Besserud (station)

Besserud
General information
Location	Holmenkollen, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°57′27″N10°40′20″E / 59.95750°N 10.67222°E / 59.95750; 10.67222
Elevation	242.2 m (795 ft)
Owned by	Sporveien
Operated by	Sporveien T-banen
Line	Holmenkollen Line
Distance	9.1 km (5.7 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	31 May 1898
Location

Besserud is a station on the Holmenkollen Line (Line 1) on the Oslo Metro, between Midtstuen and Holmenkollen. ^[1]

History

The station was opened as the terminus of the Holmenkollen Line on 31 May 1889, and was originally named Holmenkollen. ^[2] When the line was extended to Frognerseteren on 16 May 1916 the station acquired its current name.^{[ citation needed ]} The architect for the wooden station building was Paul Due.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Oslo Sporveier. "Holmenkollbanens stasjoner". Archived from the original on 2008-04-01.
2. Holden, Finn (2000). Vinderen – fra fangstboplass til moderne bydel. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 92.

Preceding station	Oslo Metro			Following station
Holmenkollen towards Frognerseteren		Line 1		Midtstuen towards Bergkrystallen