Nyland Station Explained

Nyland
Address:Grorud
Oslo
Country:Norway
Coordinates:59.9443°N 10.8737°W
Line:Trunk Line
Distance:9.3km (05.8miles)
Map Type:Akershus
Platform:2
Owned:Bane NOR
Operator:Vy
Zone:1

Nyland Station (Norwegian: Nyland holdeplass) is a railway station on the Trunk Line located in the Grorud borough of Oslo, Norway. Situated 9.3km (05.8miles) from Oslo Central Station, it consists of two wooden side platforms along a double-tracked line. Nyland is served by the L1 line of the Oslo Commuter Rail. The station was opened on 17 June 1961, although an unofficial stop had been in place since 1942. It serves a mostly industrial area, including Mantena's rolling stock maintenance base.

History

The Trunk Line past Nyland opened on 1854. The area gradually grew up as an industrial site, with a major match factory established in 1865.[1] The Norwegian State Railways later establish a major depot at Nyland in 1943.[2] To allow workers access, trains on the Trunk Line started calling at Nyland no later than 1942.[3] An official stop was established on 17 June 1961, 400m (1,300feet) north of the older station.

Facilities

Nyland Station is situated 9.3km (05.8miles) from Oslo Central Station. The line past Nyland is double track and electrified. The station features two wooden side platforms each with a shed. The platform is 200m (700feet) and 37cm (15inches) tall.[4] The station has a steep ramp to each platform. The station lacks a ticket machine.[5]

Service

Vy serves Nyland with line L1 of the Oslo Commuter Rail. L1 calls at all stations, running from Lillestrøm Station along the Trunk Line past Alna to Oslo Central Station and then along the Drammen Line to Asker Station before serving the Spikkestad Line and terminating at Spikkestad Station. Alna has four trains per direction per hour.[6] [7] Travel time is 10 minutes to Oslo Central Station and 19 minutes to Lillestrøm.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Nyland . . 2000 . 308 . Norwegian . . Oslo.
  2. Book: Statsbanenes Verkstedarbeiderforening Oslo 75 år . 1969 . Statsbanenes Verkstedarbeiderforening . Oslo . Norwegian . 106.
  3. Book: Bjerke, Thor . Holom . Finn . Banedata 2004 . 2004 . . Hamar / Oslo . Norwegian . 82-90286-28-7 . 54.
  4. Web site: Network Statement 2014 Annex 3.6.1.1 Station Overview . . 2014 . 5 May 2014 . 3.
  5. Web site: Nyland . . 3 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Togrutekart for Østlandet . 3 December 2012 . Norwegian . . 3 May 2014.
  7. Web site: . Stasjonsstrukturprosjektet: Asker- og Drammenbanen . 1 March 2012 . Norwegian . 6–8 . PDF.
  8. Web site: L1 Spikkestad–Asker–Oslo S–Lillestrøm . . 3 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422070325/https://www.nsb.no/rutetider/rutetabell/_attachment/11562?_ts=1520cf5cb48 . 22 April 2016 . dead .