Midstigen

You are now approaching the Midstigen stop. This stop was officially opened in 1929. On the northern side of the stop there is a split, where the track divided. The siding ended at the stop, where amongst other things they loaded timber. You can also see a foundation wall a little further north of the stop. A guard house stood on this foundation during the second world war. During the last two years of the war, this guard house was shelled by planes. It is still not known who fired the shots. The people who lived in the guard house worked mainly clearing snow off the railway line and removing icicles from the tunnel so that they didn’t hit the train. Passengers who needed to get across the fjord had to take a boat ride to shop here or catch the train. Whereas, those who lived in Åsbøgrend west of the stop, only needed to walk straight down the hill to catch the train.