Frognerseteren station

Frognerseteren is the end station of the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro, located in the Marka section of Oslo, the capital city of Norway. It's the northernmost station in Oslo Metro, and is the station after Voksenkollen. The line to Frognerseteren was completed on 16 May 1916. The station has two platforms which, like other stations on the Holmenkollen Line, only accommodate two-car trains. The elevation of the station is 469 meters (1,539 ft) above sea level, the highest of all the stations in Oslo.^[1] The elevation difference between this station and the lowest in Oslo Metro (Stortinget), 478 meters (1,568 ft), is the highest elevation difference within a metro network in the world.

Frognerseteren
General information
Location	Nordmarka, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°58′44″N 10°40′40″E
Elevation	469.0 m (1,538.7 ft)
Owned by	Sporveien
Operated by	Sporveien T-banen
Line(s)	Holmenkollen Line
Distance	14.3 km (8.9 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	16 May 1916
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station Terminus Line 1 Voksenkollen towards Bergkrystallen

The area around Frognerseteren has very little population, but is popular for recreation, with a restaurant and hiking trails or, during the winter, skiing. Tryvannstårnet is also within walking distance although Voksenkollen station is slightly closer.

The name

Originally this place was the seter (mountain dairy farm) of Frogner Manor.

References

1. Oslo Sporveier. "Holmenkollbanens stasjoner". Archived from the original on 2008-04-01.

External links

Media related to Frognerseteren stasjon at Wikimedia Commons