Risløkka is a station on Grorud Line (line 5) on the Oslo Metro. The station lies between Økern

Økern (station)

Økern is a station on Grorud Line on the Oslo Metro between the stations of Hasle and Risløkka, 5.4 km from Stortinget station. The station is located at the intersection between the subway line and the Ring 3 highway which runs north of Oslo, and Økern is a transportation node with...

 and Vollebekk

Vollebekk (station)

Vollebekk is a station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between the stations of Risløkka and Linderud and is from Stortinget. The station is among the original ones on Grorudbanen, and opened on 10 October 1966. Peer Qvaam was the station's architect.The local road Lunden passes...

 and is situated 6.5 km from Stortinget

Stortinget (station)

Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,...

. The station is among the original stations on the line and was opened ob 16 October 1966. Peer Qvam

Peer Qvam

Peer Hafslo Qvam was a Norwegian architect.He was born in Holmestrand as a son of chemical engineer Olaf Hafslo Qvam and Sigrid Sørby . He enrolled as a student in 1931, and graduated in architecture from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1936...

 was the station's architect.

The line bridges the local road Risløkkalleen immediately east of the station. To the north of the station is a largely residential area, with several detached houses. To the south is a more industrial area, including the main office for the road construction company Oslo Vei, the successor to Oslo's public road constructor. Also near the subway station is a base for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration

Norwegian Public Roads Administration

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the state and county public roads in the country. This includes planning, construction and operation of the state and county road networks, driver training and licensing, vehicle inspection and subsidies to...

which deals with driver and vehicle licensing.