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Sandvika Station

Sandvika
Sandvika Railway station TRS 070407 001.jpg
Location Folangerveien
SandvikaBærum
Norway
Coordinates 59°53′34″N 10°31′32″E / 59.89278°N 10.52556°E / 59.89278; 10.52556Coordinates: 59°53′34″N 10°31′32″E / 59.89278°N 10.52556°E / 59.89278; 10.52556
Elevation 12.0 m (39.4 ft)
Owned by Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by Norwegian State Railways
Airport Express Train
Line(s) Asker Line
Drammen Line
Distance 14.14 km (8.79 mi) from Oslo S
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Connections Bus: Ruter
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Architect Georg Andreas Bull (1872)
Gudmund Hoel (1919)
Arne Henriksen (1994)
Other information
Fare zone 2V
History
Opened 7 October 1872 (7 October 1872)
Rebuilt 1919, 1993
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 7,000
Location
Sandvika is located in Akershus
Sandvika
Sandvika
Location within Akershus
Sandvika Station
Drammen Line from Oslo
Asker Line from Lysaker
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4
Asker Line to Asker
Drammen Line to Drammen

Sandvika Station (Norwegian: Sandvika stasjon) is a railway station located at Sandvika in Bærum, Norway. Situated on the Drammen Line, 14.14 kilometers (8.79 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it also an intermediate station of the Asker Line. The Norwegian State Railways serves the station with local and regional, with about 7,000 passengers using the station daily. It is also served by the Airport Express Train and serves as the main bus terminal for the town. The station is elevated and has two island platforms and four tracks.

The station opened along with the Drammen Line on 7 October 1872, until 1922 being named Sandviken. 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. A new station building designed by Gudmund Hoel opened in 1919. The tracks east of the station were doubled in 1922, the line westwards in 1958. A new, four-track station building opened in 1994, designed by Arne Henriksen. The Asker Line opened in two stages, in 2005 and 2011.

Construction of the Drammen Line was passed by Parliament on 16 June 1869. As one of the municipalities through which the railway was to run, Bærum was expected to buy shares in the railway company. Of the total cost of 1.6 million Norwegian speciedaler, the municipalities had to buy for 260,000. Bærum bought shares for 2000 speciedaler, but was unable to pay all its dues. It therefore borrowed the money from its midwife fund and issued a new tax of 8 shillings per house to finance it.


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