Trondheim Airport Station

Coordinates: 63°27′16″N 10°54′50″E / 63.454384°N 10.913844°E / 63.454384; 10.913844
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Værnes Station

Værnes stasjon
Railway station
Trondheim Airport, Værnes
Other information
Station codeVÆR [1]
IATA codeTRD
History
Opened15 November 1994 (1994-11-15)
Location
Værnes Station is located in Trøndelag
Værnes Station
Værnes Station
Location within Trøndelag

Trondheim Airport Station (

SJ Norge. The station was opened on 15 November 1994 along with a new terminal at the airport, making it the first airport rail link in the Nordic Countries. The station cost 24 million kr, and was built along the existing railway line. In each direction, the station handles one to two hourly commuter rail services, and three daily express services. Travel time to Trondheim is 38 minutes, while it is 9 hours and 5 minutes to Bodø
. Access to the airport terminal is outdoors, but sheltered.

Facilities

The station is located at the terminal of Trondheim Airport, Værnes. The connection between the station and the airport is outside, but there is a roof for the whole distance.[2] The platform is about 190 metres (620 ft) from the check-in at the terminal.[3] The station is 33.0 kilometres (20.5 mi) from Trondheim Central Station, and located 5.0 metres (16.4 ft) above mean sea level.[4] There is no staffed ticket office, but a vending machine for tickets is located in the airport terminal. Luggage trolleys are available,[5] and the airport terminal offers an array of traveler services, such as dining, paid parking, restrooms, car rental, taxis, retailing, ATMs and kiosks.[5][6] There is a single track at the station, but built in such a way that it can easily be converted to become an island platform with two tracks. Work on a second track has not begun as of 2014, but there is budget for double track between Hell and Værnes.[7]

Service

Class 93 trains, while the Bodø-services are operated with Di 4-hauled trains.[10]

The Trøndelag Commuter Rail offers hourly services in each direction: northbound to Steinkjer and southbound to Trondheim and

NOR-WAY Bussekspress and TrønderBilene operate a coach service to Steinkjer and onwards to Namsos.[8]

History

The old platform, looking south

The railway past Værnes opened on 27 October 1902 as the Hell–Sunnan Line—today part of the Nordland Line.[13] The plans for a railway station in the terminal of Værnes were launched in 1990, along with the plans to build a second terminal at the airport.[14] Construction of the new terminal started on 1 October 1992.[15] On 15 March 1993, NSB announced that they would start a commuter train service between Steinkjer and Melhus, south of Trondheim. The service would give a half-hour headway during peak hours between Stjørdal and Melhus, and a one-hour headway onwards to Steinkjer. NSB stated that the concept was based on the success of the Jæren Commuter Rail and that they hoped to have a 70% increase in ridership, in part due to the opening of the airport station. The concept would also take advantage of expansion of Trondheim Central Station that would co-locate the main coach- and train terminals in Trondheim.[16] The service would also give direct services along the Dovre Line to Oppdal and the Røros Line to Tynset.[17] Estimates were that the railway would capture a 10% ground transport market share.[2] The commuter rail service started on 1 September 1993.[17]

Construction of the railway station started on 7 April 1994,

Minister of Transport and Communications Kjell Opseth performed the official opening. NSB stated that their primary goal was not to compete with the four hourly airport coaches that operated to the hotels in Trondheim, but instead to provide services to communities in Nord-Trøndelag and south of Trondheim. It was the first airport rail link to open in Northern Europe, with the closest integrated train station at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Grafiske togruter fastlagt for rutetermin R18". Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Evensen, Kjell (8 April 1994). "Tog/fly-samarbeid på Værnes". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 9.
  3. ^ Avinor (28 March 2006). "Trondheim lufthavn Værnes: Masterplan" (PDF) (in Norwegian). p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  4. Norwegian National Rail Administration. "Værnes (Trondheim Lufthavn)" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original
    on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  5. ^ a b NSB. "Værnes station". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  6. ^ Avinor. "Butikk og servering" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Statsbudsjettet". Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Transport og parkering" (in Norwegian). Avinor. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  9. ^ NSB (2009). "71 Trondheim S-Bodø" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  10. Helgeland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Archived
    from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  11. ^ NSB (2009). "26 Steinkjer-Trondheim S-Røros" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  12. ^ "Tar ikke med rullestoler". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). 1 August 2009.
  13. ^ Hoås, Jan & Stene, Morten (2005). Hell–Sunnanbanen: Nordlandsbanens begynnelse 1905–2005 (in Norwegian). Jubileumskomiteen 2005. p. 35.
  14. ^ Brynhildsen, Harald (21 November 1990). "Værnes i ny skikkelse". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 36.
  15. ^ "Værnes første flyplass med jernbanestasjon" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 October 1992.
  16. ^ "NSB setter i gang pendelruter emmlom Nord- og Sør-Trøndelag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 March 1993.
  17. ^ a b "Trønderbanen skal gi NSB stor trafikkøkning" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 September 1993.
  18. ^ "Værns får Norges første terminal for fly og tog" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 7 April 1994.
  19. ^ Fremo, Skjalg (15 November 1994). "Første jernbane-flyplass åpnet på Værnes" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency.
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