Thune tram stop

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Thune
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Thune station with Møller Skøyen in the background.
Location Skøyen, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates 59°55′19″N10°41′15″E / 59.921860°N 10.687422°E / 59.921860; 10.687422 Coordinates: 59°55′19″N10°41′15″E / 59.921860°N 10.687422°E / 59.921860; 10.687422
Line(s) Skøyen Line Oslo Tramway new 13.svg  
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History
Opened1901

Thune is a light rail station on the Oslo Tramway.

Located at Skøyen, it was opened by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei as an extension of the Skøyen Line 1901. [1] It is served by line 13.

The station used to serve the now-defunct locomotive factory Thunes Mekaniske Værksted. The car outlet Møller Skøyen is also nearby.

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References

  1. Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1994). Trikker og forstadsbaner i Oslo. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 7. ISBN   82-91448-03-5.
Preceding station Oslo Tramway Piktogram.svg Trams in Oslo Following station
Skøyen
towards Bekkestua
Line 13 Nobels gate
towards Ljabru