Oslo Airport Station
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Oslo Airport Station also known as Gardermoen Station, is a railway station located in the airport terminal
building of Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
in Norway. Located on the Gardermoen Line, it is served by the Oslo Airport Express Trains (), express trains to Trondheim
and Oslo
, regional trains to Lillehammer
and Skien
(via Oslo) and commuter trains to Eidsvoll
and Kongsberg
(via Oslo).
The station is located 48 kilometres (29.8 mi) from Oslo Central Station. The station is manned, and there is a single bus route, and several coach services, to and from the airport. It opened in 1998, along with the new airport. During 2000–2001, there were several derailments at the station. South of the station is a terminal for unloading freight trains carrying aviation fuel.
Aviation fuel
is transported to the airport by train. CargoNet
hauls a daily train load of fuel from Sjursøya
, with an unloading terminal just south of the passenger station. They are the only freight trains to use the Gardermoen Line.
Norges Statsbaner
(NSB) and the Airport Express Train (Flytoget) are the only companies that operate to the station. The outer side platforms (1 and 4) serve NSB trains, while the two inner island platforms (2 and 3) serve the Airport Express Trains.
The station is manned, from 07:00 to 22:00 on weekdays, with reduced opening hours on weekends. The platform (but not necessarily the trains) are wheelchair accessible, and an escort service for disabled persons can be prebooked. Baggage trolleys are available, and a wide selection of services, including cafes, kiosks, banks and police, are available at the airport terminal, as are taxis. A single local bus route, Ruter
no. 855, also serves the airport from Kløfta
, Jessheim
and Maura
. There are many coaches from all parts of the company that also serve the airport, as well as coach services to Oslo operated by Flybussekspressen and SAS Ground Services
.
, then continue beyond Oslo Central towards Drammen Station
, a total of eight stops. Total travel time to Drammen is 60 minutes. In 2007, the Airport Express Train had 5.35 million passengers.
operated by NSB, provides one service in each direction each hour—line 450 from Kongsberg
via Oslo Central to Eidsvoll Station
. NSB also provides one regional service in each direction per hour towards Skien Station
(via Oslo Central) and Lillehammer Station
. On the Dovre Line to Trondheim Central Station
, five daily express trains are also offered, including one NSB Night Train
. Northbound trains use track 1, while southbound trains use track 4.
, a subsidiary of the Norwegian State Railways, was created to built the line and station, as well as operate the Flytoget airport express train services. Construction of the station was performed in parallel with the construction of the airport, and the station is built in the same style as the rest of the airport, in postmodernist
concrete and wood.
The station was taken into use on 27 September 1998, and public services commenced along with the opening of the airport on 8 October 1998. In 2001, as part of a reorganization of NSB Gardermobanen, the ownership of the station was transferred to the Norwegian National Rail Administration.
was installed in 2001.
Airport terminal
An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from aircraft....
building of Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is the principal airport serving Oslo, Norway. It acts as the main domestic hub and international airport for Norway, and the second-busiest airport in the Nordic countries. A hub for Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle, and a focus city for Widerøe, it is...
in Norway. Located on the Gardermoen Line, it is served by the Oslo Airport Express Trains (), express trains to Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
and Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, regional trains to Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
and Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
(via Oslo) and commuter trains to Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet.-Name:...
and Kongsberg
Kongsberg
is a town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located at the southern end of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsberg....
(via Oslo).
The station is located 48 kilometres (29.8 mi) from Oslo Central Station. The station is manned, and there is a single bus route, and several coach services, to and from the airport. It opened in 1998, along with the new airport. During 2000–2001, there were several derailments at the station. South of the station is a terminal for unloading freight trains carrying aviation fuel.
Location
Gardermoen is at kilometer marker 51.85 (32.22 mi) from Oslo S, but the actual distance is only 48.07 km (29.9 mi). This is because the distance markers follow the slightly longer Hoved Line between Oslo and Lillestrøm. The station is built directly below the airport terminal, and access is obtained via escalators or elevators located in the airport's arrival hall. North of the station, the tracks run in a tunnel below the terminal and runway area. The tracks on platform 2 and 3 only have connection southwards; north of the station they are only connected to a short turning track.Aviation fuel
Aviation fuel
Aviation fuel is a specialized type of petroleum-based fuel used to power aircraft. It is generally of a higher quality than fuels used in less critical applications, such as heating or road transport, and often contains additives to reduce the risk of icing or explosion due to high temperatures,...
is transported to the airport by train. CargoNet
CargoNet
CargoNet AS is the primary operator of freight trains on the Norwegian railway system. It was formed as NSB Gods after NSB fissioned into a passenger and a freight company. NSB Gods changed its name to CargoNet at the beginning of 2002. It is owned by NSB and the Swedish freight company Green Cargo...
hauls a daily train load of fuel from Sjursøya
Sjursøya
Sjursøya is a peninsula located in Oslo, Norway. The peninsula is entirely used by the Port of Oslo as a container and petroleum port, and serves as the primary oil port for Eastern Norway....
