Eiksmarka (station)

Eiksmarka
MX3000 bound for Østerås unloading at Eiksmarka.
Location
Place	Eiksmarka
Municipality	Bærum
Coordinates	59°56′48″N 10°37′20″E / 59.94667°N 10.62222°E / 59.94667; 10.62222Coordinates: 59°56′48″N 10°37′20″E / 59.94667°N 10.62222°E / 59.94667; 10.62222
Line	Røa Line
Distance	8.9 km (5.5 mi)
Elevation	138.5 m (454 ft)
Service
Opened	3 December 1951
Type	At-grade
Line(s)

Eiksmarka is a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Ekraveien and Lijordet, 8.9 km from Stortinget.

The station was opened in 1951 as part of the extension to Lijordet. After the closing of Grini in 1995, it is the first of three stations on the Røa Line within Bærum municipality, and passengers travelling here from Oslo need to pay a higher fare. The station serves northwestern Bærum, including Eiksmarka and Fossum; to the north of the station is the Eiksmarka school.

The station was the site of a murder in 2002 when a 22 year old Ethiopian woman was stabbed to death by her husband.^[1]

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