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Hauketo Station

Hauketo
Hauketo stasjon - 2011-09-10 at 15-43-50.jpg
Location Hauketo, Søndre Nordstrand, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates 59°50′46″N 10°48′11″E / 59.84611°N 10.80306°E / 59.84611; 10.80306Coordinates: 59°50′46″N 10°48′11″E / 59.84611°N 10.80306°E / 59.84611; 10.80306
Elevation 63.7 m (209 ft) AMSL
Owned by Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by Norwegian State Railways
Line(s) Østfold Line
Distance 8.68 km (5.39 mi) from Oslo S
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus: Ruter 76, 77, 80, 81
Construction
Parking 100 spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Only northbound platform
Architect NSB Arkitektkontor
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 15 February 1925 (1925-02-15)

Hauketo Station (Norwegian: Hauketo holdeplass) is a railway station on the Østfold Line. It is located in the Hauketo neighborhood in the Søndre Nordstrand borough of Oslo, Norway. Situated 8.68 kilometers (5.39 mi) from Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), it features two side platforms . Hauketo is served by the Line L2of the Norwegian State Railways's Oslo Commuter Rail, providing two to four services each hour.

The station opened on 15 February 1925, after the Østfold Line had been moved to avoid the Ljan Viaduct. Its original wooden station building is now a pizzeria. The station has been unmanned since 1980. Three Ruter bus lines feed the station.

When Østfold Line opened in 1879 it followed a more westerly right-of-way through Holm. The line passed over Ljansdalen on the Ljan Viaduct. The ground conditions were poor through Holm and the Norwegian State Railways therefore decided to build a new rote via Hauketo. This opened on 15 February 1925.

The new route allowed the railway to establish a station at Hauketo, which opened on 15 February 1925. It initially only had a simple platform in each direction. A station building with a waiting room, post office and cargo ramp. Hauketo received some housing in the 1920s, but first during the late 1940s was there any large-scale construction in the former rural area. There were some condominiums, but the consisted consisted for the most part of single dwellings.

The train had a major competitor in a bus route. Prinsdalsruten was established in 1928 and started serving the Prinsdal area. It continued past Hauketo and then drove Mosseveien into the city center. It took the name Oslo og Folle Busstrafikk in 1964. The patronage shifted between the bus and trains. Mosseveien was increasingly congested and the 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) could often take 40 minutes. On the other hand, the railway was periodically subject to severe delays and cancellations and without a guaranteed seat in rush hour. Some use the bus as a feeder to the train, while others took it all the way to town.


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