Vestfossen station

Summary

Vestfossen station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vestfossen station is located in Øvre Eiker^[3].
• Vestfossen station is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Vestfossen station's transport network is recorded as Oslo Commuter Rail^[5].
• Vestfossen station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Vestfossen station's connecting line is recorded as Sørlandet Line^[7].
• Vestfossen station's architect is recorded as Harald Kaas^[8].
• Vestfossen station is owned by Jernbaneverket^[9].
• Vestfossen station is owned by Bane NOR Eiendom^[10].
• Vestfossen station is operated by Vy^[11].
• Vestfossen station's adjacent station is recorded as Hokksund station^[12].
• Vestfossen station's adjacent station is recorded as Darbu station^[13].
• Vestfossen station's Commons category is recorded as Vestfossen stasjon^[14].
• Vestfossen station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 59.734444444444, 'longitude': 9.8672222222222}^[15].
• Vestfossen station's located on linear feature is recorded as Sørlandet Line^[16].
• Vestfossen station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[17].
• Vestfossen station's connecting service is recorded as R12 Kongsberg–Eidsvoll^[18].
• Vestfossen station's date of official opening is recorded as November 10, 1871^[19].
• Vestfossen station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+22.8'}^[20].
• Vestfossen station's state of use is recorded as in use^[21].

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Geography

Vestfossen station is in the country of Norway^[4]. It is located in Øvre Eiker^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Vestfossen station sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+22.8'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Vestfossen station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].

History and Context

Owners include Jernbaneverket^[9], a government agency^[22], in Norway^[23], founded in 1996^[24], headquartered in Oslo^[25] and Bane NOR Eiendom^[10], a business^[26], in Norway^[27], founded in 1998^[28], headquartered in Oslo^[29].

Why It Matters

Vestfossen station ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]