Skøyen Station

Skøyen
Station platform
Location
Place Skøyen
Municipality Oslo
Line(s) Drammen Line
Distance 4.36 km
Service
Opened 1872
Platforms 4
Owner Norwegian National Rail Administration
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Flytoget
Connections
13 Jar - Grefsen
Ruter

Skøyen is a railway station located in Oslo, Norway and is part of Drammen Line. The station serves commuter trains, some regional trains and the Flytoget airport express train service. Skøyen station is owned and operated by the Norwegian National Rail Administration.

Though some continue on, the station is the terminus for several commuter trains in the Greater Oslo area. In addition, some of the regional trains on the Vestfold Line stop at the station. The next stop westwards is Lysaker Station and eastward Nationaltheatret Station. The Norwegian Space Centre can be reached from this station.

History

The station was originally built in 1872 when Drammenbanen opened. Skøyen became an important station when the Oslo Tunnel passing under central Oslo was opened in 1980. With the opening of the tunnel and the closure of Oslo West, Skøyen became the only railway station in Western Oslo. It has been rebuilt several times and in 1998 was converted to four tracks when the new Flytoget airport express services arrived.

External links

Preceding station Line Following station
Lysaker
Bestun
Drammenbanen Nationatheatret
Terminus Skøyen–Filipstadlinjen Oslo Port
Skarpsno
Preceding station Regional trains Following station
Lysaker   Airport Express   Nationatheatret
Lysaker   SkienOslo SLillehammer   Nationatheatret
Preceding station Local trains Following station
terminus 300 Skøyen–Oslo SJaren   Nationatheatret
Lysaker 400 AskerOslo SLillestrøm  
440 DrammenOslo SDal  
450 KongsbergOslo SEidsvoll  
terminus 460 Skøyen–Oslo SKongsvinger  
500 Skøyen–Oslo SSki  
Lysaker 550 SpikkestadOslo SMoss  
terminus 560 Skøyen–Oslo SMysen