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Smestad (station)

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Location
  
Smestad, Oslo Norway

Owned by
  
Sporveien

Line(s)
  
Røa Line Kolsås Line

Opened
  
17 November 1912

Elevation
  
63.7 metres (209 ft)

Operated by
  
Sporveien T-banen

Address
  
0376 Oslo, Norway

Owner
  
Sporveien

Smestad (station)

Distance
  
4.6 km (2.9 mi) from Stortinget

Similar
  
Oppsal, Slemdal, Makrellbekken, Kolsås, Røa

Smestad is a station shared by the Røa Line (line 2) and the Kolsås Line (line 3) on the Oslo T-bane system. Although the two lines continue to share track some time after Smestad, passing the former station of Sørbyhaugen which was also shared, they diverge before passing another station. The next station to the west is Makrellbekken on Røabanen and the temporary station of Husebybakken on Kolsåsbanen. The next station to the east is Borgen. Smestad is located 4.6 km from Stortinget.

The station was originally the terminus of a branch line to Holmenkollbanen which was built from Majorstuen and opened on 17 November 1912. The line was exteneded to Røa in 1935 while the connection to Kolsåsbanen opened in 1942.

The station is on the southeast side of the intersection Smestadkrysset which includes the outermost ring road (Ring 3) around Oslo and there are some bus-to-subway connections possible at this station.

References

Smestad (station) Wikipedia


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