Vettakollen Station
Line T1 · Holmenkollen Line
T1lines
Through stationrole
1898opened
196.7 mabove sea level
Vettakollen — Overview
Vettakollen sits high on the Holmenkollen line between Gulleråsen and Skådalen. It is the starting point for walks up to the Vettakollen viewpoint over the city and the fjord.
Vettakollen — Adjacent stations
Previous stop
Gulleråsen
1898 · 191.7 m
Vettakollen — Surface Connections
Bus and tram links here change with Ruter’s timetable — the route planner shows today’s.
Vettakollen — Facilities at the station
Source: no.wikipedia
♿ Lift here? Ruter publishes no per-station data — why.
Vettakollen — Station history
Vettakollen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line (line 1) of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Skådalen and Gulleråsen. The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the light rail to Holmenkollen. The station was originally opened as Greveveien, but changed its name a few months after the opening.
Source: Wikipedia
Vettakollen — Other stations on Line 1
T1 stations
FrognerseterenVoksenkollenLillevannSkogenVoksenliaHolmenkollenBesserudMidtstuenSkådalenGulleråsenGråkammenSlemdalRisGaustadVinderenSteinerudFrøenMajorstuenNationaltheatretStortingetJernbanetorgetGrønlandTøyenEnsjøHelsfyrBrynsengHøyenhallManglerudRyenBrattlikollenKarlsrudLambertseterMunkeliaBergkrystallen
Frequently Asked Questions
Vettakollen opened in 1898.
The station sits at 196.7 m. The T-bane spans from sea level in the centre up to 469 m at Frognerseteren, which makes the western branches genuinely alpine in winter.
Measured along the track, Vettakollen is 7.5 km from Stortinget — the zero point the T-bane is measured from.
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