Sandermosen Station ( no, Sandermosen stasjon) is a formerly staffed station on the

Gjøvik Line The Gjøvik Line ( no, Gjøvikbanen) is a Norwegian railway line between Oslo and Gjøvik. It was originally named the North Line (''Nordbanen'') and ran between Grefsen and Røykenvik. The line was completed to Gjøvik in 1902. The Gjøvik ...

located in

Maridalen Maridalen is a valley situated just north of Oslo, Norway, just above the suburb of Kjelsås. Considering that Maridalen is within the Oslo city limits, Maridalen has a very low population density. The valley consists of forests, lakes and ag ...

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The station which formerly had its own station building is located a little under 16 km from

Oslo Central Station Oslo Central Station ( no, Oslo sentralstasjon, abbreviated ) is the main railway station in Oslo, and the largest railway station within the entire Norwegian railway system. It connects with Jernbanetorget station. It's the terminus of Dramm ...

between

Kjelsås Station Kjelsås, sometimes called Kjelsaas, is one of the northern neighbourhoods of Oslo situated in Nordre Aker, the northern borough of Oslo, Norway. History Together with Grefsen, Kjelsås was part of the borough ''Grefsen-Kjelsås'' until Janu ...

and

Snippen Station Snippen Station ( no, Snippen stasjon) is an unmanned stop on the Gjøvik Line with the address ''Greveveien'' in Maridalen, Oslo, Norway. The station is located a little over 17.5 km from Oslo Central Station between Sandermosen Station and Mov ...

and was opened in 1909. It was closed on 11 June 2006. Since its closure Snippen is the nearest station. The area was used as a loading zone as early as 1900, two years prior to the opening of the Gjøvik Line. Today the station and the station building is a juncture for cultural activities in the area. This cultural arena is promoted by ''kulturPUNKTET Sandermosen stasjon''. A

sculpture park A sculpture garden or sculpture park is an outdoor garden or park which includes the presentation of sculpture, usually several permanently sited works in durable materials in landscaped surroundings. A sculpture garden may be private, owned by ...

is situated next to the track. In 1921, Dano-Norwegian author

Aksel Sandemose Aksel Sandemose (né Axel Nielsen; 19 March 1899 – 6 August 1965) was a Danish-Norwegian writer whose works frequently elucidate the theme that the repressions of society lead to violence. Biography Axel Nielsen was born at Nykøbing Mors on ...

took his new surname from Sandermosen which is where his mother had been born.

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Kulturarenaen på Sandermosen
("cultural arena at Sandermosen") Railway stations in Oslo Railway stations on the Gjøvik Line Disused railway stations in Norway Railway stations opened in 1909 Railway stations closed in 2006 1909 establishments in Norway 2006 disestablishments in Norway Maridalen {{Norway-railstation-stub