Forskningsparken station

Forskningsparken
General information
LocationBlindern, Nordre Aker, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates59°56′37″N 10°43′16″E / 59.94361°N 10.72111°E / 59.94361; 10.72111
Owned bySporveien
Operated bySporveien T-banen
Line(s)Sognsvann Line
Distance4.6 km (2.9 mi) from Stortinget
ConnectionsTram: 17 18 
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened22 August 1999
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station
Ullevål stadion
towards Vestli
Line 4 Blindern
Ullevål stadion
towards Sognsvann
Line 5 Blindern
towards Vestli
Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station
Gaustadalléen Line 17 Universitetet Blindern
towards Grefsen
Line 18

Forskningsparken is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It also serves as a light rail station for the Ullevål Hageby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at the north of the Blindern campus of the University of Oslo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The decision to build the station was made in 1998, and it opened in 1999, replacing the former station Vestgrensa, and allowed interchange between the metro and the tramway. The Ullevål Hageby Line was at the same time extended to serve the new Rikshospitalet. Forskningsparken is served by lines 4 and 5 of the metro, each operating every 15 minutes and providing services along both the Sognsvann Line and the Ring Line. Lines 17 and 18 of the tramway serve Forskningsparken, operating to Rikshospitalet and the city center.