Nationaltheatret metro station

Nationaltheatret
General information
LocationVika, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates59°54′53″N 10°43′59″E / 59.91472°N 10.73306°E / 59.91472; 10.73306
Elevation5.4 m (18 ft)
Owned bySporveien
Operated bySporveien T-banen
Line(s)Common Tunnel
Distance0.7 km (0.43 mi) from Stortinget
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened28 June 1928; 96 years ago (1928-06-28)
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station
Majorstuen Line 1 Stortinget
Majorstuen
towards Østerås
Line 2 Stortinget
Majorstuen
towards Kolsås
Line 3 Stortinget
towards Mortensrud
Majorstuen
towards Vestli
Line 4 Stortinget
Majorstuen
towards Sognsvann
Line 5 Stortinget
towards Vestli
Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station
Inkognitogata
towards Majorstuen
Line 11 Øvre Slottsgate
towards Kjelsås
Solli
towards Bekkestua
Line 13 Øvre Slottsgate
towards Ljabru

Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The station is served by all five lines of the metro, and lines 11 and 13 of the tramway. In addition, several bus services call at the station. It is named for the National Theatre located nearby.

The tram stop in the area opened in 1894. Nationaltheatret was the first underground station in the Nordic countries; construction of a 1.6-kilometre (1.0 mi) tunnel from Majorstuen to the city center started in 1912, but was not finished until 1928. Until the 1987 opening of Stortinget, Nationaltheatret was the city terminus for the four western light rail lines: the Holmenkollen Line, the Røa Line, the Sognsvann Line (from 1934) and the Kjelsås Line (from 1942). The mainline railway station opened in 1980, and in 1993, the light rail station was upgraded to allow metro trains to run through it.