Lillestrøm Station () is a

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serving the town of Lillestrøm in

Skedsmo Skedsmo was a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the List of cities in No ...

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. Located on the

Gardermoen Line The Gardermoen Line () 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 Oslo. The older ...

and the

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as well as being the western terminus of the Kongsvinger Line, it is the main

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of the eastern parts of the Greater Oslo area, and all trains east of Oslo – local, regional, airport express, and long-distance express – call at Lillestrøm.

History

The station was built as part of the Trunk Line, Norway's first railway, and opened in 1854.Old picture of Lillestrøm Station
Norsk Jernbaneklubb When the new Gardermoen Line from Oslo via

Oslo Airport, Gardermoen Oslo Airport () , alternatively referred to as Oslo Gardermoen Airport or simply Gardermoen, is an international airport serving Oslo, the capital and most populous city of Norway. The airport is the second largest in Scandinavia and the Nord ...

Eidsvoll Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the munic ...

opened in 1998 the station was completely renovated and became the only stop for the Airport Express Train east of Oslo.

Lines and services

References

External links

Jernbaneverket's entry on Lillestrøm StationNorwegian State Railsways' (NSB) entry on Lillestrøm StationLillestrøm Station, Entry
on

Flytoget Flytoget (') is a high-speed rail, high-speed airport rail link, airport railway service connecting Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Oslo Airport to Oslo Central Station. Run by Flytoget AS (formerly NSB Gardermobanen AS), it operates on the high-speed ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lillestrom Station Flytoget Railway stations in Lillestrøm Railway stations on the Gardermoen Line Railway stations on the Kongsvinger Line Railway stations on the Trunk Line Railway stations in Norway opened in 1854 Railway stations in Norway opened in 1998