Bekkestua station explained

Bekkestua
Style:Oslo Metro
Address:Bekkestua, Bærum
Country:Norway
Elevation:58.9 m
Line:Kolsås Line
Lilleaker Line
Connections:Bus: 140, 150, 145 (Rush Hour), 220, 230, 140N, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216 and FB3.
Distance:11.4 km from Stortinget
Structure:At-grade
Tracks:3
Parking:None
Bicycle:Yes
Rebuilt:
to
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Sporveien
Operator:Sporveien T-banen
Sporveien Trikken
Zone:1

Bekkestua is a station and tram stop that is served both by Oslo Metro on Kolsås Line and Oslo Tramway on Lilleaker Line situated at Bekkestua in Bærum, Norway. It is the terminus of the Lilleaker Line for tramway.

Located between Ringstabekk and Gjønnes, it was reopened on 15 August 2011 after being closed on 1 July 2006. Between 1 July 2003 and November 2004, Bekkestua was the end station on the Kolsås Line.[1] For a while the station was only being served by the Oslo Tramway line 13, while the station was closed for an upgrade.

Since 2 December 2007, tram operations (on line 13) have returned on this line from Lilleaker to Bekkestua. Operations beyond Lilleaker use SL95 trams as there is no turnback loop at Bekkestua. The tram operations were discontinued in 2009, but reopened in January 2014 after technical difficulties delayed the opening by one month. Bekkestua bus terminal is only a minute's walk from the metro and tram platforms (1, 2, 3).

Bus transfers (bus terminal)

Bekkestua is a transportation hub with connections to bus lines:

140 (Skøyen via Østerås)

145 (Fornebu via Stabekk and Lysaker)

150 (Gullhaug - Oslo Bus Terminal)

220 (Sandvika via Haslum and Valler

230 (Sandvika - (Ila/Listuveien)

211 (Sandvika - via Haslum)

212 (Bekkestua Round Route) via Hosle

213 (Sandvika) via Høvik and Blommenholm

214 (Bekkestua Round Route) via Ekern and Jar

216 (Kleivveien) via Søråsen

N140 (Oslo Bus Terminal - via Hosle, Østerås and Lysaker)

FB3 (Oslo Airport via Røa and Økern)

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Øygardveien, which is served by route 150E (Gullhaug-Nationaltheatret) is about a 10–15 minutes walk away.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subway stations in the west . Oslo Sporveier . Oslo Sporveier . 2008-05-12 . 2007-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070214013041/http://www.sporveien.no/templates/Page____1033.aspx . dead .
  2. News: Service Lines in Bærum (Non-Ordinary . https://web.archive.org/web/20200727231247/https://ruter.no/globalassets/rutetabeller/buss-akershus/barum-servicelinjer-rutetabell-28062020.pdf . 27 July 2020.