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The Skaugum Tunnel (Skaugumtunnelen) is a long railway tunnel in Asker, Norway, on the Asker Line.[1]

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  1. 53 relations: A-weighting, Asker, Asker Line, Asker station, Bane NOR, Baneservice, Bærum, Bærum Tunnel, Cambrian, Commuter rail, Cost overrun, Decibel, Double-track railway, Drammen Line, Drilling and blasting, Flytoget, Geological Society of Norway, Geological Survey of Norway, Go-Ahead Norge, Igneous rock, Inter-city rail, Jernbaneverket, Loader (equipment), Lysaker Station, Norway, Norwegian krone, Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority, Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NRK, NSB Class 71, Oslo, Oslo Commuter Rail, Oslo Package 2, Permian, Rail freight transport, Rail transport in Norway, Railway electrification, Regional rail, Romerike Tunnel, Sandvika, Sandvika Station, Sedimentary rock, Shale, Silurian, Skaugum, Slate, Sole proprietorship, Tanum Tunnel, Teknisk Ukeblad, ... Expand index (3 more) »

  2. Asker
  3. Railway tunnels in Akershus
  4. Tunnels completed in 2005
  5. Tunnels on the Asker Line

A-weighting

A-weighting is a form of frequency weighting and the most commonly used of a family of curves defined in the International standard IEC 61672:2003 and various national standards relating to the measurement of sound pressure level.

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Asker

Asker (Asker), also called Asker proper (Askerbygda or gamle Asker in Norwegian), is a district and former municipality in Akershus, Norway.

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Asker Line

The Asker Line (Askerbanen) is a railway line between Asker and Lysaker in Norway. Skaugum Tunnel and Asker Line are 2005 establishments in Norway and Asker.

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Asker station

Asker Station (Asker stasjon) is a railway station located in downtown Asker, Norway.

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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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Baneservice

BaneService is a Norwegian government owned railway construction and maintenance company.

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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. Skaugum Tunnel and Bærum Tunnel are railway tunnels in Akershus and tunnels on the Asker Line.

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Cambrian

The Cambrian is the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and the Phanerozoic Eon.

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Commuter rail

Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns.

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Cost overrun

A cost overrun, also known as a cost increase or budget overrun, involves unexpected incurred costs.

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Decibel

The decibel (symbol: dB) is a relative unit of measurement equal to one tenth of a bel (B).

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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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Drilling and blasting

Drilling and blasting is the controlled use of explosives and other methods, such as gas pressure blasting pyrotechnics, to break rock for excavation.

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Flytoget

The Airport Express Train (Flytoget) is a Norwegian high-speed airport railway service connecting Oslo Airport to Oslo Central Station in nineteen minutes.

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Geological Society of Norway

The Geological Society of Norway (GSN) (in Norwegian: Norsk Geologisk Forening) is a Norwegian learned society founded in 1905.

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Geological Survey of Norway

(Norges geologiske undersøkelse), abbreviation: NGU, is a Norwegian government agency responsible for geologic mapping and research.

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Go-Ahead Norge

Go-Ahead Norge is a railway operator in Norway that commenced operations in December 2019.

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Igneous rock

Igneous rock, or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic.

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Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains.

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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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Loader (equipment)

A loader is a heavy equipment machine used in construction to move or load materials such as soil, rock, sand, demolition debris, etc.

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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.

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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 krone

The krone (abbreviation: kr (also NKr for distinction); code: NOK), plural kroner, is the currency of the Kingdom of Norway (including overseas territories and dependencies).

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The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Labour.

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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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Norwegian University of Science and Technology

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet) is a public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment.

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NRK

The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norwegian Realm Broadcasting), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-controlled radio and television broadcasting company.

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NSB Class 71

NSB Class 71 (type 71) is an electric multiple unit used by Flytoget for the Airport Express Trains on the Gardermoen Line of Norway.

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Oslo

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

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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 Package 2

The Oslo Package 2 (Oslopakke 2) or O2 is a political agreement for financing investments in public transport in Oslo and Akershus, Norway.

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Permian

The Permian is a geologic period and stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.902 Mya.

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Rail freight transport

Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.

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Rail transport in Norway

The Norwegian railway system comprises 4,109 km of (standard gauge) track of which 2,644 km is electrified and 274 km double track.

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Railway electrification

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

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Regional rail

Regional rail is a term used for passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities.

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Romerike Tunnel

The Romerike Tunnel (Romeriksporten) is a railway tunnel in Norway between Oslo and Lillestrøm. Skaugum Tunnel and Romerike Tunnel are railway tunnels in Akershus.

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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.

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Sedimentary rock

Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation.

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Shale

Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2Si2O5(OH)4) and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite.

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Silurian

The Silurian is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya.

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Skaugum

Skaugum is an estate, manor house and the official residence of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit. Skaugum Tunnel and Skaugum are Asker.

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Slate

Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade, regional metamorphism.

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Sole proprietorship

A sole proprietorship, also known as a sole tradership, individual entrepreneurship or proprietorship, is a type of enterprise owned and run by only one person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business entity.

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Tanum Tunnel

Tanum Tunnel (Tanumtunnelen) is double-track railway tunnel on the Asker Line, between Jong in Bærum and Åstad in Asker, Norway. Skaugum Tunnel and Tanum Tunnel are 2005 establishments in Norway, Asker, railway tunnels in Akershus, tunnels completed in 2005 and tunnels on the Asker Line.

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Teknisk Ukeblad

Teknisk Ukeblad (TU, Technical Weekly Magazine) is a Norwegian engineering magazine.

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Track ballast

Track ballast is the material which forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (UK: sleepers) are laid.

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Verdens Gang

("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper.

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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

Asker

Railway tunnels in Akershus

Tunnels completed in 2005

Tunnels on the Asker Line

References

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

, Track ballast, Verdens Gang, Vy.