Sandermosen Station
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Sandermosen Station is a formerly manned station on Gjøvikbanen
located in Maridalen
, Oslo
, Norway
. The station which formerly had its own station building is located a little under 16 km from Oslo S
between Kjelsås
and Snippen
and was opened in 1909. It was closed on June 11, 2006. Since its closure Snippen is the nearest station. The area was used as a loading zone as early as 1900, two years prior to the opening of Gjøvikbanen.
Today the station and the station building is a juncture for cultural activities in the area. This cultural arena is promoted by kulturPUNKTET Sandermosen stasjon. A sculpture park is situated next to the track.
Dano-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose
took his new lastname from Sandermosen in Maridalen.
Gjøvikbanen
The Gjøvik Line is a Norwegian railway line between Oslo and Gjøvik. It was originally named the North Line and ran between Grefsen and Røykenvik. The line was completed to Gjøvik in 1902...
located in Maridalen
Maridalen
Maridalen is a valley situated just north of Oslo, Norway, just above the suburb of Kjelsås. Most of the valley is made up of a lake known as Maridalsvannet, that serves as the primary source of drinking water for 90% of Oslo's population. The valley is a popular recreational area with many hiking...
, 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...
. The station which formerly had its own station building is located a little under 16 km from Oslo S
Oslo Sentralstasjon
Oslo Central Station is the main railway station in Oslo and the largest railway station on the entire Norwegian railway system. It is the terminus of Drammen Line, Gardermoen Line, Gjøvik Line, Hoved Line and Østfold Line. It serves express, regional and local train services by four companies...
between Kjelsås
Kjelsås Station
Kjelsås Station is a railway station at Kjelsås in Oslo, Norway on Gjøvikbanen. The station is located 10.28 km from Oslo S between Nydalen and Snippen at 155.6 metes above sea level and was opened in 1900, two years before the railway to Gjøvik was finished....
and Snippen
Snippen Station
Snippen Station is an unmanned stop on Gjøvikbanen with the address Greveveien in Maridalen, Oslo, Norway. The station is located a little over 17.5 km from Oslo S between Sandermosen and Movatn and was opened in 1934...
and was opened in 1909. It was closed on June 11, 2006. Since its closure Snippen is the nearest station. The area was used as a loading zone as early as 1900, two years prior to the opening of Gjøvikbanen.
Today the station and the station building is a juncture for cultural activities in the area. This cultural arena is promoted by kulturPUNKTET Sandermosen stasjon. A sculpture park is situated next to the track.
Dano-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose
Aksel Sandemose
Aksel Sandemose was a novelist, born in Nykøbing, Mors Island, Denmark to a Danish father and a Norwegian mother....
took his new lastname from Sandermosen in Maridalen.