Skillebekk tram stop explained

Skillebekk
Address:Skillebekk, Oslo
Country:Norway
Line:Skøyen Line
Opened:2 March 1894

Skillebekk is a light rail tram stop on the Oslo Tramway.

Located at Skillebekk, it was opened by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei on 2 March 1894 as a part of the first stretch of what would become the Skøyen Line.[1] It is served by line 13.

The station is named after the brook Skillebekken. The first element is skille n 'division, border', the last element is the finite form of bekk m 'beck, brook'. The brook marked the western limit of Oslo city until 1879.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Aspenberg, Nils Carl . Nils Carl Aspenberg . Trikker og forstadsbaner i Oslo . . Oslo . 1994 . 7 . 82-91448-03-5.