Vikhammer Station

Vikhammer
Location
Place Vikhammer
Municipality Malvik
Line(s) Nordlandsbanen
Distance 23.14 kilometres (14.38 mi)
Elevation 7.5 metres (25 ft) above sea level
Service
Opened 1881
Platforms 2
Owner Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Connections

Vikhammer Station is a railway station located in the village of Vikhammer in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Trondheim.

The station is on the Nordlandsbanen railway line. The station is served hourly by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail service between Steinkjer and Trondheim. The unstaffed station is operated by Norges Statsbaner.[1]

History

The station was built as part of Meråkerbanen in 1893. The station was closed from 1985 until the mid-1990s when it was opened once again. The name was originally Vikhammer, but from 1926 it was changed to Vikhamar. In 2007, the name was switched back to Vikhammer.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Vikhammer station". Norges statsbaner. http://www.nsb.no/stations_uaa/vikhammer-station-article26708-2773.html. Retrieved 2011-03-09. 
  2. ^ "Vikhammer stasjon" (in Norwegian). Jernbaneverket. http://www.jernbaneverket.no/no/Jernbanen/Stasjonssok/-V-/Vikhammer/. Retrieved 2011-03-09. 
  3. ^ "Vikhammer" (in Norwegian). Stasjonsdatabasen. http://forsk.njk.no/stdb/index.php?mod=st&aut=&detaljert=1&baneID=129&Stnr=4306&sid=1566. Retrieved 2011-03-09. 
Preceding station Line Following station
Rotvoll Nordlandsbanen Hommelvik
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Rotvoll   Trønderbanen   Hommelvik