Skarpsno Station
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Skarpsno Station is a closed railway station located on Skøyen–Filipstad Line in Oslo
, Norway
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Skarpsno is a residential area; also many foreign embassies are located here. The station is also used to reach the recreational area around Frognerkilen
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The station opened on 15 May 1882 as part of the Drammen Line, located 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Oslo Vestbanestasjon
(Oslo V); it served as an intermediate station between Oslo V and Skøyen Station
. It was closed at the same time as Oslo V on 28 May 1989, after the Oslo Tunnel had rerouted all trains to the new Oslo Central Station.
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...
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Skarpsno is a residential area; also many foreign embassies are located here. The station is also used to reach the recreational area around Frognerkilen
Frognerkilen
Frognerkilen is a bay in the inner Oslofjord, east of the Bygdøy peninsula.Its name stems from the neighbourhood Frogner, a name which was taken from a farm. It was formerly known, with Bestumkilen, under the name of Ladegaardsfjordene. This stems from older times, when Bygdøy was an island, named...
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The station opened on 15 May 1882 as part of the Drammen Line, located 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Oslo Vestbanestasjon
Oslo Vestbanestasjon
Oslo West Station or Oslo V, is a former railway station located in Vika in Oslo, Norway. It was the terminus of the Drammen Line between 1872 and 1980, until the Oslo Tunnel opened. The station remained in use until 1989, when all traffic was moved to the new Oslo Central Station...
(Oslo V); it served as an intermediate station between Oslo V and Skøyen Station
Skøyen Station
Skøyen is a railway station located in Oslo, Norway and is part of Drammen Line. The station serves commuter trains, some regional trains and the Flytoget airport express train service. Skøyen station is owned and operated by the Norwegian National Rail Administration.Though some continue on, the...
. It was closed at the same time as Oslo V on 28 May 1989, after the Oslo Tunnel had rerouted all trains to the new Oslo Central Station.
External links
- Entry at the Norwegian Railway Club