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List of disused Oslo Metro stations

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Engerjordet was the first station to be closed

The Oslo Metro is a metro system that serves Oslo and Bærum in Norway. There are in total 73 stations in service, 17 temporarily inoperational and 16 that are disused. All of the 16 disused stations that were closed between 1935 and 2006 are located in the West End of Oslo.[1] The first station to be closed was Engerjordet, which was taken out of use in 1935 because it had too few passengers to make its retention feasible.[2] In the 1990s, several stations on the Røa and Sognsvann Lines were closed, following the upgrade of the lines from light rail to rapid transit standard.[note 1][3]

Stations

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The Røa Line bridge over Grinidammen.
Lysakerelven
Valkyrie plass in 1928.

The following table lists the name of each station, the line the station is located on, the opening and closure date, and the distance from Stortinget. It also lists the grade, which informs whether the station is underground, built-in or above ground (at-grade). Note that some of the stations have been rebuilt under the same name in different locations.

Station Line Opened Closed Distance Grade Ref(s)
Bjørnsletta Kolsås 1942 2006 7.8 km (4.8 mi) At-grade [1]
Egne hjem Kolsås 1924 2006 10.8 km (6.7 mi) At-grade [1][4]
Engerjordet Holmenkoll 1905 1935 5.7 km (3.5 mi) At-grade [2][5][6][7]
Grini Røa 1948 1995 8.4 km (5.2 mi) At-grade [8]
Heggeli Røa 1912 1995 4.2 km (2.6 mi) At-grade [1]
Huseby skole Røa 1935 1995 7.0 km (4.3 mi) At-grade [1]
Husebybakken Kolsås 2006 2008 5.5 km (3.4 mi) At-grade [9][note 2]
Lysakerelven Kolsås 1942 2006 8.4 km (5.2 mi) At-grade [1]
Merradalen Kolsås 1942 1957 6.4 km (4.0 mi) At-grade [11]
Nordberg Sognsvann 1934 1992 7.6 km (4.7 mi) At-grade [12][13]
Ringstabekk Kolsås 1924 2006 10.5 km (6.5 mi) At-grade [1]
Sørbyhaugen Røa 1935 1995 5.1 km (3.2 mi) At-grade [1]
Tjernsrud Kolsås 1924 2006 9.9 km (6.2 mi) At-grade [1][note 3]
Valkyrie plass Common 1928 1985 2.4 km (1.5 mi) Underground [15]
Vestgrensa Sognsvann 1934 1999 4.7 km (2.9 mi) At-grade [16]
Volvat Røa 1936 1997 3.4 km (2.1 mi) Underground [17]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This involved replacing overhead wires with third rail.
  2. ^ Husebybakken was constructed to serve as a contemporary station on the Kolsås Line from 2006 to 2008.[10]
  3. ^ Tjernsrud was closed for upgrades in 1 July 2006, and demolished 15 February 2009.[14] The station was served by the line 13 of the Oslo Tramway in the meantime from 20 August 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "T-banestasjonene i vest" (in Norwegian). Ruter. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b Mellingsæter, Hanne (8 October 2008). "Slik fikk banen sine navn". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 14.
  3. ^ Aspenberg 1994, p. 47.
  4. ^ Halvor, Hegtun (15 March 2009). "Kolsåsbanen i det blå". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  5. ^ Nilsen 1998, p. 105.
  6. ^ Munthe, Preben (2004). "Steinerud stasjon" (PDF). Vinderen Historielags Medlemsblad (in Norwegian). 49. Vinderen Historielag: 30–1. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  7. ^ Norwegian Railway Club. "Engerjordet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  8. ^ Vevatne, Jan W. (25 July 1995). "DEBATT Grini stasjon Stasjonen bør gjenreises". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 6.
  9. ^ "Husebybakken stasjon stenger" (in Norwegian). Oslo T-banedrift. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  10. ^ Aspenberg, Nils C., ed. (2007). "Kolsåsbanen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Merradalen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Railway Club. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  12. ^ "Bystyret og komiteene 1992 0095074069-1-WSG-1-4-0" (in Norwegian). Municipality of Oslo. 29 October 1991. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  13. ^ Vatne, Paul Einar (7 January 1992). "Fjerner Frøen og Nordberg". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 5.
  14. ^ "Status Kolsåsbaneprosjektet mars 2009" (in Norwegian). Oslo T-banedrift. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  15. ^ Nilsen 1998, p. 97.
  16. ^ Kagge, Gunnar (22 August 1999). "Nye Oslo-ruter, men mangel på rutebøker". Aftenposten Morgen (in Norwegian). p. 3.
  17. ^ Solli, Berit (7 April 1997). "Store forandringer på kollektivrutene". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 6.

Bibliography

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