, with an unloading terminal just south of the passenger station. They are the only freight trains to use the Gardermoen Line.
Services
Norges Statsbaner
Norges Statsbaner AS, also known as the Norwegian State Railways and NSB, is a company which is responsible for most passenger train operation in Norway...
(NSB) and the Airport Express Train (Flytoget) are the only companies that operate to the station. The outer side platforms (1 and 4) serve NSB trains, while the two inner island platforms (2 and 3) serve the Airport Express Trains.
The station is manned, from 07:00 to 22:00 on weekdays, with reduced opening hours on weekends. The platform (but not necessarily the trains) are wheelchair accessible, and an escort service for disabled persons can be prebooked. Baggage trolleys are available, and a wide selection of services, including cafes, kiosks, banks and police, are available at the airport terminal, as are taxis. A single local bus route, Ruter
Ruter
Ruter As is the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus, Norway. The company, organized as a limited company is responsible for managing, but not operating, public transport in the two counties, including bus, the Oslo Metro, the Oslo Tramway and ferries...
no. 855, also serves the airport from Kløfta
Kløfta
Kløfta is a village located in Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway. It has a population of approximately 6,000 inhabitats.Literally translated, the name means 'the cleft' in English. It probably refers to a junction of three roads heading for Oslo, Trondheim and Kongsvinger. At Kløfta, the road RV2...
, Jessheim
Jessheim
Jessheim is a large village in the Ullensaker municipality in Akershus of Norway.The name "Jessheim" is from Norse Jasseimr or Jesseímr where the first part has unknown origin, while the second part means home. It is also possible that the first part "Jess" can mean jarl or jarls...
and Maura
Maura
Maura may refer to:In places:*Maura, Norway, villagePeople with Maura as the full name:*Saint Maura, one of the two martyrs, Maura and BrittaPeople with the surname Maura:*Antonio Maura , Prime Minister of Spain...
. There are many coaches from all parts of the company that also serve the airport, as well as coach services to Oslo operated by Flybussekspressen and SAS Ground Services
SAS Ground Services
SAS Ground Handling is Europe's third largest full-service provider of aircraft ground handling and airport related services. SAS Ground Handling is the largest ground handling company in Scandinavia....
.
Flytoget
The Flytoget airport express train services operate six times per hour. Three run directly to Oslo Central Station () in nineteen minutes and terminate there; the other three services make an additional stop at Lillestrøm StationLillestrøm Station
Lillestrøm Station is a railway station located at Lillestrøm in Skedsmo, Norway. The station serves as the main transportation hub of the eastern parts of Greater Oslo and all trains east of Oslo stop at Lillestrøm...
, then continue beyond Oslo Central towards Drammen Station
Drammen Station
Drammen is a railway station located in downtown Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. The station is the terminus of both the Randsfjord Line, the Drammen Line and the Vestfold Line...
, a total of eight stops. Total travel time to Drammen is 60 minutes. In 2007, the Airport Express Train had 5.35 million passengers.
| Station | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Station Lillestrøm Station is a railway station located at Lillestrøm in Skedsmo, Norway. The station serves as the main transportation hub of the eastern parts of Greater Oslo and all trains east of Oslo stop at Lillestrøm... |
30.90 km | 12 min |
| Oslo Central Station | 48.07 km | 19 / 22 min |
| Nationaltheatret Nationaltheatret station Nationaltheatret Station is an underground railway station on the Drammen Line serving Vika and the central business district of Oslo, Norway. It is the second-busiest railway station in Norway, behind Oslo Central Station , from which Nationaltheatret is away... |
49.50 km | 27 min |
| Skøyen Skøyen Station Skøyen is a railway station located in Oslo, Norway and is part of Drammen Line. The station serves commuter trains, some regional trains and the Flytoget airport express train service. Skøyen station is owned and operated by the Norwegian National Rail Administration.Though some continue on, the... |
52.43 km | 32 min |
| Lysaker Lysaker Station Lysaker Station is Norway's third-largest railway station, located at Lysaker on the Drammen Line. It serves express, regional, local and Airport Express trains. The station opened in 1872, and is located west of Oslo S at elevation... |
55.07 km | 34 min |
| Sandvika Sandvika Station Sandvika Station is a railway station located in downtown Sandvika in Bærum, Akershus, Norway. The station serves as a local public transport hub and is located on the Asker Line and the Drammen Line. The station was opened with the Drammen Line in 1872. In 2005 the Asker Line opened allowing... |
62.24 km | 42 min |
| Asker Asker Station Asker is a railway station located in downtown Asker in Akershus, Norway. The station serves as the main public transportation hub for the municipalities located around the Asker Line, the Drammen Line and the Spikkestad Line. The station was opened with the Drammen Line in 1872... |
71.93 km | 48 min |
| Drammen Drammen Station Drammen is a railway station located in downtown Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. The station is the terminus of both the Randsfjord Line, the Drammen Line and the Vestfold Line... |
100.96 km | 60 min |
Norges Statsbaner
The Oslo Commuter RailOslo Commuter Rail
Oslo Commuter Rail is a commuter rail centered in Oslo, Norway, connecting the capital to six counties in Eastern Norway. The system is operated by the Norwegian State Railways and its subsidiary NSB Gjøvikbanen, using Class 69 and Class 72 electric multiple units . The network spans eight routes...
