Røa (station) explained

Røa
Style:Oslo Metro
Address:Vestre Aker, Oslo
Country:Norway
Coordinates:59.9467°N 10.6439°W
Elevation:142.4m (467.2feet)
Line:Røa Line
Connections:Bus: 32 Kværnerbyen - Voksen Skog
41 Sørkedalen
2N Østerås - Ellingsrudåsen
FB3 Oslo Airport - Bekkestua
Distance:7.5km (04.7miles) from Stortinget
Structure:At-grade
Opened:24 January 1935
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Sporveien
Operator:Sporveien T-banen

Røa is a station on Røa Line (Line 2) of the Oslo Metro, located in the Vestre Aker borough, 7.5km (04.7miles) from Stortinget. The station is located between the stations of Hovseter and Ekraveien. The station is part of the old western suburban rail network and was opened on 24 January 1935, slightly to the west of the current location.[1] Up until 1951 it was the terminus station, but the line was extended to Grini in 1948 and to Østerås in 1972.[2]

The station is one of the transportation nodes in the west, and four bus lines connect with the station. The daily ridership is in the order of 4000.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sporveien.no/templates/Page____1033.aspx T-bane stations in the west
  2. http://www.tbane.no/historie/index.asp Timeline of the Oslo T-bane
  3. http://www.vegvesen.no/region_ost/prosjekter/roa/konskvenseutredning/hoved_rapport_w.pdf Report from Statens vegvesen on building the Røa Rv168 road tunnel