Kjelsås station

Railway station in Oslo, Norway
59°57′58″N 10°46′58″E / 59.96611°N 10.78278°E / 59.96611; 10.78278Elevation155.6 m (510 ft) aslOwned byBane NOROperated byVy GjøvikbanenLine(s)Gjøvik LineDistance10.28 km (6.39 mi)Platforms2Connections
Tram: Kjelsås Line 11 12 
Bus: 25, 54ConstructionArchitectPaul DueOther informationFare zone1HistoryOpened1900

Kjelsås Station (Norwegian: Kjelsås stasjon) is located at Kjelsås in Oslo, Norway on the Gjøvik Line. The railway station is located 10.28 km (6.39 mi) from Oslo Central Station between Nydalen Station and Snippen Station at 155.6 meters (510 ft) above sea level and was opened in 1900, two years before the railway to Gjøvik was finished.[citation needed]

The station is served by commuter and regional trains operated by Vy Gjøvikbanen. There is a tram and bus stop at the station. The station is located beside the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology.

A SM53 tram on the balloon loop.

Kjelsås tram stop

Kjelsås
A SL79 Tram at Kjelsås in 2014
General information
Owned bySporveien
Operated byRuter
Services
Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station
Kjelsåsalleen
towards Majorstuen
Line 11 Terminus
Line 12
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Kjelsås
(1934)
Kjelsåsalléen
Grefsen Stadion
Grefsenplatået
Glads vei
Doktor Smiths vei (Sanatoriet)
Disen
Lettvinten
Storo
Ring Line
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Kjelsås is also the name of a tram stop and it is the terminus of the Kjelsås Line. It is served by line 11 and 12 using the older SL79 high-floor trams. It has a balloon loop. It was opened on the 25 of September, 1934 along with the rest of the Kjelsås Line.[1] Kjelsås was closed for two years along with the rest of the Kjelsås Line from 2002 until 2004 after local protest. In the 2010s, the Kjelsås Line was upgraded as part of the Fremtidens Byreise programme (this brings 87 new trams to Oslo). The balloon loop surrounds a former depot that was taken out of use in 1957, when the Grefsen depot was established. The depot was designed by Carl Vorbeck and it could hold 4-5 carriages within it. It is now in use as a cultural centre. [2]


References

  1. ^ Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1994). Trikker og forstadsbaner i Oslo. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 9. ISBN 82-91448-03-5.
  2. ^ Acando. "Sporveien AS - Våre trikkeholdeplasser". sporveien.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-01-14.

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Preceding station Following station
Nydalen Gjøvik Line Snippen
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Preceding station Regional trains Following station
Nydalen RE30 Oslo SGjøvik   Nittedal
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Nydalen R31 Oslo SJaren   Snippen
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