Skøyen (station)

This article is about the light rail station. For the railway station, see Skøyen Station.

Skøyen
Location	Skøyen, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°55′26″N 10°40′49″E / 59.923839°N 10.680341°E / 59.923839; 10.680341Coordinates: 59°55′26″N 10°40′49″E / 59.923839°N 10.680341°E / 59.923839; 10.680341
Line(s)	Lilleaker Line Skøyen Line
Connections	Train: Skøyen Station
History
Opened	21 June 1903

Skøyen is a light rail station on the Oslo Tramway.

Located at Skøyen, it was opened by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei as an extension of the Skøyen Line on 21 June 1903.^[1] In 1919, it also became the first station on the Lilleaker Line.^[2] It is served by line 13. About 100 metres (300 ft) away is Skøyen Station on the Drammen Line, that is served by Norges Statsbaner and the Airport Express Train. The two stations are not adjacent, but within easy walking distance.

References

↑ Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1994). Trikker og forstadsbaner i Oslo. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 7. ISBN 82-91448-03-5.
↑ Aspenberg, 1994: 18

TERMINUS	NEXT STATION ← WEST	Skøyen			NEXT STATION EAST→	TERMINUS
Jar	Hoff		Line 13		Thune	Grefsen

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