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Høvik Station
Høvik Station () is a railway station of the Drammen Line situated at Høvik in Bærum, Norway. Located from Oslo Central Station, it is served by line L1 of the Oslo Commuter Rail. It is located in a residential area and has four regular hourly services operated by Vy. The station features two accessible side platforms and an underpass. There are five tracks, three of which are used for turnaround, parking and splitting of trains. The station, designed by Georg Andreas Bull, opened on 1 May 1874, two years after the line. It received major upgrade from 1917 to 1922, when an all-new station building and island platform were built, while the railway was double track, doubled, railway electrification system, electrified and gauge converted to standard gauge. This gave a thirty-minuted headway to Oslo and Sandvika. Høvik was staffed until 1995. It received a new upgrade in 2013 and 2014, when the buildings were demolished and new tracks installed. History The Drammen Line past t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Høvik
Høvik is a suburban area in the municipality of Bærum, Akershus, Norway, within the Oslo metropolitan area. Primarily a residential area, its population was 4,311 in 2005. Høvik is typically divided into two parts: Nedre (lower) and Øvre (upper). Høvik features a church, a small shopping area, and a railway station, Høvik Station, which is served by Drammensbanen. The Flytoget (Airport Express Train) does not stop at Høvik. The Henie Onstad Kunstsenter is located nearby. There are three schools in Høvik: Ramstad Skole, Høvik Verk Skole, and Høvik Skole. Several significant businesses also have offices in Høvik, including DNV. Høvik is home to beaches that are popular and often crowded during the summer. It is a well-known recreational area throughout the year, drawing visitors from across Bærum. Høvik IF has sections for alpine skiing, bandy, association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
