Tåsen (station)
Tåsen | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tåsen, Oslo Norway | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°57′12″N 10°45′05″E / 59.95333°N 10.75139°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 123.3 m (405 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sporveien | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sporveien T-banen | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sognsvann Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) from Stortinget | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus service: 23 Lysaker – Simensbråten 24 Fornebu – Brynseng 34 Tåsen – Ekeberg hageby | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 10 October 1934 | ||||||||||
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Tåsen is a station on the Sognsvann Line (line 5) of the Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. The station is located between Berg and Østhorn stations and is 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) from Stortinget. As one of the original stations on the line, Tåsen was opened on 10 October 1934. The station was moved 150 metres (490 ft) north in the 1990s, when the line was upgraded from light rail (with overhead wires) to rapid transit standard (third rail). In 1992, a fatal accident occurred when a T1300 train collided with a snow plowing car ahead of the station.
The station is located near a bridge over the circumferential highway Ring 3 and the roundabout of the Tåsen road intersection. The area around Tåsen is mainly residential, and there is a small shopping centre named Tåsen senter near the station.