Nordberg (station)

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Nordberg
Sognsvann Line
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened10 October 1934[1]
Closed5 May 1992[2]

Nordberg was a

Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. It was opened on 10 October 1934, and was located between Østhorn and Holstein stations, in a level crossing
with the steep road Borgestadveien. The station saw several accidents, and was closed on 5 May 1992 when the Sognsvann Line was upgraded to rapid transit standard. An underpass was constructed to allow pedestrians pass under the tracks.

History

Nordberg station opened on 10 October 1934 as a station on the Sognsvann Line. The line was built by the municipally owned company

single-tracked from there to Sognsvann.[4] In 1939, the section Korsvoll–Sognsvann was upgraded to double track, and the station Korsvoll had its name changed to Østhorn.[3]

Nordberg was part of Holmenkolbanen's operating network until 1975, when the municipality of Oslo bought all the company's stock.[5] In the early 1990s, the stations on the Sognsvann Line were upgraded to metro standard, which involves a heightening and lengthening of the platforms, installation of third rail power supply and a new signaling system.[6] The third rail made it impossible to cross the line in-grade, and under- or overpasses had to be built at all stations. The transport authorities decided to close Nordberg, arguing that the access roads to the station were steep and dangerous, and icy during the winter.[7] The residents of Nordberg opposed the closure of the station, arguing that it had served the area well with its central position in the area.[8] Nevertheless, the station was closed, along with the level crossing that formerly had allowed for car traffic to cross the tracks.[9] An underpass for pedestrians was constructed.[10]

Accidents

In 1951, two young lads

Ullevål University Hospital shortly thereafter.[13]

Location

Nordberg Station was located in the steep road named Borgestadveien, that passed the station in a level crossing.[14] The station served the local senior center named Nordberghjemmet, and was the most used of all stations among residents living in Nordberg.[8] After the 1992 closure, very little remains from the station, aside from a pedestrians' underpass.

References

Notes
  1. ^ "T-banestasjonene i vest" (in Norwegian). Ruter. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  2. ^ "T-banen i Oslo fra 1898 - kort historikk" (in Norwegian). tbane.no. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b Nilsen 1998, p. 133
  4. ^ Arntzen & Hansen 2009, p. 88
  5. ^ Nilsen 1998, p. 140
  6. Aftenposten Aften
    (in Norwegian). 8 January 1993. p. 8.
  7. Aftenposten Aften
    (in Norwegian). p. 54.
  8. ^
    Aftenposten Aften
    (in Norwegian). p. 54.
  9. Aftenposten Aften
    (in Norwegian). p. 5.
  10. Municipality of Oslo. 29 October 1991. Archived from the original
    on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Farlig leketøy". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 2 March 1951. p. 7.
  12. ^
    Aftenposten Aften
    (in Norwegian). p. 12.
  13. ^ "En 29 år gammel mann fra Oslo ligger nå på Ullevål sykehus" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 January 1987.
  14. ^ Google (6 November 2010). "Nordberg (station)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
Bibliography

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