Myra Station () was a

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situated at Myra in the neighborhood of

Stabekk Stabekk is a suburban centre in the municipality of Bærum, Norway, west of Oslo. It is predominantly a residential area, with many residents commuting to Oslo. As of 2005 the population was 6,261. Bærum has the highest income per capita and the hi ...

Bærum Bærum () is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Akershus County, Norway. It forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a populatio ...

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, on the

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. The station, located from

Oslo West Station Oslo West Station () or Oslo V, is a former railway station located in Vika in Oslo, Norway. It was the terminus of the Drammen Line between 1872 and 1980, until the Oslo Tunnel opened. The station remained in use until 1989, when all traffic ...

, was served by

Oslo Commuter Rail Oslo Commuter Rail () is a commuter rail centered in Oslo, Norway, connecting the capital to six counties of Norway, counties in Eastern Norway. The system is operated by Vy (formerly NSB) and its subsidiary Vy Gjøvikbanen, using NSB Class 69, C ...

trains of the

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. Ramstad opened on 1 November 1931 with two simple

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s. It was opened as Marstrander bro, but took the name Myra eighteen days later. Ticket sales remained until 1964. The station was one of several closed on 3 July 1973 as part of a service upgrade to speed up local trains on the Drammen Line.

History

The neighborhood of Stabekk did not receive a station on the Drammen Line when it opened on 7 October 1872, originally being designated to use

Lysaker Station Lysaker Station () is a railway station on the Drammen Line and Asker Line situated at Lysaker in Bærum, Norway. Located from Oslo Central Station, Lysaker is served by a mix of Vy express, regional and Oslo Commuter Rail trains, as well as Fly ...

. Private dwellings grew up in the Stabekk area starting in the 1860s and by the 1880s it had grown sufficiently substantial that it could support a train station, resulting in

Stabekk Station Stabekk Station () is a railway station of the Drammen Line situated at Stabekk in Bærum, Norway. Located from Oslo Central Station, it is served by line L1, L2, L2x and L21 of the Oslo Commuter Rail and by Flytoget - the express train to Oslo ...

opening on 29 May 1884. From the 1930s a series of bus routes were established from the area and to attract people to take the train, NSB introduced three new stations on the Drammen Line between

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and

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, all which opened on 1 November 1931. In addition to Ramstad, this consisted of Ramstad Station and Strand Station. The station was originally opened as Marstrander bro, named for the bridge over the railways. From 1932 to 26 January 1964 the station had a private ticket sales office. With the opening of the

Lieråsen Tunnel Lieråsen Tunnel is a single-tubed railway tunnel of the Drammen Line situated in Asker and Lier, Norway, Lier in Norway. At a length of , the double track tunnel is located immediately between Asker Station and Lier Station. It is used for a mi ...

, a new route scheme was introduced on the Drammen Line. New and faster Class 69 trains were put into service. To take advantage of this NSB also chose to close three of the stations on the line between Sandvika and Lysaker: Ramstad, Strand and Myra. This allowed the local train from Sandvika to Oslo to reduce travel time by ten minutes. The station was only located from Stabekk and from Lysaker. Trains no longer stopped at Myra from 3 July 1973, although the station was not officially closed until August 1978.

Facilities

Ramstad Station was situated from

, equivalent to from

Oslo Central Station Oslo Central Station (, abbreviated ) is the main railway station in Oslo, and the largest railway station within the entire Norwegian railway system. It connects with Jernbanetorget station, which is served by trams and the Oslo Metro. It's ...

. It was located at an elevation of

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in the residential neighborhood of Stabekk. The station featured two side platforms along a section of

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and

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line. The station was served every thirty minutes by the

service between Sandvika and Oslo West Station. Located nearby are also a tennis court and a

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field, as well as the schools Lysaker Primary and Stabekk Upper Secondary.

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