Lindeberg is an

Oslo Metro The Oslo Metro ( or or simply ) is the rapid transit system of Oslo, Norway, operated by Sporveien T-banen on contract from the transit authority Ruter. The network consists of five lines that all run through the city centre, with a total leng ...

station on the

Furuset Line The Furuset Line () is a long line on the Oslo Metro between Hellerud (station), Hellerud and Ellingsrudåsen (station), Ellingsrudåsen in Oslo, Norway. Running mostly underground, it passes through the southern part of Groruddalen, serving nei ...

(line 2) between

Trosterud Trosterud is a neighborhood in Alna borough in Oslo, Norway. The place is named after Trosterud farm. The farm is preserved and is located in Dr. Dedichens vei. Trosterud was developed in the 1960s and 1970s, but also had some small-house build ...

and Furuset. The station was opened on 19 February 1978 with the opening of the Trosterud-Furuset stretch of the line. The station is located underground. The area is residential, but there is also a small hill for

downhill skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

, Jerikobakken, in the vicinity. The task of decorating the walls was assigned to Gunnar Torvund in 1976 with a series of 14 rectangular concrete

relief Relief is a sculpture, sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces remain attached to a solid background of the same material. The term ''wikt:relief, relief'' is from the Latin verb , to raise (). To create a sculpture in relief is to give ...

s, aimed at giving the station a mild and soothing appearance. In 1990 a school class was given the job of painting the station with several graffiti-like and very bright images, much to the astonishment of Torvund as well as other artists and art historians who considered the new colors to be public vandalism. In 1999, the subway company relented, restoring much of the plain gray color.New spring for damaged subway art, Norwegian article
Aftenposten, Kultur, April 12, 1999, retrieved December 11, 2006

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{{Oslo Metro Oslo Metro stations in Oslo Railway stations in Norway opened in 1978