Spikkestad Line | |
Type: | Railway |
System: | Norwegian railway |
Start: | Asker |
End: | Spikkestad |
Stations: | 8 |
Open: | 1872 |
Owner: | Bane NOR |
Operator: | Vy |
Character: | Commuter trains |
Stock: | Class 72 |
Linelength: | 14km (09miles) |
Tracks: | Single |
The Spikkestad Line is a 14 kilometre long railway line between Asker and Spikkestad in Norway. It was originally part of the Drammen Line between Oslo and Drammen which was built in 1872.[1] In 1973, Lieråsen Tunnel was built to shorten the Drammen Line, and much of the old line was closed down.[2] The last train on the section between Spikkestad and Drammen ran on 2 June 1973. However, the stretch between Asker and Spikkestad was kept as a branch line for local commuter traffic.[3]