Torp Station
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Stokke | |
Location | |
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Place | Stokke |
Municipality | Stokke |
Line(s) | Vestfoldbanen |
Distance | 135.10 km |
Elevation | 58.0 m |
Service | |
Opened | 1881 |
Platforms | 2 |
Line operator(s) | Norges Statsbaner |
Connections | |
Sandefjord Airport, Torp | |
Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk |
Torp (Sandefjord Airport) Station (Norwegian: Torp (Sandefjord lufthavn) stasjon) is a railway station on Vestfoldbanen in Stokke, Norway. The station is served with InterCity Express trains operated by Norges Statsbaner. The station is close to Sandefjord Airport, Torp, and there is a free four-minute shuttle bus service from the station to the airport. It is possible to take direct trains from Torp Station to Oslo Airport Station at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
[edit] History
The station was built as part of Vestfoldbanen in 1881 as RĂ¥stad. In 1971 the station became unmanned and later closed, and the station building converted to a museum. On January 21, 2008 the station opened under the new name to serve the airport. The reopening cost NOK 7 million.
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Preceding station | Line | Following station | ||
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Sandefjord | Vestfoldbanen | Stokke | ||
Preceding station | Regional trains | Following station | ||
Sandefjord | Skien - Oslo S - Lillehammer | Stokke |