ing skip et ▁Station ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁temporary ▁railway ▁station ▁located ▁at ▁Å ker v ika ▁in ▁Ham ar , ▁Norway , ▁on ▁the ▁R ø ros ▁Line . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁allow ▁spect ators ▁direct ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁sports ▁ven ue ▁Vik ing skip et ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁U CI ▁Track ▁Cy cling ▁World ▁Championships ▁and ▁the ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁saving ▁them ▁a ▁ ▁walk ▁from ▁Ham ar ▁Station . ▁The ▁station ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁cul - de - s ac ▁station ▁which ▁is ▁elect r ified , ▁unlike ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁R ø ros ▁Line . ▁Official ly ▁is ▁a ▁side ▁track ▁of ▁Ham ar ▁Station , ▁denoted ▁track ▁ 4 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁Vik king skip et , ▁officially ▁known ▁as ▁Ham ar ▁Olympic ▁Hall , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Å ker v ika ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁to ▁host ▁speed ▁sk ating . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁just ▁outside ▁a ▁comfortable ▁walking ▁distance ▁from ▁dow nt own ▁Ham ar ▁and ▁Ham ar ▁Station . ▁Vik ing skip et ▁Station ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁allowed ▁spect ators ▁direct ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁ar ena ▁for ▁two ▁events . ▁The