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Berg (station)
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Berg is a station on the Sognsvann Line (line 3) of the Oslo Metro in Norway. It is located between Ullevål stadion
and Tåsen
stations and is the first station after the Ring Line leaves the Sognsvann Line. The station is located 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) from Stortinget station
. Berg is amongst the original stations on the line, and was opened on 10 October 1934. It was upgraded and rebuilt in the 1990s, when the Sognsvann Line was upgraded from light rail
to rapid transit
standard. Three accidents have happened at Berg station, latest in 2008. The area around the station is mainly residential. Berg Upper Secondary School is located approximately 100 metres (328.1 ft) from the station.
had built the light rail line from Majorstuen
to Sognsvann
. Residential areas at Sogn
, Tåsen
and Berg
were starting to grow, in pace with a larger suburban development plan. Akersbanerne bought new property along the line, where new houses were to be designed by the Norwegian architect Kristofer Lange
(1886–1977).
The line was originally double-tracked from Majorstuen to Korsvoll
(now Østhorn) station and single-tracked
from Korsvoll to Sognsvann. On 21 February 1939, the section from Korsvoll to Sognsvann was upgraded to double tracks, and Korsvoll station had its name changed to Østhorn.
In the 1980s, the stations on the Sognsvann Line were rebuilt. The platforms were lengthened from fitting two-car to fitting four-car trains and the platform height
was increased. The third rail made it impossible to cross the line at-grade; an underpass was therefore constructed at Berg station. The station was also redesigned in concrete with steel columns and wooden sheds designed by architect Arne Henriksen
.
In 1991, Oslo Sporveier presented plans involving a rapid transit circle line in Oslo, connecting the newly built hospital Rikshospitalet
with the rest of the city. A detailed suggestion was presented by Oslo Sporveier in August 1996. In the local newspaper Aftenposten Aften there was a debate on whether there should be a ring line from Berg along the National Road 150 towards Gaustad over Rikshospitalet, or whether the Ullevål Hageby Line
should be extended from John Colletts plass
to Rikshospitalet
, thereby creating a correspondence with the Sognsvann Line at the new station Forskningsparken
. In the first plans, Berg was meant to be a station on the new ring line. This plan was discarded since local residents feared noise pollution and destroyed lawns. Even though Berg was not made a station on the Ring Line, noise shields were put up along the Sognsvann Line.
Berg station has seen many accidents and almost-accidents. In 1965, a deadly accident occurred between Ullevål and Berg stations, when a train ran over a 33 years old man walking in the tracks. In 2002, a 24 years old man was run over by a metro train
approaching the station. The man survived the accident with minor wounds. In 2008, a 21 years old drunk man was found crawling around on the tracks between the platforms. The police removed him from the station and sent him home in a taxi.
on contract with Ruter
. The rapid transit serves the station every 15 minutes, except in the late evening and on weekend mornings, when there is a 30-minute headway
. Travel time along the 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) portion to Stortinget
in the city center is 11 minutes.
The station provides correspondence to the bus lines 23 and 24 at a nearby bus stop in Kaj Munks vei.
in a minimalistic and standardised style with constructions of wood and steel.
, north of the residential area Ullevål Hageby
, east of Tåsen
, south of Nordberg
and west of Sogn
. The area Berg is named after an old farm from 1264 with the same name. The street John Colletts allé, starting from John Colletts plass
in Ullevål Hageby, ends at Berg station. Kaj Munks vei, as part of the Norwegian National Road 150, runs parallel with the line from Ullevål stadion via Berg to Tåsen, and continues thereafter towards Nydalen
. There are many swiss chalet
and functionalist style
houses in the residential area around the station. Berg Upper Secondary School, is located 100 metres (328.1 ft) from the station.
Ullevål stadion (station)
Ullevål stadion is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the last station served by lines 3, 4 and 5. North of the station, the Ring Line branches off from the Sognsvann Line...
and Tåsen
Tåsen (station)
Tåsen is a station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. The station is located between Berg and Østhorn stations and is from Stortinget. As one of the original stations on the line, Tåsen was opened on 10 October 1934. The station was moved north in the 1990s, when the line...
stations and is the first station after the Ring Line leaves the Sognsvann Line. The station is located 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) from Stortinget station
Stortinget (station)
Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,...
. Berg is amongst the original stations on the line, and was opened on 10 October 1934. It was upgraded and rebuilt in the 1990s, when the Sognsvann Line was upgraded from light rail
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
to rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
standard. Three accidents have happened at Berg station, latest in 2008. The area around the station is mainly residential. Berg Upper Secondary School is located approximately 100 metres (328.1 ft) from the station.
