Jernbanetorget station

Jernbanetorget
General information
LocationJernbanetorget, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates59°54′42″N 10°45′3″E / 59.91167°N 10.75083°E / 59.91167; 10.75083
Owned bySporveien
Operated bySporveien T-banen
Line(s)Common Tunnel
Distance500 m from Stortinget
ConnectionsTrain: Oslo S
Bus: Oslo Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth5.2 m
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station
Stortinget Line 1 Grønland
Stortinget
towards Østerås
Line 2 Grønland
Stortinget
towards Kolsås
Line 3 Grønland
towards Mortensrud
Stortinget
towards Vestli
Line 4 Grønland
Stortinget
towards Sognsvann
Line 5 Grønland
towards Vestli
Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station
Dronningens gate
towards Majorstuen
Line 11 Storgata
towards Kjelsås
Line 12
Stortorvet Line 17 Storgata
towards Grefsen
Line 18
Stortorvet
towards Majorstuen
Line 19 Bjørvika
towards Ljabru

Jernbanetorget or Jernbanetorvet is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a tram stop of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the station at Stortinget, Jernbanetorget was the end station for the eastern lines in downtown.[1] Along with the Oslo Central Station, Oslo Bus Terminal and the tram and bus station above ground, Jernbanetorget is the largest transport hub in Norway.

All six of the subway lines (including the Ring Route - which is a part of Line 5) pass through the station, totaling 24 departures per hour during most of the day. The station is 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Stortinget and submerged 5.2 metres (17 ft) below sea level.[2]

It is also the central hub of the tram network with five of the six lines using either the platform in front of Christiania Hotel or the one in front of the public transport information centre, Trafikanten. The sixth line, line 13, does not serve Jernbanetorget, but it stops nearby at Dronningens gate.

  1. ^ Oslo Sporveier. "Milepæler 1875 - 2005" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2006.
  2. ^ Oslo Sporveier. "T-banestasjonene i øst" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2006.