operated by NSB, provides one service in each direction each hour—line 450 from Kongsberg
Kongsberg Station
Kongsberg Station is a railway station located in downtown Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway, on the Sørland Line. The station is served by express trains to Kristiansand and is the terminus of the local trains from Oslo and Eidsvoll.-History:...
via Oslo Central to Eidsvoll Station
Eidsvoll Station
Eidsvoll is a railway station located at Eidsvoll in Akershus, Norway. The station is the terminus of both the Trunk Line, the Gardermoen Line and the Dovre Line. Though the Dovre Line and the Trunk Line/Gardermoen Line practically are the same continual railway, there is a naming change at the...
. NSB also provides one regional service in each direction per hour towards Skien Station
Skien Station
Skien is a railway station located about one kilometer from downtown Skien. The station serves as terminus for the regional trains on Vestfoldbanen from Oslo via Vestfold and for the local trains to Notodden on Bratsbergbanen....
(via Oslo Central) and Lillehammer Station
Lillehammer Station
Lillehammer is a railway station located in downtown Lillehammer, Norway, on the Dovre Line. The station was opened in 1894 with the construction of the railway between Hamar Station and Tretten Station. The station got a major overhaul before the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer...
. On the Dovre Line to Trondheim Central Station
Trondheim Central Station
Trondheim Central Station or Trondheim S is the main railway station serving the city of Trondheim, Norway. Located at Brattøra in the north part of the city center, it is the terminus of the Dovre Line, running southwards, and the Nordland Line, which runs north...
, five daily express trains are also offered, including one NSB Night Train
NSB Night Train
NSB Night Train is a night sleeping car service provided by the Norwegian State Railways on four routes; Oslo - Bergen , Oslo - Stavanger , Oslo - Trondheim and Trondheim - Bodø .The service is provided using El 18 locomotives with WLAB2 and B7 cars on the electrified lines in Southern Norway,...
. Northbound trains use track 1, while southbound trains use track 4.
History
The decision to build the station, railway and airport was taken by the Norwegian Parliament on 8 October 1992. NSB GardermobanenFlytoget
is a Norwegian high-speed airport rail link connecting Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Oslo Central Station in nineteen minutes. Run by Flytoget AS , it operates on the high-speed Gardermoen Line using sixteen GMB Class 71 electric trains. Normal service frequency is once every ten minutes, with half...
, a subsidiary of the Norwegian State Railways, was created to built the line and station, as well as operate the Flytoget airport express train services. Construction of the station was performed in parallel with the construction of the airport, and the station is built in the same style as the rest of the airport, in postmodernist
Postmodern architecture
Postmodern architecture began as an international style the first examples of which are generally cited as being from the 1950s, but did not become a movement until the late 1970s and continues to influence present-day architecture...
concrete and wood.
The station was taken into use on 27 September 1998, and public services commenced along with the opening of the airport on 8 October 1998. In 2001, as part of a reorganization of NSB Gardermobanen, the ownership of the station was transferred to the Norwegian National Rail Administration.
Incidents
In 2000–01, Flytoget experienced three derailments with empty trains at Gardermoen; one caused by the engineer falling asleep and two by the train passing a red light. No more such accidents occurred after automatic train controlAutomatic Train Control
Automatic Train Control is a train protection system for railways, ensuring the safe and smooth operation of trains on ATC-enabled lines. Its main advantages include making possible the use of cab signalling instead of track-side signals and the use of smooth deceleration patterns in lieu of the...
was installed in 2001.
External links
, Norwegian National Rail Administration, Flytoget, Norwegian State Railways- Norwegian Railway Club entry
- Interchange information, from Avinor