Spikkestadbanen

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Spikkestadbanen
Røyken Station on Spikkestadbanen, featuring an NSB BM72 unit.
Info
Type Railway
System Norwegian railway
Terminals Asker
Spikkestad
No. of stations 8
Operation
Opened 1872
Owner Jernbaneverket
Operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Character Commuter trains
Rolling stock BM 69
BM72
Technical
Line length 14 km
No. of tracks Single
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification 15 kV 16⅔ Hz AC
Line map
BHF
Oslo S
LUECKE
Drammenbanen
BHF
23,16 km Asker Station (1872)
ABZrf
til Brakerøya
AKRZu
E18
HST
24,61 km Bondivatn Station (1952)
HST
26,24 km Gullhella Station (1937)
BUE
Fv204 Heggedalsveien
BHF
28,51 km Heggedal Station (1874)
HST
30,13 km Hallenskog Station (1933)
HST
33,63 km Røyken Station (1872)
HST
35,22 km Åsåker Station (1959)
WBRÜCKE
Hegga (43 m)
xKBFe
36,69 km Spikkestad Station (1885)
exTUNNEL1
Spikkestad I (213 m)
exTUNNEL2
Spikkestad II (36 m)
exHST
39,32 km Gullaug (1956-1994)
exÜST
40,43 km Lieråsen crossing loop (1954-1973)
exHST
42,75 km Reistad (1934-1973)
exWBRÜCKE
Lierelva (30 m)
exABZlg
Lierbanen
exBHF
45,62 km Lier (1872-1973)
exBHF
47,94 km Kjellstad (1916-1973)
xABZrg
from Asker
BHF
(50,76 km) Brakerøya
STR
to Drammen

Spikkestadbanen is a 14 kilometre long railway line between Asker and Spikkestad in Norway. It was originally part of Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen which was built in 1872. In 1973 a new tunnel, Lieråsen Tunnel was built to shorten Drammensbanen, and much of the old line was closed down. The last train on the section between Spikkestad and Drammen ran June 2, 1973. However, the stretch between Asker and Spikkestad was kept as a branch line for local commuter traffic. The line was called Spikkestadlinjen until 2008.

[edit] Pictures of stations on Spikkestadbanen

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