Høybråten Station

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Høybråten Station is a railway station located at Høybråten in Oslo, Norway, on the Trunk Line. Situated 13.09km from Oslo Central Station, it consists of two side platforms along a double tracked line and a disused station building. Høybråten is served by the L1 line of the Norwegian State Railways's Oslo Commuter Rail.The station opened as Høibråten on 20 October 1921, following the establishment of a residential area the previous decade and a half. It received a wooden station building designed by Gudmund Hoel. From 1927 it also had electric traction and all local trains started to stop at the station. It took its current name the following year. Høybråten remained staffed until 1967.HistoryThe Trunk Line past Høybråten opened on 1 September 1854 and residents were served by Grorud Station, some 2.5km to the southwest. Lørenskog Station, then named Robsrud, opened on 20 April 1891, 1070m the northeast. In 1899 there were still only about one hundred people living in the area, most of which lived on one of the four Høybråten farms. The segment of track was doubled in 1903.From 1905 Anton Tschudi started selling lots from his farm Øvre Høybråten, which were affordable for ordinary workers. However, to settle so far from the city center it was necessary to get a better transport service. Trains were available from Lørenskog, but the first service did not arrive at Oslo East Station until 07:40, too late for industry workers. They were therefore often forced to spend the weeks in the city center and the weekends with their families at Høybråten. The matter was corrected from 21 April 1908, when a new red eye services commenced.