Horten Station

Future railway station in Horten, Norway
59°22′33″N 10°23′40″E / 59.3758302°N 10.3943786°E / 59.3758302; 10.3943786Owned byBane NORLine(s)Vestfold LineHistoryOpenedPlanned 2025

Horten Station is a railway station under construction on the Vestfold Line in Horten municipality in Vestfold, Norway.

Background

The planned opening is in 2025,[1] along with the new double-tracked railway line from Nykirke to Barkåker.[2] It lies about a kilometer to the south-west of Skoppum Station, which it replaces,[2] and directly by the main road National Road 19 which connects E18 to E6 via the Moss–Horten Ferry.

Several possible names were discussed but in 2020, Bane NOR decided that the new name would be «Horten stasjon», supporting the municipality's wishes.[3] The former Horten Station was located in the center of Horten town, while both Skoppum Station and the new station are located about 8 km west, in the village of Skoppum, but within the same municipality.

The new station will get a park and ride with up to 600 parking spots, a bicycle parking station and two waiting areas with heating.[1]

The Norwegian Railway Directorate has decided that there will be four trains per hour on the Vestfold line in the future.[4] Two of these will be express trains to and from Sandefjord and/or Tønsberg, and will bypass the stations in Horten, Holmestrand and Sande, from december 2025.[4][5] This has been controversial. Horten Station will only be serviced by trains with end stations in Tønsberg and Oslo, with no direct trains to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen or Sandefjord Airport, Torp. The decision was based on statistics showing that 80 prosent of travellers to and from Oslo on the Vestfold line use stations south of Horten.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ny Horten stasjon". Bane NOR. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ^ a b "Nytt dobbeltspor fra Nykirke til Barkåker". Bane NOR. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  3. ^ "Neste stasjon er Horten". Bane NOR. 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ^ a b "Slik blir det framtidige togtilbudet langs Vestfoldbanen". Jernbanedirektoratet . 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  5. ^ a b "Togstunt endte i «gapestokk» på perrongen". NRK. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-08-02.