Høvik Station, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 50 relations: Accessibility, Asker Line, Asker station, Bane NOR, Baroque Revival architecture, Bærum, Bærum Tunnel, Blommenholm Station, Budstikka, Centralized traffic control, Double-track railway, Drammen Line, Dual gauge, European route E18, Georg Andreas Bull, Høvik, Headway, Interlocking, Island platform, Jernbaneverket, Lillestrøm Station, Lysaker Station, Narrow-gauge railway, Narvesen, Norway, Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Oslo, Oslo Central Station, Oslo Commuter Rail, Oslo West Station, Park and ride, Passing loop, Railway electrification, Ramstad Station, Sandvika, Sandvika Station, Side platform, Signalling control, Skanska, Skøyen station, Spikkestad Line, Spikkestad Station, Stabekk Station, Standard-gauge railway, Strand Station, Thales Rail Signalling Solutions, Track gauge conversion, Train station, Trunk Line, Vy.

2. 1874 establishments in Norway
3. Railway stations in Bærum
4. Railway stations on the Drammen Line

Accessibility

Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities.

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Asker Line

The Asker Line (Askerbanen) is a railway line between Asker and Lysaker in Norway.

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Asker station

Asker Station (Asker stasjon) is a railway station located in downtown Asker, Norway. Høvik Station and Asker station are railway stations in Norway opened in the 1870s and railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Bane NOR

Bane NOR SF is the Norwegian government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, and the majority of other infrastructure assets.

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Baroque Revival architecture

The Baroque Revival, also known as Neo-Baroque (or Second Empire architecture in France and Wilhelminism in Germany), was an architectural style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Bærum

Bærum is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Akershus County, Norway.

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Bærum Tunnel

The Bærum Tunnel (Bærumstunnelen) is a long double track railway tunnel in Bærum, Norway.

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Blommenholm Station

Blommenholm Station (Blommenholm stasjon) is a railway station of the Drammen Line situated at Blommenholm in Bærum, Norway. Høvik Station and Blommenholm Station are railway stations in Bærum and railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Budstikka

Budstikka (The Bidding Stick), prior to 2004 known as Asker og Bærum Budstikke, is a daily local newspaper published out of Billingstad in Asker, Norway.

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Centralized traffic control

Centralized traffic control (CTC) is a form of railway signalling that originated in North America.

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Double-track railway

A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.

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Drammen Line

The Drammen Line (Drammenbanen) is a railway line between Oslo and Drammen, Norway, which was opened on 7 October 1872.

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Dual gauge

In railway engineering, "gauge" is the transverse distance between the inner surfaces of the heads of two rails, which for the vast majority of railway lines is the number of rails in place.

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European route E18

European route E18 runs between Craigavon in Northern Ireland and Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

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Georg Andreas Bull

Georg Andreas Bull (26 March 1829 – 1 February 1917) was a Norwegian architect and chief building inspector in Christiania (now Oslo) for forty years.

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Høvik

Høvik is a suburban area in the municipality of Bærum, Akershus, Norway, in the Oslo metropolitan area.

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Headway

Headway is the distance or duration between vehicles in a transit system measured in space or time.

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Interlocking

In railway signalling, an interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings.

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Island platform

An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange.

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Jernbaneverket

Jernbaneverket (Norwegian for: 'railway administration') was a government agency responsible for owning, maintaining, operating and developing the Norwegian railway network, including the track, stations, classification yards, traffic management and timetables.

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Lillestrøm Station

Lillestrøm Station (Lillestrøm stasjon) is a railway station serving the town of Lillestrøm in Skedsmo, Norway.

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Lysaker Station

Lysaker Station (Lysaker stasjon) is a railway station on the Drammen Line and Asker Line situated at Lysaker in Bærum, Norway. Høvik Station and Lysaker Station are railway stations in Bærum, railway stations in Norway opened in the 1870s and railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than.

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Narvesen

Narvesen is a Norwegian chain of newsagents / convenience stores which, with its 370 outlets nationwide, is one of Norway's largest retailers.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norwegian Public Roads Administration

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for national and county public roads in Norway.

