Tøyen
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Tøyen is a residential area in the central parts of Oslo, Norway, part of the borough of Gamle Oslo. It is noted for its high concentration of immigrants. The multicultural atmosphare makes Tøyen very trendy and poplular with continually rising cost of housing.
There are two different stations which carry the name Tøyen. Tøyen Railway Station is located on the railway Gjøvikbanen, while Tøyen T-bane Station on the shared stretch just east of the downtown area. The railway station is about 750 metres northeast of the subway station.
Above the Tøyen subway station is a shopping centre. Apart from the Munch Museum, there is a park north of the subway station with botanical gardens and paleontological, geological and zoological museums.
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