Hokksund Station

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Hokksund
File:Hokksund Railway Station TRS 061213 006.jpg
Location HokksundØvre Eiker
Norway
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Elevation 8.0 m (26.2 ft) AMSL
Owned by Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by Norwegian State Railways
Line(s) Randsfjorden Line
Sørlandet Line
Distance 70.22 km (43.63 mi)
Platforms 2
History
Opened 1866

Hokksund Station (Norwegian: Hokksund stasjon) is located at the village of Hokksund in Øvre Eiker, Norway on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by local trains between Kongsberg via Oslo to Eidsvoll operated by the Norwegian State Railways as well as express trains from Oslo to Bergen and Kristiansand.

History

The station was opened in 1866 as part of Randsfjorden Line. In 1971 it became terminus of the branch line between Hokksund and Kongsberg.

Preceding station Line Following station
Vikersund Randsfjorden Line
Vestfossen Sørlandet Line Mjøndalen
Steinberg
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Vestfossen L12 KongsbergOslo SEidsvoll   Steinberg