Skien station
Skien station is located along Vestfoldbanen. Train services towards Oslo S, Oslo Airport, Eidsvoll, Porsgrunn and Notodden.
Travel information
Travel planning and tickets online
Plan your journey and buy your ticket on the train companies' websites or the national travel planner Entur.
Ticket sale
Ticket vending machine.
Bus
Bus-connection to the city centre (1km) every 15 minutes.
Taxi
Bicycle stand
Parking
Parking (HC)
2 parking spaces.
Access to platform (HC)
Elevator (HC)
WC (HC)
Elevator
Platform shelter
Waiting room
Open to all train departures.
WC
Rail replacement service departs from bus stop Skien station.
About the station
Skien station opened in 1917 when Bratsbergbanen opened. The old station from 1882 nevertheless retained some local traffic because it was located more centrally in the city.
The station is about one kilometer from the centre of Skien.
Train directions
- Oslo S
- Oslo Airport Gardermoen
- Eidsvoll
- Porsgrunn
- Notodden
Location
- Distance from Oslo S: 180.5 km
- Municipality: Skien
- Route: Drammen–Skien
- Line: Vestfoldbanen
- MASL: 43
Information about the station building
- Architects: Gudmund Hoel, Bjarne Friis Baastad, Ragnvald Utne
- Style: National Neo-Baroque
- Year of construction: 1917
- The station is protected
| Track | Platform | Comments | ||||||
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| No. | Type | Length (m) | Passing loop length (m) | Extended option (m) | Length (m) | Height (mm) | Width (m) | |
| 1 | Train track | 382 | 236 | |||||
| 1 | Main track | |||||||
| 2 | Train track | 382 | 236 | |||||
| 3 | Main track | 477 | 333 | 352 | 600 | 8,50 |
Island platform between tracks 3 and 2. |
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| 4 | Other tracks | 50 | 760 | 1 |
Service platform. A portion of the track is located on Bane 1820. |
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| 4 | Other tracks | 40 | 760 | 1,10 |
Side platform. A portion of the track is located on Bane 1820. |
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| 5 | Other tracks | |||||||
| 6 | Other tracks | |||||||
| 7 | Other tracks | |||||||
| 8 | Other tracks | |||||||
| 9 | Other tracks | |||||||
| 10 | Other tracks | |||||||
| 11 | Other tracks | |||||||
| 12 | Other tracks | |||||||