Vettakollen (station)
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Vettakollen, Vestre Aker, Oslo Norway | ||||
| Coordinates | 59°57′36″N 10°41′43″E / 59.96000°N 10.69528°E | ||||
| Elevation | 196.7 m (645 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Sporveien | ||||
| Operated by | Sporveien T-banen | ||||
| Line(s) | Holmenkollen Line | ||||
| Distance | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) from Stortinget | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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| Opened | 31 May 1898 | ||||
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Vettakollen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line (line 1) of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Skådalen and Gulleråsen.[1] The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the light rail to Holmenkollen.[2] The station was originally opened as Greveveien, but changed its name a few months after the opening.[3]
References
- ^ Oslo Sporveier. "Holmenkollbanens stasjoner". Archived from the original on 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ Holden, Finn (2000). Vinderen – fra fangstboplass til moderne bydel. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 92.
- ^ Vindern historielag (2003). "Medlemsblad 4/03" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
| Preceding station |  Oslo Metro | Following station | ||
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| Skådalen towards Frognerseteren | Line 1 | Gråkammen towards Bergkrystallen | ||
