Bulken Station

Bulken
Bulken
	Anno 1883-90
General information
Location	Bulken, Voss; Norway
Owned by	Bane NOR
Operated by	Vy Tog
Line(s)	Bergensbanen
Distance	392.55 km
Platforms	2
History
Opened	1883

Bulken Station (Norwegian: 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.^[1]^[2]^[3] The wave can be surfed when the water has a flow rate around 125 to 150 cubic meters per second.^[4]^[5]^[6] Average water temperature from May to July lies around 8 °C.^[7] Surfing here has been featured in Ekstremsportveko.^[8]

Average water flow and temperature

Place	Map	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Unit
Bulken Wave^[9]^[10]	60°37′51″N 6°16′38″E / 60.6307°N 6.2772°E / 60.6307; 6.2772 (Bulkenbølgen på Voss)	2	2	2	2	4	8	11	14	12	8	5	2	°C

References

^ Benjamins Forthuns hemmelighet | SKI | FRIFLYT.NO
^ [riverbreak.com/spots/bulken-wave/ Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine]
^ Vossadventures buys a piece of land in dyrvedalen — Vossadventureslodge^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Tok bølgen i elva! | SURF | FRIFLYT.NO
^ Fosser på Voss | PADLING | FRIFLYT.NO
^ Surfs up på Bulken | GENERELT | FRIFLYT.NO
^ Rådgivende Biologer as. Rapport nr. 350^{[permanent dead link]}
^ River Surfing from Ekstremsportveko 2009 on Vimeo
^ Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine
^ 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)"

External links

Jernbaneverket's page on Bulken^{[permanent dead link]}

Preceding station			Following station
Seimsgrend	Bergensbanen		Voss
Preceding station	Local trains		Following station
Seimsgrend		Bergen Commuter Rail	Voss

60°37′51″N 6°16′58″E / 60.63090°N 6.28276°E / 60.63090; 6.28276

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[1] Benjamins Forthuns hemmelighet | SKI | FRIFLYT.NO

[2] [riverbreak.com/spots/bulken-wave/ Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine]

[3] Vossadventures buys a piece of land in dyrvedalen — Vossadventureslodge^{[permanent dead link]}

[frifly-tok-4] Tok bølgen i elva! | SURF | FRIFLYT.NO

[5] Fosser på Voss | PADLING | FRIFLYT.NO

[6] Surfs up på Bulken | GENERELT | FRIFLYT.NO

[7] Rådgivende Biologer as. Rapport nr. 350^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] River Surfing from Ekstremsportveko 2009 on Vimeo

[9] Bulken Wave | Riverbreak Magazine

[10] 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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