Røa is a station on
Røa Line
The Røa Line () is a rapid transit line of the Oslo Metro, Norway, which runs from Majorstuen (station), Majorstuen in Oslo to Østerås (station), Østerås in Bærum. It serves neighborhoods such as Smestad, Oslo, Smestad, Hovseter, Huseby and ...
(Line 2) of the
Oslo Metro
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, located in the
Vestre Aker
Vestre Aker (Western Aker) is a List of boroughs of Oslo, borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. It has a population of 50,157 as of 2020.
The previous Aker Municipality was merged into the city of Oslo in 1948.
The borough of Vestre Aker was org ...
borough, from
Stortinget
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. The station is located between the stations of
Hovseter and
Ekraveien. The station is part of the old western suburban rail network and was opened on 24 January 1935, slightly to the west of the current location. Up until 1951 it was the terminus station, but the line was extended to Grini in 1948 and to
Østerås
Østerås is a village in Akershus, Norway
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in 1972.
The station is one of the transportation nodes in the west, and four bus lines connect with the station. The daily ridership is in the order of 4000.
Report from Statens vegvesen on building the Røa Rv168 road tunnel
(Norwegian road authority), in Norwegian
References
External links
Oslo Metro stations in Oslo
Railway stations in Norway opened in 1935
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