Holmlia Station

Holmlia
Location Holmlia, Søndre Nordstrand, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates 59°50′05″N 10°47′49″E / 59.83472°N 10.79694°ECoordinates: 59°50′05″N 10°47′49″E / 59.83472°N 10.79694°E
Operated by Norwegian State Railways
Line(s) Østfold Line
Tracks 2
Connections Bus: Ruter
Construction
Architect Arne Henriksen
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 1932

Holmlia railway station is a stop on the Østfold Line in the district 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 Central Station. The station is classified as a "holdeplass" (train stop), rather than as a full station by Norwegian National Rail Administration. The station was opened in 1932, and received a considerable overhaul in 1982.

In 1988, the station's architect company, NSB arkitektkontor (run 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 'Holmlia senter' shopping centre, and is also a node for bus lines.

Service

The most frequent service is line 500, the local train Skøyen Station to Ski Station 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 passenger numbers, the station at Holmlia serves amongst Norway's largest. However, the train frequency is considerably lower than the 15-minute headway found on Oslo Metro lines elsewhere in the city. As a consequence, trains can be quite crowded during peak hours, and buses 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 Østfold Line Rosenholm
Preceding station Local trains Following station
Hauketo L2 Skøyen–Oslo S–Ski   Rosenholm
L2x Lysaker–Oslo S–Ski   Kolbotn
Oslo S L22 Skøyen–Oslo S–Mysen   Ski



Notes and references

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holmlia stasjon.
  1. ↑ Houens fonds diplom List of award recipients (Norwegian)
  2. ↑ Norsk arkitektur på 1980-tallet ("Norwegian architecture in the 1980s") Norge.se
  3. ↑ Vil ha hyppigere tog fra Holmlia ("Want more frequent trains from Holmlia") Nordstrands Blad, January 18, 2007, retrieved July 12, 2007. (Norwegian)
  4. ↑ Vil ha bedre togtilbud ("Want better train service") Nordstrands Blad, April 19, 2007, retrieved July 12, 2007. (Norwegian)