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Skogen is a station on the
Holmenkollen Line The Holmenkollen Line () is an Oslo Metro line which runs between Majorstuen and Nordmarka in Oslo, Norway. Operating as Metro Line 1, it is the route with the fewest passengers and the only one still to have level crossings and short station ...
located between Voksenlia and Lillevann, in
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. The station is at an altitude of
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. The station was opened on 16 May 1916 with the extension of the line from Besserud to
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. The architect for the station was Erik Glosimodt.Holmenkollbanen's stations
/ref> The greatest density of buildings around the station area are the apartment buildings of the Voksen Skog neighborhood on the slope on the line's west side. While there are no direct bus connections to Skogen station, there is a bus stop below these apartments.


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Map of station area
aerial photo can be accessed by clicking the "flyfoto" tab. Oslo Metro stations in Oslo Railway stations in Norway opened in 1916 {{Oslo-metro-stub