Kringsja (station)

Historie

Kringsjå is a rapid transit station of the Oslo Metro's Sognsvann Line. It is situated Kringsjå neighborhood of the Oslo, Norway, borough of Nordre Aker. Located 8.4km from Stortinget, the station is served by Line 5 of the metro every fifteen minutes. Travel time to Stortinget is fifteen minutes.The station opened on 10 October 1934 at the same times as the rest of the Sognsvann Line. The station received a major upgrade in 1993, in which it received longer platforms and an overpass. The new station was designed by Arne Henriksen. Among the most used stations west of the city center, it derives its high ridership from two student dormitory complexes.HistoryConstruction of the Sognsvann Line started in 1933. It and Kringsjå Station were opened on 10 October 1934. At first the line was built with double track to Østhorn and single track to Sognsvann. Between 1937 and 1939, the upper section was converted to double track. Unlike further south along the line there was not as much construction of housing. The area around Kringsjå was mostly developed from the 1960s. Until 1970 there was a café at the station. Kringsjå Student City opened in 1970, followed by Fjellbirkeland Student City in 1990. East of the station there was also a major construction of condominiums and row housing since the 1960s.