Vikersund Station

Vikersund Station (Norwegian: Vikersund stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Vikersund in Modum, Norway. At Vikersund there is a junction with the Randsfjorden Line (Randsfjordbane) on which Norges Statsbaner operates some express trains between Bergen and Oslo.

Vikersund
LocationVikersund, Modum
Norway
Elevation67.1 m asl
Owned byNorwegian National Rail Administration
Operated byNorwegian State Railways
Line(s)Randsfjorden Line
Distance84.5 km
Platforms2
Construction
ArchitectGeorg Andreas Bull
History
Opened1866

History
Damplocotype 24b No. 236 with passenger train on Krøderbanen

The station was opened in 1866, as part of the Randsfjorden Line. In 1872, Vikersund became the terminus of the Krøderen Line (Krøderbanen), a 26 kilometres (16 mi) branch line to the lake of Krøderen. Passenger services on the Krøderen Line were withdrawn in 1958 and freight traffic in 1985. The rail line was transformed into a heritage railway with outings between Vikersund Station and Krøderen, a distance of about 26 km. The rail lane is operated by the Norwegian Railway Club and the Krøderbanen Foundation. [1]

References
  1. "Krøderbanen". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
Preceding station Following station
Hønefoss Randsfjorden Line Hokksund
Preceding station Express trains Following station
Hønefoss 41   Bergen–Oslo S   Hokksund

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