Borgen station explained

Borgen
Style:Oslo Metro
Address:Borgen, Oslo
Country:Norway
Coordinates:59.9344°N 10.6958°W
Elevation:54m (177feet)
Line:Røa Line
Kolsås Line
Connections:Bus: 45 Voksen skog - Majorstuen
28 FornebuØkern
2N ØsteråsEllingsrudåsen
Distance:3.8km (02.4miles) from Stortinget
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Sporveien
Operator:Sporveien T-banen
Zone:1

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 3.8km (02.4miles) 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subway stations in the west . 2007-01-03 . 2007-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070214013041/http://www.sporveien.no/templates/Page____1033.aspx . dead .