 The commuter rail service runs along the full length of the Jæren Line , the old name of the section of the Sørland Line from Stavanger to Egersund . The line is standard gauge , electrified at 15 kV 16 2 ⁄ 3 Hz AC and owned by the Norwegian National Rail Administration . The line starts as double track at Stavanger Station , which is located in the central business district of Stavanger and is the terminal station of the Sørland Line . The station is manned , serves intercity trains and is 10 minutes from the city 's ferry terminal . Paradis Station is 1 @.@ 4 kilometers ( 0 @.@ 87 mi ) from Stavanger and serves the residential areas of Storhaug and Våland . Around the station there will be established new office real estate . The station is within walking distance of Stavanger University Hospital and Godalen Upper Secondary School , and is adjacent to the offices of the County Governor . 
