avreseorter

Avreseorter are locations from which journeys, shipments, or services begin. In travel, transport, and logistics, they denote the point of departure used in planning, scheduling, ticketing, and routing. The concept applies across modes—air, rail, sea, and road—and can include fixed infrastructure such as airports, ports, and stations, as well as designated start points within a city.

Etymology and usage: The term derives from the Norwegian avreise (departure) and sted (place). In Norwegian contexts, avreise is paired with terms like avreisested or avreisepunkt, and is contrasted with ankomst (arrival) and ankomststeder. The wording reflects the role of these locations as beginnings of journeys rather than endpoints.

Applications: Avreseorter appear in timetables, tickets, routing algorithms, and logistics manifests. They help determine pricing, transfer requirements, baggage handling, and service reliability. In public transit, they correspond to origin stops; in shipping and freight, they mark the start of a shipment’s transit path.

Data and standards: Avreseorter are identified by location codes such as IATA airport codes for airports, UN/LOCODEs for ports and cities, and system-specific stop or station identifiers in transit data. Interoperability relies on consistent coding and clear field definitions for origin or departure in timetables and APIs. In public transit data, formats like GTFS use origin identifiers and departure times to convey this information.

Examples and variability: Typical avreseorter include major airports, rail hubs, seaports, and bus terminals. The exact scope can vary by domain and language; some contexts use synonyms such as avreisesteder. The concept is distinct from arrivals (ankomststeder), which denote endpoints of journeys.