Asker Station
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| Asker | |
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|---|---|
| A regional- and Airport Express train at Asker Station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Asker |
| Municipality | Asker |
| Line(s) | Askerbanen Drammenbanen Spikkestadlinjen |
| Distance | 23.83 km |
| Elevation | 104.6 m asl |
| Service | |
| Opened | 1872 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Owner | Jernbaneverket |
| Line operator(s) | Norges Statsbaner Flytoget |
| Connections | |
| Bus | Yes |
Asker is a railway station located in downtown Asker in Akershus, Norway. The station serves as the main public transportation hub for the municipality is located on Askerbanen, Drammenbanen and Spikkestadlinjen. The station was opened with Drammenbanen in 1872. In 2005 Askerbanen opened allowing though trains to bypass local trains and head directly to the next mayor station, Sandvika.
The station is served by commuter trains, regional trains, express trains to Bergen and Kristiansand and is the temrinus for the Airport Express Trains to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The station also serves as a bus station for Asker.
[edit] External links
- Jernbaneverket page on Asker Station (Norwegian)
| Preceding station | Line | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| terminus | Askerbanen | Sandvika | ||
| Lier | Drammenbanen | Høn | ||
| Bondivatn | Spikkestadlinjen | terminus | ||
| Preceding station | Express trains | Following station | ||
| Drammen | Bergen - Oslo S | Lysaker | ||
| Kristiansand - Oslo S | ||||
| Preceding station | Regional trains | Following station | ||
| terminus | Airport Express | Sandvika | ||
| Drammen | Skien - Oslo S - Lillehammer | Sandvika | ||
| Preceding station | Local trains | Following station | ||
| terminus | 400 | Asker - Oslo S - Lillestrøm | Høn | |
| Lier | 440 | Drammen - Oslo S - Dal | Sandvika | |
| 450 | Kongsberg - Oslo S - Eidsvoll | |||
| Bondivatn | 550 | Spikkestad - Oslo S - Moss | ||
