Eidsvoll Verk Station ( no, Eidsvoll Verk stasjon) is a

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located on the

Gardermoen Line The Gardermoen Line ( no, Gardermobanen) is a high-speed railway line between Oslo and Eidsvoll, Norway, running past Lillestrøm and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The line is long and replaced the older Hoved Line as the main line north-east of Os ...

at Råholt near

Eidsvoll Verk Eidsvoll Verk is a village in Eidsvoll, in Akershus County, Norway. It is served by Eidsvoll Verk Station on the Gardermoen Line. It was the site of the former Eidsvold Iron Works. It is also the site of the Eidsvoll Manor, where the Constituti ...

Eidsvoll Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet. General information E ...

, Norway. The station was taken into use in 1999 when the commuter trains to Eidsvoll started using the Gardermoen Line. It was designed by Arkitektskap and built in concrete, with details in metal and wood, and is sunk into the ground.

Service

The Oslo Commuter Rail, operated by Vy, serves Eidsvoll Verk twice per hour with lines L12 Eidsvoll - Oslo S - Drammen - Kongsberg, and R11 Eidsvoll - Oslo S - Larvik/Skien. The service has only one northbound station,

, 5 minutes away. Travel time to

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is 5 minutes, and to

Oslo Central Station 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 Dramme ...

, 30 minutes. The public transport authority

Ruter Ruter AS is the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus counties in Norway. Formally a limited company – 60% of its shares are owned by the Oslo county municipality and 40% by that of Akershus – it is responsible for the administra ...

operates bus services to the station, including a correspondence from Eidsvoll Verk via the station to

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. There is also a taxi stand at the station.

Facilities

The station is designed in the same style as the rest of the Gardermoen Line and the

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. The station consists of two

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s lowered in the terrain. The walls are covered in ramps and stairs to liven up the concrete walls with metal detailing. Above the station is a walkway built in wood; its curved shape was designed to fit in with the hilly landscape. On the west side is a

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, on the east side is a

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facility. The station is unmanned and without a station building, but the platforms have sheds and

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s. It is located south of

Eidsvoll Station Eidsvoll is a railway station located at Eidsvoll in Akershus, Norway. The station is a terminal of the Trunk Line, the Gardermoen Line, and the Dovre Line. Though the Dovre Line and the Trunk Line/Gardermoen Line practically are the same contin ...

and north of

Oslo Airport Station Oslo Airport Station ( no, Oslo lufthavn stasjon), also known as Gardermoen Station, is a railway station located in the airport terminal building of Oslo Airport, Gardermoen in Norway. Located on the Gardermoen Line, it is served by the Airport ...

on the Gardermoen Line, from Oslo Central Station.

History

Eidsvoll Verk was built along with the rest of the Gardermoen Line for the opening of

Oslo Airport, Gardermoen Oslo Airport ( no, Oslo lufthavn; ), alternatively referred to as Oslo Gardermoen Airport or simply Gardermoen, is the international airport serving Oslo, Norway, the capital and most populous city in the country. A hub for Flyr, Norse Atlan ...

in 1998. The station was designed by Arkitektskap, with construction starting in 1997. The station opened on 27 September 1998, but the commuter train service along the line did not start until 1999, when the

Romerike Tunnel The Romerike Tunnel ( no, Romeriksporten) is a railway tunnel in Norway between Oslo and Lillestrøm. It is the second longest railway tunnel in Norway after the Blix Tunnel opened in 2022, and forms the first section of the Gardermoen Line. It ...

opened. In 2008, the parking lot was expanded with an additional 36 parking spaces.

References

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{{Good article Railway stations on the Gardermoen Line Railway stations in Eidsvoll Railway stations opened in 1998 1998 establishments in Norway