Ø st fold ▁Line ▁past ▁R yg ge ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁new ▁section ▁reduced ▁travel ▁time ▁for ▁trains ▁south ▁of ▁R yg ge ▁by ▁five ▁to ▁seven ▁minutes , ▁and ▁also ▁allowed ▁better ▁regular ity ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁The ▁section ▁is ▁also ▁free ▁of ▁level ▁cross ings , ▁having ▁replaced ▁ 2 1 ▁cross ings ▁with ▁brid ges ▁or ▁t unn els . ▁The ▁station ▁itself ▁was ▁all - new , ▁and ▁included ▁two ▁platforms , ▁sh eds , ▁b icy cle ▁par king ▁and ▁light ing . ▁During ▁construction ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁found ▁a ▁ 3 0 0 0 - year - old ▁bronze ▁ax . ▁The ▁section ▁cost ▁ 4 9 0 ▁million ▁Norwegian ▁kr one ▁( NO K ) ▁and ▁st ret ches ▁from ▁S å stad ▁in ▁R yg ge ▁to ▁H aug ▁in ▁R å de . ▁It ▁was ▁completed ▁one ▁year ▁behind ▁schedule ▁after ▁fund ing ▁was ▁reduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁Ter je ▁Mo e ▁Gustav sen ▁opened ▁the ▁section ▁and ▁station . ▁The ▁section ▁past ▁the ▁station ▁received ▁G SM - R ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁M oss ▁Airport , ▁R yg ge ▁opened . ▁To ▁make ▁the ▁station ▁an ▁air port ▁rail ▁link , ▁N SB ▁introduced ▁a ▁free