Majorstuen station
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Connections | Tram: Bus: 20 Skøyen — Galgeberg 25 Lørenskog stasjon 28 Fornebu— Økern 45 Voksen skog 46 Ullerntoppen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 31 May 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Majorstuen is a subway station on the
Majorstuen is shared by all the subway lines, and, being located just after the tunnel entrance, it is the only such station not located underground. Majorstuen was originally the end station for
After Majorstuen the subway lines split up in three directions.
The station has three platforms. There are two main platforms facing each other. Behind the platform for outbound trains is a bay platform, used for the trains on the west side of Oslo which terminate at Majorstuen. Such trains are not common, they are usually early-morning trains or trains which are retiring for the evening. Between 2002 and 2004 however, Holmenkollbanen terminated at Majorstuen and all these trains used this platform. Also located on the outbound platform is a Narvesen kiosk, the only such kiosk on the Oslo Metro behind the ticket barriers.
Majorstuen itself is largely a residential area, although there is a great deal of commercial business as well. It is close to the
External links
- Media related to Majorstuen stasjon at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ "Rutetabeller for T-banen" (PDF). Ruter. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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