Nordstrand Station

Nordstrand
Location	Nordstrand, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°51′49″N 10°47′09″E / 59.8637°N 10.7859°ECoordinates: 59°51′49″N 10°47′09″E / 59.8637°N 10.7859°E
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Line(s)	Østfold Line
Distance	5.95 m (19.5 ft)
Tracks	2
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	31 May 1880
Electrified	9 December 1936
Location
Nordstrand Location within Akershus

Nordstrand Station (Norwegian: Nordstrand stasjon) is the first stop on the Østfold Line after Oslo Central Station. The station lies within the Nordstrand borough of the Oslo municipality. The station is served by the Oslo Commuter Rail's L2 services from Skøyen Station via Oslo S to Ski Station. Nordstrand station was opened in 1880. It lies 5.95 km from Oslo S.

The station was the scene of a serious railway accident on October 3, 1993, when the brakes on a NS Class 6400 failed, causing it to roll northwards, in the wrong direction, from Rosenholm Station before crashing into a local passenger train at Nordstrand, killing five passengers.^[1]

Preceding station	Line			Following station
Oslo S	Østfold Line			Ljan
Preceding station	Local trains			Following station
Oslo S	L2	Stabekk–Oslo S–Ski		Ljan

References

1. Storulykker i Norge de siste 20 årene (Major accidents in Norway the last 20 years) Snorre Sklet. Nordstrand accident described on page 145. (Norwegian)

External links

• "Nordstrand Station". Norwegian National Rail Administration. Retrieved 30 April 2014.