Vettakollen (station)

Vettakollen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line (line 1) of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Skådalen and Gulleråsen.^[1] The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the light rail to Holmenkollen.^[2] The station was originally opened as Greveveien, but changed its name a few months after the opening.^[3]

Vettakollen
General information
Location	Vettakollen, Vestre Aker, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°57′36″N 10°41′43″E
Elevation	196.7 m (645 ft)
Owned by	Sporveien
Operated by	Sporveien T-banen
Line(s)	Holmenkollen Line
Distance	7.5 km (4.7 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	31 May 1898

References

1. Oslo Sporveier. "Holmenkollbanens stasjoner".
2. Holden, Finn (2000). Vinderen – fra fangstboplass til moderne bydel. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 92.
3. Vindern historielag (2003). "Medlemsblad 4/03" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-05-12.

Preceding station	Oslo Metro			Following station
Skådalen towards Frognerseteren		Line 1		Gråkammen towards Bergkrystallen