Åsåker Station ( no, Åsåker holdeplass) was a
railway station
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on the
Spikkestad Line
The Spikkestad Line () is a 14 kilometre long railway line between Asker and Spikkestad in Norway. It was originally part of the Drammen Line between Oslo and Drammen which was built in 1872. In 1973, Lieråsen Tunnel was built to shorten the Dr ...
located at
Åsåker in
Asker,
Norway
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. The station was opened as part of Drammenbanen on 22 December 1959, but in 1973 the new
Lieråsen Tunnel opened through Lieråsen, and the old part of Drammen Line was transformed to a
commuter train line.
The station was served by the
Oslo Commuter Rail
Oslo Commuter Rail ( no, Lokaltog Østlandet) is a commuter rail centered in Oslo, Norway, connecting the capital to six counties in Eastern Norway. The system is operated by Vy (formerly NSB) and its subsidiary Vy Gjøvikbanen, using Class 69 ...
service to
Oslo S
Oslo Central Station ( no, Oslo sentralstasjon, abbreviated ) is the main railway station in Oslo, and the largest railway station within the entire Norwegian railway system. It connects with Jernbanetorget station. It's the terminus of Dramm ...
and onward to
Moss
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. Åsåker is primarily a residential area. The station was closed in 2012 due to low traffic.
Railway stations in Røyken
Railway stations on the Spikkestad Line
Railway stations opened in 1959
Railway stations closed in 2012
1959 establishments in Norway
2012 disestablishments in Norway
Disused railway stations in Norway
Railway stations in Norway opened in the 1950s
Railway stations in Norway closed in the 21st century
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