Holmlia Railway Station
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| Holmlia | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Holmlia, in Søndre Nordstrand |
| Municipality | Oslo |
| Line(s) | Østfoldbanen |
| Service | |
| Opened | 1932 |
| Line operator(s) | Norges Statsbaner |
| Connections | |
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Holmlia railway station is a stop on the railway line Østfoldbanen in the neighborhood of Holmlia, in southern Oslo, Norway. The station is between Hauketo to the north (inbound) and Rosenholm to the south (outbound). It is located 10.2 km from Oslo Sentralstasjon. The station is classified as a "holdeplass" (train stop), rather than as a full station by Jernbaneverket. The station was opened in 1932, and received a considerable overhaul in 1982.
In 1988 the station's architect company, NSB arkitektkontor by Arne Henriksen, was awarded Christian Houen's diploma for good architecture [1], one of Norway's most prestigious architectural awards[2].
The station is located next to the shopping centre Holmlia senter. The station is also a node for bus lines.
[edit] Service
The station is served by two lines. The most frequent service is line 500, the local train Skøyen-Ski which generally goes every 30 minutes. This service is supplemented by trains on line 560 (Skøyen-Mysen), which usually go hourly and provide direct service into Oslo without any stops. Travel time into Oslo is about 10 minutes.
In terms of ridership, the station at Holmlia is among Norway's largest, carrying several commuters daily. However, the train frequency is considerably lower than the 15-minute headway found on T-bane (subway) lines elsewhere in the city. As a consequence, trains can be quite crowded during peak hours, and busses to Holmlia have been implemented to alleviate this. Calls have been made for more frequent train service.[3][4]
| Preceding station | Line | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauketo | Østfoldbanen | Rosenholm | ||
| Preceding station | Local trains | Following station | ||
| Hauketo | 500 | Skøyen - Oslo S - Ski | Rosenholm | |
| Oslo S | 560 | Skøyen - Oslo S - Mysen | Ski | |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Houens fonds diplom List of award recipients (Norwegian)
- ^ Norsk arkitektur på 1980-tallet ("Norwegian architecture in the 1980s") Norge.se
- ^ Vil ha hyppigere tog fra Holmlia ("Want more frequent trains from Holmlia") Nordstrands Blad, January 18, 2007, retrieved July 12, 2007. (Norwegian)
- ^ Vil ha bedre togtilbud ("Want better train service") Nordstrands Blad, April 19, 2007, retrieved July 12, 2007. (Norwegian)
- Jernbaneverkets entry on Holmlia station (Norwegian)
