Vikersund station

Summary

Vikersund station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vikersund station is located in Modum Municipality^[3].
• Vikersund station is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Vikersund station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Vikersund station's connecting line is recorded as Randsfjorden Line^[6].
• Vikersund station's connecting line is recorded as Krøderen Line^[7].
• Vikersund station's architect is recorded as Georg Andreas Bull^[8].
• Vikersund station is owned by Jernbaneverket^[9].
• Vikersund station is owned by Bane NOR Eiendom^[10].
• Vikersund station is operated by Vy^[11].
• Vikersund station's adjacent station is recorded as Geithus station^[12].
• Vikersund station's adjacent station is recorded as Drolsum station^[13].
• Vikersund station's adjacent station is recorded as Tyristrand station^[14].
• Vikersund station's adjacent station is recorded as Sysle station^[15].
• Vikersund station's Commons category is recorded as Vikersund stasjon^[16].
• November 15, 1866 marks the founding of Vikersund station^[17].
• Vikersund station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 59.969533333333, 'longitude': 9.9985888888889}^[18].
• Vikersund station's located on linear feature is recorded as Randsfjorden Line^[19].
• Vikersund station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[20].
• Vikersund station's connecting service is recorded as F4 Bergen–Oslo S^[21].
• Vikersund station's date of official opening is recorded as November 15, 1866^[22].
• Vikersund station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+67'}^[23].
• Vikersund station's state of use is recorded as in use^[24].

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Geography

Vikersund station is in the country of Norway^[4]. It is located in Modum Municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Vikersund station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+67'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Vikersund station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].

History and Context

November 15, 1866 marks the founding of Vikersund station^[17]. Owners include Jernbaneverket^[9], a government agency^[25], in Norway^[26], founded in 1996^[27], headquartered in Oslo^[28] and Bane NOR Eiendom^[10], a business^[29], in Norway^[30], founded in 1998^[31], headquartered in Oslo^[32].

Why It Matters

Vikersund station ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]