Sandvika
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Location | Folangerveien Sandvika, Bærum Norway |
Coordinates | 59°53′34″N 10°31′32″E / 59.89278°N 10.52556°ECoordinates: 59°53′34″N 10°31′32″E / 59.89278°N 10.52556°E |
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 |
Rebuilt | 1919, 1993 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (2008) | 7,000 |
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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.