Rikshospitalet (station)

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Rikshospitalet
Oslo tram rikshospitalet.jpg
Location
Place Gaustad, Nordre Aker
Coordinates 59°56′52″N 10°42′53″E / 59.947768°N 10.714716°E / 59.947768; 10.714716Coordinates: 59°56′52″N 10°42′53″E / 59.947768°N 10.714716°E / 59.947768; 10.714716
Line Ullevål Hageby Line
Service
Opened 1 June 1999
Line(s)

Oslo Tramway new 17.svg Oslo Tramway 18.svg 

Connections

Rikshospitalet is a light rail tram station at the end of the Ullevål Hageby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Rikshospitalet, the Norwegian National Hospital, at Gaustad in Oslo, Norway.

The station opened on 1 June 1999 as part of the line extension when the hospital opened.[1] The expansion was financed by Oslo Package 2.[2] The station is served by lines 17 and 18, using SL95 low-floor trams. This allow step-free access from and to all stations until the city center. Trams operate each five minutes. The next station is Gaustadalléen.[3]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Ruter. "Historie Oslo Sporveier" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 March 2009. [dead link]
  2. ^ Lian, Jon Inge (2004). Delvis brukerbetalt utbygging av transportsystemet i Oslo og Akershus. Evaluering av Oslopakke 1 og 2 (PDF). TØI-rapport 714/2004 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Institute of Transport Economics. p. 10. Retrieved 18 March 2009. 
  3. ^ Oslo Sporveier. "Linjekart". Retrieved 18 March 2009. 
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