Egne hjem (station)
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Egne hjem was a Oslo Metro and Oslo Tramway station on the Kolsås Line located in Bærum, Norway. The station is situated between Ringstabekk and Bekkestua, 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) from Stortinget.
The station was opened on 3 November 1924. It is currently the least busy station on this subway line and is located only 300 metres (980 ft) from Ringstabekk and 450 metres (1,480 ft) from Bekkestua. Because of this, after the line closed in 2006 the station will not be reopened, to increase the overall speed of the trains.
Subway operations have been suspended on this line pending upgrades. Since 2 December 2007 tram operations (line 13) have returned on this line from Jar to Bekkestua. Operations beyond Jar use SL95 trams as there is no balloon loop at Bekkestua.
The company responsible for public transport in Oslo, Ruter, has the long-term objective of opening the Kolsås Line for Metro use again.
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