Asker Station

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Asker
Asker railway station
Location
Place Asker
Municipality Asker
Coordinates 59°50′1.3″N, 10°26′4.2″E
Line(s) Askerbanen
Drammenbanen
Spikkestadbanen
Distance 23.83 km
Elevation 104.6 m asl
Service
Opened 1872
Platforms 6
Owner Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Flytoget
Connections
Ruter

Asker is a railway station located in downtown Asker in Akershus, Norway. The station serves as the main public transportation hub for the municipalities located around the Askerbanen, Drammenbanen and Spikkestadbanen railway lines. 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 major station, Sandvika.

The station is served by commuter trains, regional trains, express trains to Bergen and Kristiansand and is the terminus for the Airport Express Trains to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The station also serves as a bus station for Asker.

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Platforms at Asker Station

Airport Express train

Regional train

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Preceding station Line Following station
terminus Askerbanen Sandvika
Lier Drammenbanen Høn
Bondivatn Spikkestadbanen 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  
v • d • e
Airport Express Train
Flytoget
Lines
Stations
Asker  · Sandvika  · Lysaker  · Skøyen  · Nationaltheatret  · Oslo S  · Lillestrøm  · Oslo Airport