Jar station

Jar
General information
LocationJar, Bærum
Norway
Coordinates59°55′36″N 10°37′13″E / 59.926635°N 10.620303°E / 59.926635; 10.620303
Elevation68.2 m (224 ft)
Owned bySporveien
Operated bySporveien T-banen
Line(s)Kolsås Line (metro)
Lilleaker Line (tramway)
Distance9.1 km (5.7 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened1 June 1924; 100 years ago (1924-06-01)
Rebuilt1 July 2006; 18 years ago (2006-07-01)
to December 1, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-12-01)
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station
Ringstabekk
towards Kolsås
 Line 3 Bjørnsletta
towards Mortensrud
Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station
Bekkestua
Terminus
 Line 13 Øraker
towards Ljabru

Jar is a station served both by the Oslo Metro and the Oslo Tramway located in Bærum, just west of Lysakerelva which divides Oslo and Bærum. The track is shared, the tram line (Lilleaker Line) joins with the rapid transit line (Kolsås Line) on the Oslo side of the river.[1] The station had a yellow penthouse and contained a newspaper outlet.[2] However, after the reconstruction, the penthouse was reinstated but has a different colour.

Formerly, the entire line to Kolsås was part of the tram network. Jar was originally a terminus for the defunct line 10, and had a balloon loop. However, this has been removed and since the 2nd of December 2007, tram operations (line 13) have returned on this line from Jar to Bekkestua.

As of December 2016, the Tram line 13 is running trams (every 20 minutes, 15 at weekends.) to Bekkestua.[3] The Oslo Metro line 3 also runs with an interval of every 15 minutes.

A view of the platforms at Jar; the station penthouse is visible and is on the left (westbound platform).
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ruter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hartmann, Eivind; Mangset, Øistein (2001). Neste stopp - verneplan for bygninger (in Norwegian). Baneforlaget. pp. 94–6. ISBN 82-91448-17-5.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference plaque was invoked but never defined (see the help page).