Hokksund Station

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Hokksund
Location
Place Hokksund
Municipality Øvre Eiker
Line(s) Randsfjordbanen
Sørlandsbanen
Distance 70.22 km
Elevation 8.0 m asl
Service
Opened 1866
Platforms 2
Owner Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Connections

Hokksund Station (Norwegian: Hokksund stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Hokksund in Øvre Eiker, Norway on the railway Sørlandsbanen. The station is served by local trains between Kongsberg via Oslo to Eidsvoll operated by Norges Statsbaner as well as express trains from Oslo to Bergen and Kristiansand.

[edit] History

The station was opened in 1866 as part of Randsfjordbanen. In 1971 it became terminus of the branch line between Hokksund and Kongsberg.

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Hokksund Station
Hokksund Station
Preceding station Line Following station
Vikersund Randsfjordbanen Steinberg
Vestfossen Sørlandsbanen Terminus
Preceding station Express trains Following station
Vikersund   Bergen - Oslo S   Drammen
Kongsberg   Kristiansand - Oslo S  
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Vestfossen 450 Kongsberg - Oslo S - Eidsvoll   Steinberg