Høvik station

Summary

Høvik station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #178 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Høvik station received the Norwegian Lighting Prize for Best Outdoor Project^[3].
• Høvik station is located in Bærum Municipality^[4].
• Høvik station is in the country of Norway^[5].
• Høvik station's transport network is recorded as Oslo Commuter Rail^[6].
• Høvik station's image is recorded as Høvik stasjon anno 2017.jpg^[7].
• Høvik station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[8].
• Høvik station's connecting line is recorded as Drammen Line^[9].
• Høvik station's owned by is recorded as Jernbaneverket^[10].
• Høvik station's owned by is recorded as Bane NOR Eiendom^[11].
• Høvik station's operator is recorded as Vy^[12].
• Høvik station's adjacent station is recorded as Stabekk station^[13].
• Høvik station's adjacent station is recorded as Strand railway halt^[14].
• Høvik station's adjacent station is recorded as Ramstad railway halt^[15].
• Høvik station's adjacent station is recorded as Blommenholm station^[16].
• Høvik station's Commons category is recorded as Høvik stasjon^[17].
• Høvik station's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[18].
• Høvik station's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Summer Time^[19].
• Høvik station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.90055556, 'lon': 10.58055556}^[20].
• Høvik station's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047m8f0^[21].
• Høvik station's UIC station code is recorded as 7601406^[22].
• Høvik station's located on linear feature is recorded as Drammen Line^[23].
• Høvik station's IBNR ID is recorded as 7600279^[24].
• Høvik station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[25].
• Høvik station's connecting service is recorded as L1 Spikkestad–Lillestrøm^[26].
• Høvik station's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8558205^[27].

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Geography

Høvik station is in the country of Norway^[5]. It is located in Bærum Municipality^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Høvik station's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23.8'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Høvik station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[8].

History and Context

Owners include Jernbaneverket^[10], a government agency^[29], in Norway^[30], founded in 1996^[31], headquartered in Oslo^[32] and Bane NOR Eiendom^[11], a business^[33], in Norway^[34], founded in 1998^[35], headquartered in Oslo^[36].

Why It Matters

Høvik station ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #178 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

What awards did Høvik station receive?

Honors received include Norwegian Lighting Prize for Best Outdoor Project^[3].