History
Berg station was opened on 10 October 1934, when the municipally owned company AkersbanerneAkersbanerne
A/S Akersbanerne was a municipal owned company that operated tramways in the former Municipality of Aker in current Oslo, Norway. The company was established in 1917, and opened the suburban Østensjø Line tramway in 1926; it took over the majority ownership of Holmenkolbanen in 1933, that owned the...
had built the light rail line from Majorstuen
Majorstuen (station)
Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough....
to Sognsvann
Sognsvann (station)
Sognsvann station is the last stop on Sognsvann Line, the western side of line 3 on the Oslo T-bane. The station is located south of the lake Sognsvann. Next to the station on the west side is the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, while on the east side are the Norwegian National Archives.The...
. Residential areas at Sogn
Sogn
Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway . It is located in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, surrounding the Sognefjord. Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestrand, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Gulen, Leikanger, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, Solund, Vik, and Årdal. The district covers ...
, Tåsen
Tåsen
Tåsen is a neigboorhood of Oslo, Norway, aprox. four north of the city centre. The name origins from the norse name Tásvin. The station Tåsen serves the area.-References:*...
and Berg
Berg, Norway
Berg is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skaland. The municipality faces the Atlantic Ocean on the west side of the island of Senja. The largest urban area in Berg is the village of Senjahopen...
were starting to grow, in pace with a larger suburban development plan. Akersbanerne bought new property along the line, where new houses were to be designed by the Norwegian architect Kristofer Lange
Kristofer Lange
Kristofer Andreas Lange was a Norwegian architect that became famous for hosting the regulation plan named Solgryten for the area Sogn along the Sognsvann Line in Oslo in the 1920s. He was son of Balthazar Lange and took like him architect's exam in Germany.-References:...
(1886–1977).
The line was originally double-tracked from Majorstuen to Korsvoll
Østhorn (station)
Østhorn is a station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Norway. It is located from Stortinget station between Tåsen and Holstein stations. As one of the original stations on the line, Østhorn was opened on 10 October 1934...
(now Østhorn) station and single-tracked
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....
from Korsvoll to Sognsvann. On 21 February 1939, the section from Korsvoll to Sognsvann was upgraded to double tracks, and Korsvoll station had its name changed to Østhorn.
In the 1980s, the stations on the Sognsvann Line were rebuilt. The platforms were lengthened from fitting two-car to fitting four-car trains and the platform height
Railway platform height
On a railway the platform height refers to the height of a platform above the rail. The value varies between railway systems. A related term is "train floor height" which is the height of the floor of the rail vehicle. There are a wide number of standards for platform heights and train floor heights...
was increased. The third rail made it impossible to cross the line at-grade; an underpass was therefore constructed at Berg station. The station was also redesigned in concrete with steel columns and wooden sheds designed by architect Arne Henriksen
Arne Henriksen
Arne Henriksen is a Norwegian architect that has designed many Norwegian railway stations. He worked at NSB Arkitektkontor from 1975 til 1989.-Stations he designed:* Holmlia Station * Frognerseteren Station...
.
In 1991, Oslo Sporveier presented plans involving a rapid transit circle line in Oslo, connecting the newly built hospital Rikshospitalet
Rikshospitalet
Rikshospitalet is located in Oslo, Norway. From January 1, 2009, the hospital is part of Oslo University Hospital....
with the rest of the city. A detailed suggestion was presented by Oslo Sporveier in August 1996. In the local newspaper Aftenposten Aften there was a debate on whether there should be a ring line from Berg along the National Road 150 towards Gaustad over Rikshospitalet, or whether the Ullevål Hageby Line
Ullevål Hageby Line
The Ullevål Hageby Line is a light rail section of the Oslo Tramway. It runs from Stortorvet in the city center of Oslo, Norway to Rikshospitalet. It passes through the areas of St. Hanshaugen, Ullevål Hageby and Blindern before reaching Gaustad...
should be extended from John Colletts plass
John Colletts plass (station)
John Colletts plass is a light rail station on the Oslo Tramway.Located in Ullevål Hageby in Nordre Aker borough, it was opened in 1925 as the terminus of the Ullevål Hageby Line. The name was given in 1938. In 1999 the line was extended to Rikshospitalet.The most prominent building at the square...
to Rikshospitalet
Rikshospitalet (station)
Rikshospitalet is a light rail tram station at the end of the Ullevål Hageby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Rikshospitalet, the Norwegian National Hospital, at Gaustad in Oslo, Norway....
, thereby creating a correspondence with the Sognsvann Line at the new station Forskningsparken
Forskningsparken (station)
Forskningsparken is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It also serves as a light rail station for the Ullevål Hageby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at the north of the Blindern campus of the University of Oslo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway...
. In the first plans, Berg was meant to be a station on the new ring line. This plan was discarded since local residents feared noise pollution and destroyed lawns. Even though Berg was not made a station on the Ring Line, noise shields were put up along the Sognsvann Line.
