Harestua Station

Harestua
Location	Piperveien Harestua, Lunner Norway
Coordinates	60°11′33″N 10°43′23″E / 60.1924°N 10.7231°E / 60.1924; 10.7231Coordinates: 60°11′33″N 10°43′23″E / 60.1924°N 10.7231°E / 60.1924; 10.7231
Owned by	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by	NSB Gjøvikbanen
Line(s)	Gjøvik Line
Distance	45.5 km (28.3 mi) from Oslo S
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
History
Opened	3 June 1984
Rebuilt	9 December 2012
Location
Harestua Location within Oppland

Harestua Station (Norwegian: Harestua holdeplass) is a railway station on the Gjøvik Line at Harestua in Lunner, Norway. Situated at 45.5 kilometers (28.3 mi) from Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), it consists of a side platform along a section of single track. It is served by line L1 of the Oslo Commuter Rail and regional trains on line R30, both operated by NSB Gjøvikbanen, each operating every two hours.

The station opened about 200 meters (660 ft) to the north on 3 June 1984 and was originally named Furumo. In 2012 work started on building a new station, which would replace both the old Furumo Station and the old Harestua Station. The new Furumo Station opened on 9 December 2012 and took the name Harestua on 15 December 2013.

The Gjøvik Line through Lunner opened on 20 December 1900. The southern part of the municipality was originally served by Harestua Station, a station situated at 44.03 kilometers (27.36 mi) from Oslo. The Furumo area started receiving new single dwelling residential construction through the 1960s. With the construction of Furumo II and III, it became common for people to commute to the capital. The largest project was Furumo IV, where construction commenced in 1978. This was instrumental for NSB to decide to establish a second station at Harestua, to serve the new residential area. Furumo Station opened on 3 June 1984. The same day Viubråten Station, situated 1.4 kilometers (0.9 mi) to the north, was closed. The original location of Furumo Station was at 45.74 kilometers (28.42 mi) from Oslo S, and was in a curve.

A 2012 report showed that there were about 600 people living within 1-kilometer (0.62 mi) of Harestua Station and 900 within the same radius from Furumo. The old Furumo Station had 1,500 people living within 2 kilometers (1.2 mi). Furumo had 38,300 passengers per year while Harestua had 89,200. Part of the traffic to Harestua was generated by the good access to the wilderness. However, it was in poor technical condition and had a requirement to receive a new and longer platform. The Norwegian National Rail Administration therefore decided to merge the two stations and located it at a new site. This new site is planned as the new community and commercial center for Harestua. The passing loop would be retained at the old station, so the merger would not cut running times.