Smestad (station)

Smestad
Overhead view from the nearby bridge, down towards the station.
Location	Smestad, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°56′14″N 10°41′00″E / 59.93722°N 10.68333°ECoordinates: 59°56′14″N 10°41′00″E / 59.93722°N 10.68333°E
Elevation	63.7 metres (209 ft)
Owned by	Sporveien
Operated by	Sporveien T-banen
Line(s)	Røa Line Kolsås Line
Distance	4.6 km (2.9 mi) from Stortinget
Connections	Bus: 23 Lysaker – Simensbråten 45 Voksen skog - Majorstuen
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	17 November 1912
Services
Preceding station   Oslo Metro   Following station Makrellbekken towards Østerås Line 2 Røa Line Borgen towards Ellingsrudåsen Åsjordet towards Kolsås Line 3 Kolsås Line Borgen towards Mortensrud

Smestad is a station shared by the Røa Line (line 2) and the Kolsås Line (line 3) on the Oslo T-bane system. Although the two lines continue to share track some time after Smestad, passing the former station of Sørbyhaugen which was also shared, they diverge before passing another station. The next station to the west is Makrellbekken on Røabanen and the temporary station of Husebybakken on Kolsåsbanen. The next station to the east is Borgen. Smestad is located 4.6 km from Stortinget.^[1]

The station was originally the terminus of a branch line to Holmenkollbanen which was built from Majorstuen and opened on 17 November 1912. The line was exteneded to Røa in 1935 while the connection to Kolsåsbanen opened in 1942.^[2]

The station is on the southeast side of the intersection Smestadkrysset which includes the outermost ring road (Ring 3) around Oslo and there are some bus-to-subway connections possible at this station.

References

1. Subway stations in the west
2. Timeline of transit in Oslo (in Norwegian), an English timeline is available at this site

External links

Media related to Smestad stasjon at Wikimedia Commons