Holmen (station)

Infobox T-bane station
name = Holmen


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municipality = Oslo
line = Røabanen
distance = 6.1 km
elevation = 119.4 m
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start = 1935
type = At-grade
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Holmen is a station on the Røa Line (line 2) of the Oslo T-bane system. It is located between Makrellbekken and Hovseter. The station is 6.1 km from Stortinget. Holmen was opened on January 24 1935 when the line was completed to Røa. The station is at an altitude of 119.4 metres above sea level. [ [http://www.sporveien.no/templates/Page____1033.aspx Subway stations in western Oslo] Sporveien.no no icon] The station is located in a mainly residential area.

The Oslo subway system has fought a battle against graffiti, and one of the incidents turned violent on February 2, 2007, when a subway driver was beaten by a vandal. [ [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostlandssendingen/1.1753061 Knocked down by taggers] "Slått ned av taggere", NRK Østlandssendingen, February 2, 2007 no icon]

References

* [http://kart.gulesider.no/kart/map.c?w=10.65761425645&ps=2&tool=zoom&n=59.9493340728438&companies=&s=59.9431331384154&e=10.6764097522539&scrollX=0&scrollY=0&id=a_10000180549 Map of the station area]

Oslo T-bane next
station = Holmen
line2 = yes
west2 = Hovseter
east2 = Makrellbekken
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