Billingstad Station

Billingstad
Larsen's station building with the Billingstad Tunnel behind
Location	Stasjonsveien Billingstad, Asker Norway
Coordinates	59°52′30″N 10°29′2″E / 59.87500°N 10.48389°E / 59.87500; 10.48389Coordinates: 59°52′30″N 10°29′2″E / 59.87500°N 10.48389°E / 59.87500; 10.48389
Elevation	41.2 m (135 ft)
Owned by	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by	Norwegian State Railways
Line(s)	Drammen Line
Distance	17.62 km (10.95 mi) from Oslo S
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	48 places
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Architect	Torolf Larsen
Other information
Fare zone	2V
History
Opened	3 March 1919 (3 March 1919)
Rebuilt	1959
Electrified	30 August 1922
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	250,000 (annually)
Location
Billingstad Location within Akershus

Billingstad Station (Norwegian: Billingstad stasjon) is a railway station of the Drammen Line located at Billingstad in Asker, Norway. Situated 17.62 kilometers (10.95 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it consists of an island platform and serves the L1 line of the Oslo Commuter Rail operated by the Norwegian State Railways. The station served 255,000 passengers in 2012. It opened on 3 March 1919; it received a rebuilt in 1958, becoming an elevated station on a section of double track.

The Drammen Line past Billingstad opened on 7 October 1872. Inga Falsen Gjerdrum was the main enthusiast to establish a station at Billingstad, and a street near the station is named in her honor. Billingstad opened as a staffed station on 3 March 1919. A year later it received a used station building from Skøyen Station. The line was electrified on 30 August 1922 and an interlocking system was installed on 18 October 1924.

The section of the Drammen Line between Sandvika Station and Asker Station was doubled between 1953 and 1958. As part of this work two sections of track were rerouted, including the segment just east of Billingstad Station. There the 372-meter (1,220 ft) Billingstad Tunnel was built. The double track from Billingstad to Hvalstad Station was the first to open, on 24 July 1953. The tunnel opened with one track on 6 September 1954 and the second on 29 November 1955. However, the segment of double track from Billingstad to Sandvika was not taken into regular use until 9 November 1958.