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Holtet (station)
Encyclopedia
Holtet is a light rail
station on the Ekeberg line
of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Holtet
in Ekeberg
, in the borough of Nordstrand
, in Oslo
, Norway
.
It was opened in 11 June 1917 and has a balloon loop
. The station is served by lines 18 and 19. Rush-hour services with line 18 terminate at Holtet.
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...
station on the Ekeberg line
Ekeberg Line
The Ekeberg Line is a long light rail line of the Oslo Tramway which runs from Gamlebyen to Ljabru in Oslo, Norway. Operated by lines 18 and 19, it serves the area of Nordstarand and the neighborhoods of Ekeberg, Jomfrubråten, Bekkelaget and Ljan. The line is operated by Oslo Sporvognsdrift using...
of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Holtet
Holtet
-Places:Norway* Holtet, Østfold, a village in Halden municipality, Østfold county* Holtet, Oslo, a village in Oslo municipality**Holtet , a rail station in Oslo* Holtet, Troms, a village in Harstad municipality, Troms countyDenmark...
in Ekeberg
Ekeberg
Ekeberg is a neighborhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. The Norway Cup soccer tournament takes place at Ekebergsletta every summer. "Sletta" means plateau. The painting "the Scream" by Edvard Munch is painted from Utsikten a part of Ekeberg.In the area are a number of old Iron Age grave mounds and...
, in the borough of Nordstrand
Nordstrand, Norway
Nordstrand is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.The borough is located in the southern part of the city and is the second most populated district of Oslo with over 40,000 inhabitants...
, in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
It was opened in 11 June 1917 and has a balloon loop
Balloon loop
A balloon loop or turning loop allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or even stop. Balloon loops can be useful for passenger trains and unit freight trains, such as coal trains....
. The station is served by lines 18 and 19. Rush-hour services with line 18 terminate at Holtet.