Berg station has seen many accidents and almost-accidents. In 1965, a deadly accident occurred between Ullevål and Berg stations, when a train ran over a 33 years old man walking in the tracks. In 2002, a 24 years old man was run over by a metro train
Oslo Metro rolling stock
The rolling stock of Oslo Metro, Norway has consisted of three classes: T1000/T1300, T2000 and MX3000. The T1000 was built as 162 single cars from 1964 to 1978. From 1979 to 1985, 33 new T1300 trains were built, followed by the conversion of 16 T1000s. Six two-car T2000 units were delivered in 1994...
approaching the station. The man survived the accident with minor wounds. In 2008, a 21 years old drunk man was found crawling around on the tracks between the platforms. The police removed him from the station and sent him home in a taxi.
Service
Berg is served by line 3 on the Sognsvann Line, operated by Oslo T-banedriftOslo T-banedrift
Oslo T-banedrift AS is a limited company that is responsible for operating Oslo Metro , the rapid transit in Oslo, Norway. The company is owned by Kollektivtransportproduksjon that again is owned by the city council...
on contract with Ruter
Ruter
Ruter As is the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus, Norway. The company, organized as a limited company is responsible for managing, but not operating, public transport in the two counties, including bus, the Oslo Metro, the Oslo Tramway and ferries...
. The rapid transit serves the station every 15 minutes, except in the late evening and on weekend mornings, when there is a 30-minute headway
Headway
Headway is a measurement of the distance/time between vehicles in a transit system. The precise definition varies depending on the application, but it is most commonly measured as the distance from the tip of one vehicle to the tip of the next one behind it, expressed as the time it will take for...
. Travel time along the 6.1 kilometres (3.8 mi) portion to Stortinget
Stortinget (station)
Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,...
in the city center is 11 minutes.
The station provides correspondence to the bus lines 23 and 24 at a nearby bus stop in Kaj Munks vei.
Facilities
Berg has two platforms, each with a wooden shed and ticket machines. The sheds are designed by Arne HenriksenArne Henriksen
Arne Henriksen is a Norwegian architect that has designed many Norwegian railway stations. He worked at NSB Arkitektkontor from 1975 til 1989.-Stations he designed:* Holmlia Station * Frognerseteren Station...
in a minimalistic and standardised style with constructions of wood and steel.
Location
Berg is located in the borough of Nordre AkerNordre Aker
Nordre Aker is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.-History:This area became part of the city of Oslo in 1948. Before that it was a part of Aker municipality in Akershus county.-Demographics and housing:...
, north of the residential area Ullevål Hageby
Ullevål Hageby
Ullevål Hageby is a residential area and garden city in borough Nordre Aker of Oslo, Norway. All housing in the area is part of the housing cooperative Oslo Havebyselskap...
, east of Tåsen
Tåsen
Tåsen is a neigboorhood of Oslo, Norway, aprox. four north of the city centre. The name origins from the norse name Tásvin. The station Tåsen serves the area.-References:*...
, south of Nordberg
Nordberg
Nordberg is a neighbourhood in Nordre Aker in Oslo, the capital of Norway.From 1934 to 1992 it was served by Nordberg Station on the Sognsvann Line, but is now served by Østhorn and Holstein on the same line.-References:...
and west of Sogn
Sogn, Oslo
Sogn was a district of the city of Oslo, Norway up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the Nordre Aker district....
. The area Berg is named after an old farm from 1264 with the same name. The street John Colletts allé, starting from John Colletts plass
John Colletts plass (station)
John Colletts plass is a light rail station on the Oslo Tramway.Located in Ullevål Hageby in Nordre Aker borough, it was opened in 1925 as the terminus of the Ullevål Hageby Line. The name was given in 1938. In 1999 the line was extended to Rikshospitalet.The most prominent building at the square...
in Ullevål Hageby, ends at Berg station. Kaj Munks vei, as part of the Norwegian National Road 150, runs parallel with the line from Ullevål stadion via Berg to Tåsen, and continues thereafter towards Nydalen
Nydalen
Nydalen is a neighbourhood in the Nordre Aker borough in northern Oslo, Norway.- History :Since the late 19th century Nydalen has been a largely industrial area...
. There are many swiss chalet
Swiss chalet style
Swiss chalet style is an architectural style inspired by the chalets of Switzerland. The style originated in Germany in the early 19th century and was popular in parts of Europe and North America, notably in the architecture of Norway, the country house architecture of Sweden, Cincinnati, Ohio,...
and functionalist style
Functionalism (architecture)
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. This statement is less self-evident than it first appears, and is a matter of confusion and controversy within the profession, particularly in regard to modern...
houses in the residential area around the station. Berg Upper Secondary School, is located 100 metres (328.1 ft) from the station.