Ila, formerly Ilevolden, is a

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on the

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, located at

Ila, Trondheim Ila is a neighborhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Midtbyen (Trondheim), Midtbyen in Trondheim Municipality, just west the central downtown area of Trondheim. Ila is bordered by the river ...

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. It was the original terminus of Ilalinjen, the first

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way and opened in 1901. In 1924 it also became a stop for the

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Gråkallbanen that ran to

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. The station featured at first a loop around the

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it served, but it was later changed to a turning triangle. The station was the terminus for Line 1 of

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until 1971 when it was merged with A/S Graakalbanen and Line 1 was extended to Lian. The stop is also a stop for bus lines 5 and 8, as well as for buses heading to Trolla and

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. The stop primarily serves the residential areas at Ila.

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Trondheim Tramway stations Railway stations in Norway opened in 1901 {{Norway-tram-stub