Borgen station

Borgen
General information
LocationBorgen, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates59°56′04″N 10°41′45″E / 59.93444°N 10.69583°E / 59.93444; 10.69583
Elevation54.0 m (177.2 ft)
Owned bySporveien
Operated bySporveien T-banen
Line(s)Røa Line
Kolsås Line
Distance3.8 km (2.4 mi) from Stortinget
ConnectionsBus: 45 Voksen skog - Majorstuen
28 FornebuØkern
2N ØsteråsEllingsrudåsen
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened17 November 1912; 111 years ago (1912-11-17)
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station
Smestad
towards Østerås
Line 2 Majorstuen
Smestad
towards Kolsås
Line 3 Majorstuen
towards Mortensrud

Borgen is a station shared by the Røa Line and the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. The station is between Majorstuen and Smestad, and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) from the central station Stortinget.

The station is located on a stretch where the line runs alongside Sørkedalsveien. The large Vestre gravlund cemetery is situated to the south of the station.

The station was opened on 17 November 1912 as part of a branch line to Holmenkollbanen that went to Smestad and was later extended. There were originally four stations on this line; only Borgen and Smestad remain. The two stations that originally neighbored Borgen, Volvat in the east and Heggeli in the west, are both closed.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Subway stations in the west". Archived from the original on 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2007-01-03.

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