Eidsberg Station

Eidsberg
Location	Stasjonsveien 412, 1830 Eidsberg Norway
Coordinates	59°30′48″N 11°18′13″E / 59.51333°N 11.30361°E / 59.51333; 11.30361Coordinates: 59°30′48″N 11°18′13″E / 59.51333°N 11.30361°E / 59.51333; 11.30361
Elevation	152.8 m (501 ft) AMSL
Operated by	Norwegian State Railways
Line(s)	Eastern Østfold Line
Distance	68.63 km (42.64 mi) from Oslo S
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus service
Construction
Parking	10 spaces
Architect	Balthazar Lange
History
Opened	24 November 1882 (1882-11-24)
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	3,400 (boarding and disembarking annually)
Location
Eidsberg Location within Østfold

Eidsberg Station (Norwegian: Eidsberg holdeplass) is a railway station of the Eastern Østfold Line located in at Finnestad in Eidsberg, Norway. Situated 68.63 kilometers (42.64 mi) from Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), it is only served by extra rush-hour L22 service of the Norwegian State Railways' Oslo Commuter Rail. The station, which originally provided a passing loop, was designed by Balthazar Lange and opened on 24 November 1882. The passing loop was demolished in 1989 and the station unmanned. It was renovated as a heritage site in 2014.

Discussion of a railway through Eidsberg was first debated in the municipal council on 5 January 1867. The municipality approved a grant of 20,000 Norwegian speciedaler on 25 January 1873. After it was decided in 1873 that the Østfold Line was to be built, the main route controversy regarding the Eastern Line was whether it should run via Mysen, or take a straight line from Askim to Rakkestad. The railway engineers originally favored a bypass, but this was overruled by Parliament on 4 June 1874. Eidsberg was granted three stations. The southern-most was the most controversial and stirred up much local debate. The main proposed locations were Finnestad, Gjerud and Gutu. The municipal council ultimately voted on 1 May 1880 to let the decision fall on the railway company. The station and line opened on 24 November 1882, although temporary traffic had taken place since July. Many of the protests from the southern part of the municipality were met in 1895, when Heia Station opened.

Eidsberg Station grew up as a community hub and featured at various times a store, post office, telegraph, café, bakery and fuel station. However, there never grew up a village around station like many other of the stations in the area. The post office opened in 1885, and a year later a warehouse for Felleskjøpet was erected next to the station. A road was built from the station to Huseby in 1910. Eidsberg and Mysen were split into two municipalities in 1920. Unlike around Mysen Station, Eidsberg Station had never developed into a town. Some people called for the new municipal hall to be built next to the station so a new village could be built around them. This was not done and instead it was placed at Søndre Mysen. Despite efforts, only nine lots were sold around Eidsberg Station the following one and a half decade.