Frøen (station)
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Frøen is a station on the Oslo Metro in the Vestre Aker
borough, it is the first station on the Holmenkollen Line after Majorstuen
. The name refers to Frøen Gård, a stately estate located near the present location of the t-bane station, of which now only the manor house remains. Previously, trains switched from third rail
which was used on most of the network (now all), to overhead wire which was used on Holmenkollbanen, at Frøen. Unlike the other stations on Holmenkollbanen, Frøen has longer platforms which accommodate three-car trains. Located near the point where Holmenkollbanen leaves the other lines, the two platforms are located far apart.
During the Second World War, some metres of the rail tracks near Frøen were destroyed due to a bomb.
Formerly there was also a Frøen station on the Sognsvann Line, located near the present station. When the Sognsvann Line was upgraded to metro standard in 1993, Frøen was one of the stations eliminated from that line.
Frøen is located near the International Museum of Children's Art and the hospital Diakonhjemmet.
Vestre Aker
Vestre Aker is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.The previous municipality Aker was merged into the city of Oslo in 1948.The borough of Vestre Aker was organized as part of the 1 January 2004 reform. Previous boroughs...
borough, it is the first station on the Holmenkollen Line after Majorstuen
Majorstuen (station)
Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough....
. The name refers to Frøen Gård, a stately estate located near the present location of the t-bane station, of which now only the manor house remains. Previously, trains switched from third rail
Third rail
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...
which was used on most of the network (now all), to overhead wire which was used on Holmenkollbanen, at Frøen. Unlike the other stations on Holmenkollbanen, Frøen has longer platforms which accommodate three-car trains. Located near the point where Holmenkollbanen leaves the other lines, the two platforms are located far apart.
During the Second World War, some metres of the rail tracks near Frøen were destroyed due to a bomb.
Formerly there was also a Frøen station on the Sognsvann Line, located near the present station. When the Sognsvann Line was upgraded to metro standard in 1993, Frøen was one of the stations eliminated from that line.
Frøen is located near the International Museum of Children's Art and the hospital Diakonhjemmet.