway. The station lay on the Vestfold Line (Vestfoldbanen), which connects Drammen to Skien via the coastal region of Vestfold.
Location
- Municipality: Holmestrand (formerly the municipality of Sande)
- County: Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
- Approximate distance from Oslo Central Station: 59 km (rail)
Operational history
- Opening: 13 October 1881, coinciding with the inauguration of the Vestfold Line segment between Drammen and Larvik.
- Facilities: The station consisted of a single‑track platform and a modest wooden station building typical of late‑19th‑century Norwegian rural stations.
- Service: Served local passenger trains operated by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). Freight handling was limited to agricultural products from the surrounding area.
Closure
- Passenger service discontinued: 1 June 1973, as part of a nationwide rationalisation that reduced stops on less‑used sections of the line.
- Freight service: Ceased shortly thereafter; the station building fell out of railway use in the late 1970s.
- The site remains part of the active Vestfold Line, but trains no longer stop there.
Present status
The original station building has been repurposed for private use and is no longer part of the railway infrastructure. No scheduled services call at Sande, and the location functions solely as a passing point on the double‑track line.
References
- Norwegian Railway Museum archives, “Vestfold Line – stations and dates of operation.”
- “Banedata 2004 – Norsk Jernbaneklubb” (Norwegian Railway Club database).
Note: Information reflects data available from established railway historical records and public heritage registers.
