Torp Station

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Stokke
Location
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.

[edit] External links

Preceding station Line Following station
Sandefjord Vestfoldbanen Stokke
Preceding station Regional trains Following station
Sandefjord   Skien - Oslo S - Lillehammer   Stokke