Vikersund Station

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Vikersund
Location
Place	Vikersund
Municipality	Modum
Line(s)	Randsfjordbanen
Distance	84.5 km
Elevation	67.1 m asl
Service
Opened	1866
Platforms	2
Owner	Jernbaneverket
Line operator(s)	Norges Statsbaner
Connections

Vikersund Station (Norwegian: Vikersund stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Vikersund in Modum, Norway on the railway Randsfjordbanen. The station is served by some express trains between Bergen and Oslo operated by Norges Statsbaner.

[edit] History

The station was opened in 1866, as part of Randsfjordbanen. In 1872 Vikersund became the terminus of Krøderbanen, a 26 km branch line to Lake Krøderen. In 1985 Krøderbanen was abandoned and transformed to a heritage railway. The heritage railway outings are based at Vikersund Station.