Skøyen Station

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Skøyen
Station platform
Location
Place Skøyen
Municipality Oslo
Coordinates 59°55′N, 10°41′E
Line(s) Drammenbanen
Service
Opened 1872
Platforms 4
Owner Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s) Norges Statsbaner
Flytoget
Connections
13 Jar - Grefsen
Yes

Skøyen is a railway station located in Oslo, Norway and is part of Drammenbanen. The station serves commuter trains, some regional trains and the Airport Express Train (Flytoget). Skøyen is owned and operated by Jernbaneverket.

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

[edit] History

The station was originally built in 1872 when Drammenbanen opened. Skøyen became an important station when Oslotunnelen, a railway tunnel under Oslo, was opened in 1980, as it became the only train station in Western Oslo. It has been rebuilt several times and in 1998 it was converted to four tracks when the new Airport Express services opened.

[edit] External links

Preceding station Line Following station
Lysaker Drammenbanen Nationatheatret
Preceding station Regional trains Following station
Lysaker   Airport Express   Nationatheatret
Lysaker   Skien - Oslo S - Lillehammer   Nationatheatret
Preceding station Local trains Following station
terminus 300 Skøyen - Oslo S - Jaren   Nationatheatret
Lysaker 400 Asker - Oslo S - Lillestrøm  
440 Drammen - Oslo S - Dal  
450 Kongsberg - Oslo S - Eidsvoll  
terminus 460 Skøyen - Oslo S - Kongsvinger  
500 Skøyen - Oslo S - Ski  
Lysaker 550 Spikkestad - Oslo S - Moss  
terminus 560 Skøyen - Oslo S - Mysen