Nationaltheatret station
Railway station in Oslo, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nationaltheatret Station (Norwegian: Nationaltheatret stasjon) is an underground railway station on the Drammen Line serving Vika and the central business district of Oslo, Norway. It is the second-busiest railway station in Norway, behind Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), from which Nationaltheatret is 1.4 kilometers (0.9 mi) away. Owned and operated by Bane NOR, Nationaltheatret serves regional services to the Vestfold Line and the Oslo Commuter Rail operated by Vy, intercity services on the Sørland Line operated by Go-Ahead Norge, and the Airport Express Train.
Nationaltheatret railway Station | |
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General information | |
Location | Vika, Sentrum, Oslo Norway |
Coordinates | 59°54′53″N 10°43′49″E |
Owned by | |
Operated by | Flytoget Go-Ahead Norge Vy |
Line(s) | Drammen Line |
Distance | 1.4 km (0.9 mi) |
Platforms | 4 |
Connections | Metro: Nationaltheatret T Tram: Bekkestua–Ljabru and Majorstuen–Kjelsås Bus: 30 Bygdøy–Nydalen 31 Snarøya — Fornebu — Tonsenhagen — Grorud 32 Kværnerbyen–Voksen skog 54 Tjuvholmen — Kjelsås Station 70 Skullerud 81 (Fornebu) — Filipstad —Myrvoll stasjon 30N Bygdøy — Jernbanetorget 81N Ski stasjon 83N Fløysbonn And more…. |
Other information | |
Station code | NTH |
IATA code | ZZN |
Fare zone | Ruter: 1 |
History | |
Opened | 1 June 1980 |
Location | |
The station is located below an Oslo Metro station with the same name. At ground level there is transfer to the Oslo Tramway and Ruter buses. Nationaltheatret is along with Holmestrand Station one of two underground mainline railway stations in Norway, and named for the adjacent National Theatre. The station opened as the terminus of Holmenkolbanen's light rail services in 1928. The railway station opened on 1 June 1980 and was upgraded to four tracks in 1999. The older section received a full renovation in 2008.