Bøler (station)

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Bøler
Bøler T-bane station
Location
Place Bøler
Municipality Oslo
Line Østensjøbanen
Distance 9.2 km
Elevation 150.4 m
Service
Opened 1967
Type At-grade
Line(s)

Image:T-bane 3 icon.png 

Connections
76 Hvervenbukta
76 Helsfyr
79 Holmlia
79 Grorud

Bøler is a station on Østensjøbanen (line 3) on Norway's Oslo T-bane system between the stations of Ulsrud and Bogerud, 9.2 km from Stortinget. The station opened as a subway station on October 29, 1967, but rail service to Bøler started already in 1958 as part of the city's tram network.[1][2]

The Bøler neighborhood is residential which was developed as a suburb during the late 1950s and 1960s. The old farm at Bøler lies next to the station and is preserved.[3] The station itself has the common layout of two side platforms. The road Utmarkveien passes directly above the station by means of a road bridge. Criticism has been raised over the station's dilapidated condition, but funds for renovation went to other subway stations in 2005.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Timeline of the Oslo transit system (Norwegian)
  2. ^ Subway stations in the east
  3. ^ The story about Bøler ("Fortellingen om Bøler") Forbruker.no, November 25, 2005 (Norwegian)
  4. ^ Bøler Station is not renovated ("Bøler stasjon pusses ikke opp") Nordstrands blad, June 7, 2005 (Norwegian)
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