Eiksmarka (station) explained

Eiksmarka
Style:Oslo Metro
Address:Eiksmarka, Bærum
Country:Norway
Coordinates:59.9467°N 10.6222°W
Elevation:138.5m (454.4feet)
Line:Røa Line
Distance:8.9km (05.5miles) from Stortinget
Structure:At-grade
Opened:3 December 1951
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Sporveien
Operator:Sporveien T-banen

Eiksmarka is a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Ekraveien and Lijordet, 8.9 km from Stortinget.

The station was opened in 1951 as part of the extension to Lijordet. After the closing of Grini in 1995, it is the first of three stations on the Røa Line within Bærum municipality. The station serves northwestern Bærum, including Eiksmarka and Fossum; to the north of the station is the Eiksmarka school.

The station was the site of a murder in 2002 when a 22-year-old Ethiopian woman was stabbed to death by her husband.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Woman murdered at tram station . Aftenposten . 1 August 2002 . 22 March 2009 . Nina . Berglund . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523203658/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article373532.ece . 23 May 2011 .