Vestby Station
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| Location |
Vestby, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°36′14″N 10°44′55″E / 59.60389°N 10.74861°ECoordinates: 59°36′14″N 10°44′55″E / 59.60389°N 10.74861°E |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) asl |
| Owned by | Jernbaneverket |
| Operated by | Norges Statsbaner |
| Line(s) | Østfoldbanen |
| Distance | 38.65 km (24.02 mi) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Connections |
Bus: 921, 922, 931, 932 and 519 (night route) |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Peter A. Blix |
| History | |
| Opened | 1878 |
Vestby Station (Norwegian: Vestby stasjon) is a railway station on the Østfold Line located in the village of Vestby, Norway. It is served by commuter trains operated by the Norwegian State Railways running from Spikkestad over Oslo to Moss. The station opened in 1879, and was modernised in the early 1990s. It features a passenger walkway built in gluelam connecting its two platforms and a small parking lot with place for approximately 120 cars. The station serves about 160 passengers to Oslo each day.
The station was opened in 1879 as a halt on the Smaalens Line, now known as the western branch of the Østfold Line. The station building was designed by the Norwegian architect Peter Andreas Blix in the same Swiss cottage style as the stations Ås and Såner. In the 1950s, the station was frequently used by weekend guests from Oslo that visited the nearby conurbation Hvitsten for having a bath. A few years after the section of the Østfold Line between Ski and Moss Station was upgraded to double tracks, Vestby Station received a major renovation. A regulation plan for the station area was published in May 2010, which involved increasing the number of car parking places.
In 2005, the station was subject of a terrorist attack. A non-Norwegian man had called the Norwegian police 7.49 in the morning, claiming that he had planted a bomb on the station which would detonate 8.00, eleven minutes later. All traffic on the Østfold Line was stopped, and the station investigated, but no bombs were found.
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