Circle K opens biggest station in Norway

Last Friday, Norway’s Transport Minister Knut Arild Hareide opened the new and state-of-the-art Circle K station with a 24-hour truck-stop and rest area in Bamble, Norway.

The new road service facility is built to meet the present and future requirements, it is centrally located along the new E18 in Telemark. With its area of 36.000 m2, it is the largest in the country.

“It is a great pleasure to be able to join and open the world's most modern road service facility and 24-hour rest area. As Minister of Transport, there are two issues that are particularly important to me, and that is traffic safety and climate and the environment. This facility meets both. More truck stops are the best traffic safety we can get, while good EV charging options are climate friendly and good for the environment,” said Knut Arild Hareide.

The station will be an important hub for the locals in Bamble, and a long-awaited stopover with rest opportunities for professional drivers along the E18 between Oslo and Kristiansand.

Largest Circle K in Norway

“With a total area of 36.000 m2, this is our largest facility in Norway. Circle K E18 Bamble is built for the future, the store has the latest generation station concept and offers a varied and good selection of cold and hot food and drinks. Inside, the shop has a restaurant feel, with good capacity for seating and toilets. We know what customers want and expect to find a road service facility like this, says Snorre Skeie, Network Director at Circle K Norway.

The station also has a green and modern picnic area, with seating areas and good play opportunities for the children.

Circle K E18 Bamble is the first in Norway with milesBio HVO100 for passenger cars. This is a completely palm-free advanced biofuel, made from waste residues. The fuel is available to anyone who has a passenger car with an engine approved for renewable diesel.

The fuel pump park has been set up with 12 fast pumps with gasoline, diesel, construction diesel, HVO 100 and Ad Blue.

In addition, Circle K E18 Bamble becomes one of the country's largest hubs for electric cars. An EV charge park has been prepared for 40 charging stations. The station currently offers eight chargers from Circle K, of which four are 50 kW fast chargers with Chademo and CCS plugs and four are 150 kW ultra fast chargers with CCS plug. In addition, 20 chargers with the latest V3 CCS connector from Tesla have also been installed.

25 parking lots for professional truck drivers

More than half of the new facility is reserved for heavy-duty transport. Professional drivers are given 25 parking spaces at the 24-hour rest area with access to electricity. 18 of the lots are designed for 25.25 meter modular vehicles, and there are also seven lots equipped with power outlets for trucks with power supply.

There will also be a separate indoor space only for the professional drivers, the Truckers Club, with access to showers and toilets, as well as a large seating area that everyone can use.