Universitetet Blindern tram stop

Coordinates: 59°56′32″N 10°43′27″E / 59.9421°N 10.7243°E / 59.9421; 10.7243
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Universitetet Blindern
General information
LocationBlindern, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates59°56′32″N 10°43′27″E / 59.9421°N 10.7243°E / 59.9421; 10.7243
Line(s)Ullevål Hageby Line 17 18 
History
Opened1 June 1999

Universitetet Blindern is a tram stop on the Ullevål Hageby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located on the north side of Blindern, the main campus of the University of Oslo, Norway.

The station opened on 1 June 1999 as part of the extension of the Ullevål Hageby Line to Rikshospitalet.[1] It was formerly named Blindern nord.[2] It is served by line 17 and 18, using SL95 low-floor trams, giving the station step-free access to the vehicles.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ruter. "Historie Oslo Sporveier" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  2. ^ Rønneberg, Kjell, ed. (2000). Oslo-kartboka 2000 (in Norwegian) (15th ed.). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 194. ISBN 82-02-18615-3.
  3. ^ Oslo Sporveier. "Linjekart" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station
Forskningsparken Line 17 John Colletts plass
towards Grefsen
Line 18