Bestum | |||||||||||
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Location | Ullern, Oslo Norway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Lilleaker Line | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | Zone 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1919 | ||||||||||
Closed | 2004 | ||||||||||
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The station was located at Bestum in Ullern, on the Lilleaker Line, between Ullern Station to the east and Furulund Station to the west. [1]
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