Brakerøya Station

Brakerøya
Brakerøya station (2009)
Location	Brakerøya, Drammen Norway
Coordinates	59°44′37.100″N 10°13′58.001″E / 59.74363889°N 10.23277806°E / 59.74363889; 10.23277806Coordinates: 59°44′37.100″N 10°13′58.001″E / 59.74363889°N 10.23277806°E / 59.74363889; 10.23277806
Elevation	3.4 m (11 ft)
Owned by	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by	Norwegian State Railways
Line(s)	Drammen Line
Distance	50.76 km (31.54 mi)
Platforms	2
History
Opened	1873

Brakerøya Station (Norwegian: Brakerøya stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Brakerøya in Drammen, Norway on the Drammen Line. The station is served by commuter trains 440 and 450 with half-hour headway by the Norwegian State Railways.

History

The station was opened in 1873, one year after the Drammen Line. It was heavily rebuilt in 1973 when Lieråsen Tunnel was opened and a new double track from Lieråsen Tunnel to Brakerøya was built.

Preceding station	Line		Following station
Drammen	Drammen Line		Lier
Preceding station	Local trains		Following station
Drammen	L13	Drammen–Oslo S–Dal	Lier

Drammen Line

Stations	Drammen Brakerøya Lier Asker Høn Vakås Hvalstad Billingstad Slependen Sandvika Blommenholm Høvik Stabekk Lysaker Skøyen Nationaltheatret Oslo S

Closed stations	Jong Ramstad Strand Myra Bestun Skarpsno Oslo V

Unused stations	Elisenberg

Branch lines	Lier Spikkestad Asker Skøyen–Filipstad

Tunnels	Lieråsen Oslo

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