Majorstuen station

Majorstuen
Two OS MX3000 trains at Majorstuen station
General information
Location	Majorstuen, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°55′47″N 10°42′53″E
Elevation	47.7 m (156 ft)
Owned by	Sporveien
Operated by	Sporveien T-banen
Line(s)	Common Tunnel
Distance	2.7 km (1.7 mi) from Stortinget
Tracks	3
Connections	Tram:     Bus: 20 Skøyen — Galgeberg 25 Lørenskog stasjon 28 Fornebu— Økern 45 Voksen skog 46 Ullerntoppen
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	None
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	31 May 1898 (1898-05-31)
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station Frøen towards Frognerseteren Line 1 Nationaltheatret towards Bergkrystallen Borgen towards Østerås Line 2 Nationaltheatret towards Ellingsrudåsen Borgen towards Kolsås Line 3 Nationaltheatret towards Mortensrud Blindern towards Vestli Line 4 Nationaltheatret towards Bergkrystallen Blindern towards Sognsvann Line 5 Nationaltheatret towards Vestli Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station Terminus Line 11 Bogstadveien towards Kjelsås Line 12 Frogner stadion towards Kjelsås Line 19 Bogstadveien towards Ljabru

Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a tram stop on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough.

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 Holmenkollbanen, and remained so until the tunnel to Nationaltheatret Station was completed.

After Majorstuen the subway lines split up in three directions. Sognsvannsbanen runs northwards, Holmenkollbanen runs to the northwest while Røabanen and Kolsåsbanen are on a shared track to the west.

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 Oslo Tramway Museum, and also serves the MF Norwegian School of Theology, the Norwegian Academy of Music, the Norwegian Police University College and a Police Station, Chateau Neuf and the movie theatre Colosseum. It is a node for public transportation, outside the subway station are bus stops for several bus lines and a tram stop serving the Frogner and Briskeby Lines on Oslo Tramway.

External links

• Media related to Majorstuen stasjon at Wikimedia Commons