Bulken Station
{{Short description|Railway station in Voss, Norway}}
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| line = Bergensbanen
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| distance = 392.55 km
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| opened = 1883
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| owned = Bane NOR
| operator = Vy Tog
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Bulken Station ({{langx|no|Bulken stasjon}}) is a railway station on the Bergensbanen railway line located in the village of Bulken in Voss municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The station is served by twelve daily departures in each direction by the Bergen Commuter Rail operated by Vy Tog. The station opened as part in 1883 as part of Vossebanen.
River surfing
The Bulken Wave (Bulkenbølgen) is a well known river surfing wave located in the Vosso river about 500 meters from Bulken Station.[https://www.friflyt.no/ski/benjamins-forthuns-hemmelighet Benjamins Forthuns hemmelighet | SKI | FRIFLYT.NO][riverbreak.com/spots/bulken-wave/ Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine][http://vossadventureslodge.com/news/2015/12/25/vossadventures-buys-a-piece-of-land-in-dyrvedalen Vossadventures buys a piece of land in dyrvedalen — Vossadventureslodge]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The wave can be surfed when the water has a flow rate around 125 to 150 cubic meters per second.[https://www.friflyt.no/surf/tok-boelgen-i-elva Tok bølgen i elva! | SURF | FRIFLYT.NO][https://www.friflyt.no/padling/fosser-paa-voss Fosser på Voss | PADLING | FRIFLYT.NO][https://www.friflyt.no/generelt/surfs-up-paa-bulken Surfs up på Bulken | GENERELT | FRIFLYT.NO] Average water temperature from May to July lies around 8 °C.[http://www.radgivende-biologer.no/uploads/rapporter/350.pdf Rådgivende Biologer as. Rapport nr. 350]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Surfing here has been featured in Ekstremsportveko.[https://vimeo.com/groups/surffilmmakerscollective/videos/5373293 River Surfing from Ekstremsportveko 2009 on Vimeo]
;Average water flow and temperature
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| Bulken Wave[http://riverbreak.com/spots/bulken-wave/ Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine][https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/full_size/public/bilder/faktaboks/232/1062.jpg?itok=cAdvbgja Vannfylket | Grind - Ei reise gjennom natur og kultur i Hordaland] "Vanntemperaturen i Vosso, Oselva og Opo i 1996 året rundt midten av august, da Oselva nådde 19 °C, Vosso hadde 16 °C, mens Opo bare nådde 13 °C pga. bresmeltingen fra Folgefonna. (Arve Tvede/Sverre Mo)"
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References
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External links
- [http://www.jernbaneverket.no/jernbanenettet/stasjonssok/stasjonsoversikt/article.jhtml?articleID=1490595 Jernbaneverket's page on Bulken]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Railway stations in Voss
Category:Railway stations on Bergensbanen
Category:Railway stations in Norway opened in 1883
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