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Vestby Station

Coordinates: 59°36′13.010″N 10°44′54.258″E / 59.60361389°N 10.74840500°E / 59.60361389; 10.74840500
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Vestby Station (Norwegian: Vestby stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Vestby, Norway on the railway Østfoldbanen. The station is served by commuter trains between Spikkestad via Oslo to Moss with half hour or hourly headway by Norges Statsbaner. The station opened in 1879, and was modernized in 1989. It has a passenger walkway built in gluelam connecting the two platforms and a small car-parking with place for approximately 120 cars. The station is served by line 550 of the Oslo Commuter Rail and has about 160 passengers to Oslo each day.[1]

History

A four-car multiple unit running along a double-track line between two cliffs; in the background is a motorway.
Class 73b train on the double-track section of the Østfold Line near Vestby

The station was opened in 1879 as part of the Smaalens Line, which is by now known as the western branch of the Østfold Line.[2] The station building was drawn by Peter Andreas Blix in the same Swiss cottage style as the preceding station Ås.[3] The station was used by weekend guests from Oslo that visited the nearby conurbation Hvitsten for having a bath.[4] When the stretch between Ski Station and Moss was extended to double track in 1989,[2] Vestby Station received a major renovation a few years later.[5][6] A regulation plan for the station area was released May 2010, which aimed at increasing the station's parking places.[7] In June 2010, the station building caught fire at the middle of the night, but left no injuries.[8][9] The station has also been victim of sabotage in 2004, when some local youth laid steel pipes over the tracks.[10]

Facilities

The station, as mentioned earlier, received a major overhaul after the Follo Line was extended to double track in the 1990's.[11] The station is therefore designed in the same style as the preceding station Ås, with a modern walkway over the tracks.[12] The walkway is built in gluelam, and shapes together with the stairways down to the platforms a minimalistic construction.[12] On the east side is a bus stop, on the west side is a park and ride facility with place for up to 120 cars.[7] There is also a taxi stand at the station.[7]

The station has a station building, which is opened from 05.45-12.00 on workdays, and stores a small kiosk.[5] The platforms have sheds and ticket machines. It is located north of Sonsveien Station and south of Ås Station on the Follo Line, 38.65 kilometres from Oslo Central Station.[5]

Service

Vestby Station is served by the line 550 towards Moss of the Oslo Commuter Rail, which is operated by the Norwegian State Railways.[13] The line runs through Oslo between Spikkestad and Moss on the Spikkestad Line and Follo Line respectively.[14] The service has two southbound stations before reaching Moss; Sonsveien and Kambo.[15] Travel time to Oslo Central Station is 33 minutes and to Moss 16 minutes.[16][17] The public transport authority Ruter operates bus services to the station from the conurbations around Vestby.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Vestby". Norwegian Railway Club (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Vestby stasjon" (in Norwegian). Rom Eiendom. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Stasjonsbygning" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Railway Club. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Badegjestende benytter stasjonen på Vestby". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). 15 November 1950. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ^ a b c "Vestby stasjon" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 19 December 2007 suggested (help)
  6. ^ "Vestby kommune, innsigelse til reguleringsplan for Sole skog skole og idrettsanlegg" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  7. ^ a b c Plansjefen. "Vedtatt reguleringsplan for Vestby stasjon, innfartsparkering". Municipality of Vestby (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  8. ^ Rypeng, Lisa (2 June 2010). "Brann på Vestby stasjon". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  9. ^ Rom, Marianne W. (3 June 2010). "Brann på Vestby stasjon". Vestby Avis (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Togsabotasje ved Vestby stasjon". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 22 March 2004. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  11. ^ Holom, Finn (1996). "Dobbeltspor Ski–Moss fullføres". På Sporet. 88: 4–5.
  12. ^ a b "Broer Ås og Vestby" (in Norwegian). Linje arkitekter. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  13. ^ "NSB network map". Norwegian State Railways. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  14. ^ "NSB Network Map commuter trains" (PDF). Norwegian State Railways. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  15. ^ "NSB Network Map commuter trains" (PDF). Norwegian State Railways. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  16. ^ "Rutetider Vestby - Moss" (in Norwegian). Norwegian State Railways. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  17. ^ "Rutetider Oslo S - Vestby" (in Norwegian). Norwegian State Railways. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  18. ^ "931 Moss - Kambo - Son - Hølen - Vestby" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 August 2010.
Preceding station Following station
Ås Østfoldbanen Sonsveien
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Ås R21 Oslo S–Moss   Sonsveien

59°36′13.010″N 10°44′54.258″E / 59.60361389°N 10.74840500°E / 59.60361389; 10.74840500

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