Spikkestad | |
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General information | |
Location | Spikkestad, Røyken, Norway |
Coordinates | 59°44′43″N 10°20′31″E / 59.74528°N 10.34194°E |
Owned by | Bane NOR |
Operated by | Vy |
Line(s) | Spikkestad Line |
Distance | 37.5 km (23.3 mi) |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Opened | 3 February 1885 |
Spikkestad Station (Norwegian: Spikkestad stasjon) is a railway station located at Spikkestad in Røyken, Norway, and is the terminus of the Spikkestad Line. It was opened as part of the Drammen Line on 3 February 1885, but in 1973 the new Lieråsen Tunnel opened through Lieråsen, and the old part of the Drammen Line became a commuter train line with Spikkestad, which is today primarily a residential town, as its western terminus.
The station is served by a half-hourly service of commuter trains running to Asker, Sandvika, and Oslo Central Station (journey time: 52 minutes) and then on to Lillestrøm.
The old station building, which was originally built to serve Høvik and was moved from there in 1922, today stands a hundred metres or so distant from the end of the line, following redevelopment of the station area in 2012-16 and the construction of new platforms.[1]