Trekanten (Kristiansand)

Trekanten is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Vågsbygd and in the district of Slettheia.^[1] The neighborhood includes a large commercial area.

Trekanten
Neighborhood in Kristiansand
View of the Fv456 road and Trekanten centre
Trekanten Location of the neighborhood Show map of Agder Trekanten Trekanten (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 58.1292°N 07.9619°E / 58.1292; 07.9619
Country	Norway
County	Agder
Municipality	Kristiansand
Borough	Vågsbygd
District	Slettheia
Elevation [1]	19 m (62 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	4621
Area code	38

It is located around a triangle formed by the junction of three arterial roads within Vågsbygd borough in Slettheia (its name means The Triangle in English). Trekanten is next to Norwegian County Road 456, which in June 2014 was transferred into a new 1.3-kilometre (0.81 mi) dual carriageway tunnel emerging at Trekanten.^[2]

The centre contains various shops, offices, child welfare, and healthcare facilities.

Transportation

Bus lines from Trekanten

Line	Destination
M1	Flekkerøy - Sørlandsparken-Dyreparken-IKEA
M1[3]	Flekkerøy - Kvadraturen
M2	Voiebyen - Hånes
M2	Voiebyen - Hånes-Lauvåsen
M3	Slettheia - Søm

References

1. "Trekanten senter, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". Norwegian Meteorological Institute and Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
2. "FV 456 Kolsdalen-Lumberkrysset" (in Norwegian). NCC AB. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
3. "Trekanten". Google. Retrieved 16 January 2017.