Bestun Station
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This article is about the railway station. For the tramway station, see Bestum (station).
| Bestun | |
| The station building still stands as of 2009. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Ullern |
| Municipality | Oslo |
| Coordinates | 59°55′13″N 10°39′53″E / 59.9203°N 10.6648°ECoordinates: 59°55′13″N 10°39′53″E / 59.9203°N 10.6648°E |
| Line(s) | Drammen Line |
| Distance | 4.31 km |
| Service | |
| Opened | 15 July 1884 |
| Architect | Eivind Gleditsch |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Owner | Norwegian State Railways |
| Line operator(s) | Norwegian State Railways |
| Connections | |
Bestun Station (Norwegian: Bestun stasjon) is a closed railway station located on the Drammen Line in Oslo, Norway. It is located between Skøyen and Lysaker.
The station opened on 15 July 1884 as Vækkerø. It changed name to Bestum on 15 August 1890, and to Bestun on 1 September 1922. It was closed in 1978.[1]
The first station building was drawn by Georg Andreas Bull, but it was removed during the interwar period and re-erected at the Norwegian Railway Museum. A new station building, which still stands, was drawn by Eivind Gleditsch and completed in 1918.[2]
The old station building at the Norwegian Railway Museum. Note the spelling: "Bestum".
[edit] References
- ^ Norwegian Railway Club. "Bestun". http://forsk.njk.no/stdb/index.php?Stnr=2204&aut=&mod=st&sid=899. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "Bestun stasjon". Oslo byleksikon (4 ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 61. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.
| Preceding station | Line | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skøyen | Drammen Line | Lysaker | ||
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