Besserud (station)

Oslo metro station

Besserud

General information
Location| Holmenkollen, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates| 59°57′27″N 10°40′20″E﻿ / ﻿59.95750°N 10.67222°E﻿ / 59.95750; 10.67222
Elevation| 242.2 m (795 ft)
Owned by| Sporveien
Operated by| Sporveien T-banen
Line(s)| Holmenkollen Line
Distance| 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| 31 May 1898

Besserud is a station on the Holmenkollen Line (Line 1) on the Oslo Metro, between Midtstuen and Holmenkollen.[1]

## History

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The station was opened as the terminus of the Holmenkollen Line on 31 May 1889, and was originally named Holmenkollen.[2] When the line was extended to Frognerseteren on 16 May 1916 the station acquired its current name.[citation needed] The architect for the wooden station building was Paul Due.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ Oslo Sporveier. "Holmenkollbanens stasjoner". Archived from the original on 2008-04-01.
2. ^ Holden, Finn (2000). Vinderen – fra fangstboplass til moderne bydel. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 92.

Preceding station  |  Oslo Metro | Following station

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Holmenkollen

towards Frognerseteren

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towards Bergkrystallen

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Oslo Metro

Lines|

* Common
* Holmenkollen
* Lambertseter
* Furuset
* Røa
* Kolsås
* Østensjø
* Løren
* Grorud
* Ring
* Sognsvann

* Under construction:  Fornebu

Rolling stock|

* T1000/T1300
* T2000
* MX3000

Operators|

* Akersbanerne
* Bærumsbanen
* Holmenkolbanen
* Oslo Sporveier
* Oslo Vognselskap
* Ruter
* Sporveien
* Sporveien T-banen
* Tryvandsbanen

Stations|

* Ammerud
* Avløs
* Bekkestua
* Berg
* Bergkrystallen
* Besserud
* Bjørnsletta
* Blindern
* Bogerud
* Borgen
* Brattlikollen
* Brynseng
* Bøler
* Carl Berners plass
* Eiksmarka
* Ekraveien
* Ellingsrudåsen
* Ensjø
* Forskningsparken
* Frognerseteren
* Frøen
* Furuset
* Gaustad
* Gjettum
* Gjønnes
* Godlia
* Grorud
* Grønland
* Gråkammen
* Gulleråsen
* Hasle
* Haslum
* Hauger
* Haugerud
* Hellerud
* Helsfyr
* Holmen
* Holmenkollen
* Holstein
* Hovseter
* Høyenhall
* Jar
* Jernbanetorget
* Kalbakken
* Karlsrud
* Kolsås
* Kringsjå
* Lijordet
* Lillevann
* Lindeberg
* Linderud
* Løren
* Majorstuen
* Makrellbekken
* Manglerud
* Midtstuen
* Montebello
* Mortensrud
* Munkelia
* Nationaltheatret
* Nydalen
* Oppsal
* Ringstabekk
* Ris
* Risløkka
* Rommen
* Romsås
* Ryen
* Røa
* Rødtvet
* Sinsen
* Skogen
* Skullerud
* Skøyenåsen
* Skådalen
* Slemdal
* Smestad
* Sognsvann
* Steinerud
* Storo
* Stortinget
* Stovner
* Trosterud
* Tveita
* Tøyen
* Tåsen
* Ullernåsen
* Ullevål stadion
* Ulsrud
* Veitvet
* Vestli
* Vettakollen
* Vinderen
* Voksenkollen
* Voksenlia
* Vollebekk
* Økern
* Østerås
* Østhorn
* Åsjordet

Disused stations|

* Bjørnsletta (old)
* Egne hjem
* Engerjordet
* Grini
* Heggeli
* Husebybakken
* Huseby skole
* Lysakerelven
* Merradalen
* Nordberg
* Ringstabekk (old)
* Sørbyhaugen
* Tjernsrud
* Tryvandshøiden
* Valkyrie plass
* Valler
* Vestgrensa
* Volvat

Depots|

* Avløs Depot
* Etterstad Depot
* Majorstuen Depot
* Ryen Depot

History|

* Timeline
* Oslo Package 2
* Oslo Package 3

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