Hjuksebø

Hjuksebø is a village in Sauherad municipality, Norway. It is located between Notodden and Nordagutu, just south of Hjuksevelta.

Hjuksebø used to have a train station on the Sørlandsbanen railway. The Hjuksebø train disaster occurred between Hjuksebø and Holtsås on 15 November 1950, and was Norway's worst railway accident in peacetime until the Tretten train disaster in 1975.

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Coordinates: 59°29′40″N 9°20′7″E / 59.49444°N 9.33528°E / 59.49444; 9.33528


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