Økern (station)

Økern
Location
Place	Økern
Municipality	Oslo
Coordinates	59°55′41″N 10°48′16″E / 59.92806°N 10.80444°E / 59.92806; 10.80444Coordinates: 59°55′41″N 10°48′16″E / 59.92806°N 10.80444°E / 59.92806; 10.80444
Line	Grorud Line
Distance	5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Service
Opened	16 October 1966
Type	At-grade
Line(s)
Connections

Økern is a station on Grorud Line on the Oslo Metro between the stations of Hasle and Risløkka, 5.4 km from Stortinget station. The station is located at the intersection between the subway line and the Ring 3 highway which runs north of Oslo, and Økern is a transportation node with connections to a number of local bus lines.

The area around Økern is largely commercial, with the office park Økern Næringspark and the shopping centre Økern senter in the immediate vicinity.

The station is part of the original stretch of the Grorud Line, and was opened 16 October 1966. The architect for the station was Guttorm Bruskeland.^[1] The station is being rebuilt, for instance platforms will be heated to prevent snow and ice from settling.^[2]

References

1. ^ Subway stations in the East From sporveien.no, official site of Oslo's transit system
2. ^ Økern t-bane Statens vegvesen (Norwegian road authority)

TERMINUS	NEXT STATION ← WEST	Økern			NEXT STATION EAST→	TERMINUS
Storo	Hasle		Line 5		Risløkka	Vestli