Asker | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Torvveien 4, Asker Norway | ||||
| Coordinates | 59°50′1″N 10°26′4″E / 59.83361°N 10.43444°E | ||||
| Elevation | 104.6 m (343 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Bane NOR | ||||
| Operated by | Flytoget Go-Ahead Norge Vy | ||||
| Line(s) | Asker Line Drammen Line Spikkestad Line | ||||
| Distance | 23.83 km (14.81 mi) | ||||
| Platforms | 2 island, 2 side | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Connections | Bus: Ruter 75, 280, 270, 281,275, 260, 285, 291, 293, 294, 296, 297 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | 544 places | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | ASR | ||||
| Fare zone | 2V | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 7 October 1872 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2008 | 8,400 (daily) | ||||
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Asker Station (Norwegian: Asker stasjon) is a railway station located in downtown Asker, Norway. Situated on the Drammen Line, 23.83 kilometers (14.81 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it also serves as the terminus of the Asker Line and the Spikkestad Line. The station is located just southwest of the Asker Tunnel and the Skaugum Tunnel, and just northeast the Lieråsen Tunnel. Vy serves the station with local, regional and intercity trains. It is also served by the Airport Express Train and serves as the main bus terminal for the town. The station has six tracks and four platforms, consisting of two island platforms and two side platforms. The station had 8,400 daily passengers in 2008.
The station opened along with the Drammen Line on 7 October 1872. The original station building was designed by Georg Andreas Bull in Swiss chalet style. The station underwent a renewal from 1917 to 1922, receiving gauge conversion to standard gauge, electrification and a new station building designed by Ragnvald Utne. Double track was laid from 1955 to 1958, including building the Asker Tunnel just northeast of the station, and a new station building opened in 1960. The Lieråsen Tunnel opened in 1973, cutting the distance to Drammen, and resulted in the old line becoming the Spikkestad Line. The station received an overhaul in 1998 and again in 2006. The latter was in conjunction with the construction of the Asker Line.