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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bestum, Oslo Norway | ||||
| Coordinates | 59°55′13″N 10°39′53″E / 59.9203°N 10.6648°E | ||||
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Norwegian State Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Drammen Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.31 km (2.68 mi) from Oslo V | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Architect | Eivind Gleditsch | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | not a number value | ||||
| Closed | 3 July 1973 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 1890, 1918 | ||||
| Electrified | 30 August 1922 | ||||
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Bestun Station (Norwegian: Bestun stasjon) was a railway station situated at Bestum of the Ullern area of Oslo, Norway, on the Drammen Line. The station, located 4.31 kilometers (2.68 mi) from Oslo West Station (Oslo V), was served by Oslo Commuter Rail trains of the Norwegian State Railways.
The station opened as Vækkerø on 15 July 1884. It received a new station building, designed by Paul Due in 1890, and took the name Bestum on 15 August 1890. The third and current station building, designed by Eivind Gleditsch, was completed in 1918. This allowed the station to receive its form as an elevated. The name Bestun was taken into use on 1 September 1922, a week after electric traction and double track had been established past it. 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. Due's station building has been preserved and is on display at the Norwegian Railway Museum.