Vikhammer Station
Railway station
Native nameVikhammer stasjon
AddressVikhammer, Malvik Municipality
BoroughTrøndelag
CountryNorway
Coordinates63.4373°N 10.6266°E
OwnedBane NOR
OperatorSJ Norge
LineNordlandsbanen
Distance23.14 kilometres (14.38 mi)
Elevation7.5 metres (25 ft) above sea level
Platforms2
Opened1881

Vikhammer Station is a railway station located in the village of Vikhammer in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the city of Trondheim.

The station is on the Nordland Line. The station is served hourly by the Trøndelag Commuter Rail service between Steinkjer Station and Trondheim Central Station. The unstaffed station is operated by SJ Norge.[1]

History

The station was built as part of the Meråker Line in 1893. The station was closed from 1985 until the mid-1990s when it was opened once again. The name was originally Vikhammer, but from 1926 it was changed to Vikhamar. In 2007, the name was switched back to Vikhammer.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Vikhammer station". Norges statsbaner. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  2. ^ "Vikhammer stasjon" (in Norwegian). Jernbaneverket. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  3. ^ "Vikhammer" (in Norwegian). Stasjonsdatabasen. Retrieved 2011-03-09.