Porsgrunn station
Porsgrunn station is located along Vestfoldbanen line. Train services towards Oslo S, Gardermoen, Eidsvoll, Skien and Notodden.
Photo: Terje Borud, Bane NOR
Travel information
Travel planning and tickets online
Plan your journey and buy your ticket on the train companies' websites or the national travel planner Entur.
Ticket sale
There is a ticket vending machine.
Bus
Taxi
Bicycle stand
Parking
Parking (HC)
Access to platform (HC)
Other adaptations (HC)
The station is equipped with a mobile ramp for wheelchair users. This is served by the conductor and gives access to trains on demand.
WC (HC)
Refreshments
Waiting room
WC
Rail replacement service departs from bus stop in front of Porsgrunn station.
About the station
Porsgrunn station opened in 1882 in connection with the opening of Vestfoldbanen line (then Jarlsbergbanen line).
The station is unattended.
Train directions
- Oslo S
- Gardermoen
- Eidsvoll
- Skien
- Notodden
Location
- Distance from Oslo S: 190.12 km
- Municipality: Porsgrunn
- Route: Drammen–Skien
- Line: Vestfoldbanen
- MASL: 6
Information about the station building
- Architects: NSB's architectural office
- Style: Modernist style
- Year of construction: 1960
The original station building was designed by Balthazar Lange in 1882, and was inspired by the station style of the time along the Østfold railway.
Bane NOR
| Track | Platform | Comments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Type | Length (m) | Passing loop length (m) | Extended option (m) | Length (m) | Height (mm) | Width (m) | |
| 1 | Hovedtogspor | 485 | 313 | 254 | 600 | 7 |
Sideplattform PLO km. 190,162 |
|
| 2 | Togspor | 485 | 269 | 254 | 600 | 9 | Mellomplattform | |