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Oslo

Oslo (or; Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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Oslo Central Station

Oslo Central Station (Oslo sentralstasjon, abbreviated Oslo S) is the main railway station in Oslo, and the largest railway station within the entire Norwegian railway system. Høvik Station and Oslo Central Station are railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Oslo Commuter Rail

Oslo Commuter Rail (Lokaltog Østlandet) is a commuter rail centered in Oslo, Norway, connecting the capital to six counties in Eastern Norway.

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Oslo West Station

Oslo West Station (Oslo Vestbanestasjon) or Oslo V, is a former railway station located in Vika in Oslo, Norway. Høvik Station and Oslo West Station are railway stations in Norway opened in the 1870s and railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Park and ride

A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system (rapid transit, light rail, or commuter rail), or carpool for the remainder of the journey.

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Passing loop

A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or trams travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.

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Railway electrification

Railway electrification is the use of electric power for the propulsion of rail transport.

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Ramstad Station

Ramstad Station (Ramstad holdeplass) was a railway station situated at Ramstad in Bærum, Norway, on the Drammen Line. Høvik Station and Ramstad Station are railway stations in Bærum and railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Sandvika

Sandvika is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway.

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Sandvika Station

Sandvika Station (Sandvika stasjon) is a railway station located at Sandvika in Bærum, Norway. Høvik Station and Sandvika Station are railway stations in Bærum, railway stations in Norway opened in the 1870s and railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Side platform

A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway.

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Signalling control

On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable.

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Skanska

Skanska AB is a multinational construction and development company based in Sweden.

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Skøyen station

Skøyen Station (Skøyen stasjon) is a railway station located at Skøyen in Oslo, Norway. Høvik Station and Skøyen station are railway stations in Norway opened in the 1870s and railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Spikkestad Line

The Spikkestad Line is a 14 kilometre long railway line between Asker and Spikkestad in Norway.

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Spikkestad Station

Spikkestad Station (Spikkestad stasjon) is a railway station located at Spikkestad in Røyken, Norway, and is the terminus of the Spikkestad Line.

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Stabekk Station

Stabekk Station (Stabekk stasjon) is a railway station of the Drammen Line situated at Stabekk in Bærum, Norway. Høvik Station and Stabekk Station are railway stations in Bærum and railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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Strand Station

Strand Station (Strand holdeplass) was a railway station situated at Strand in Bærum, Norway, on the Drammen Line. Høvik Station and Strand Station are railway stations in Bærum and railway stations on the Drammen Line.

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Thales Rail Signalling Solutions

Thales Rail Signalling Solutions is a division of Thales Group that supplies transportation-based automation solutions for railways.

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Track gauge conversion

Gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another.

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Train station

A train station, railroad station, or railroad depot (mainly North American terminology) and railway station (mainly UK and other Anglophone countries) is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both.

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Trunk Line

The Trunk Line (Hovedbanen) is a railway line in Norway which runs between Oslo and Eidsvoll.

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Vy

Vygruppen, branded as Vy, formerly the Norwegian State Railways (Norges Statsbaner, NSB), is a government-owned railway company which operates most passenger train services and many bus services in Norway.

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See also

1874 establishments in Norway

• Agderposten
• Akershus Amtstidende
• Eid, Møre og Romsdal
• Fjordabladet
• Flekkefjords Budstikke
• Grand Hotel (Oslo)
• Høvik Station
• Harran Church
• Heggedal Station
• Hegra (municipality)
• Hortens Avis
• Kvinner og Klær
• Lierne
• Meråker
• Moster Church
• Tekna (Norway)
• Tustna
• Varden (newspaper)
• Voll, Møre og Romsdal

Railway stations in Bærum

• Blommenholm Station
• Høvik Station
• Jong Station
• Lysaker Station
• Myra Station
• Ramstad Station
• Sandvika Station
• Slependen Station
• Stabekk Station
• Strand Station

Railway stations on the Drammen Line

• Asker station
• Bestun station
• Billingstad station
• Blommenholm Station
• Brakerøya Station
• Drammen Station
• Elisenberg station
• Høn Station
• Høvik Station
• Hvalstad Station
• Jong Station
• Lier Station
• Lysaker Station
• Myra Station
• Nationaltheatret station
• Oslo Central Station
• Oslo West Station
• Ramstad Station
• Sandvika Station
• Skøyen station
• Skarpsno station
• Slependen Station
• Stabekk Station
• Strand Station
• Vakås Station

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Høvik_Station