Smestad is a station shared by the Røa Line (line 2) and the Kolsås Line (line 6) on the Oslo T-bane

Oslo T-bane

The Oslo Metro is the rapid transit system of Oslo, Norway, operated by Oslo T-banedrift on contract from the transit authority Ruter. The network consists of six lines that all run through the city centre, with a total length of . It has a daily ridership of 268,000 with 105 stations of which 16...

 system. Although the two lines continue to share track some time after Smestad, passing the former station of Sørbyhaugen which was also shared, they diverge before passing another station. The next station to the west is Makrellbekken

Makrellbekken (station)

Makrellbekken is a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro in Norway. It is located between the stations of Smestad and Holmen, from Stortinget and is the first station on the line not shared with another...

 on Røabanen and the temporary station of Husebybakken

Husebybakken (station)

Husebybakken was a metro station on the Kolsås Line of the Oslo Metro. Serving the neighborhood of Montebello in Oslo, Norway, it opened in 1942, when the connection line between Sørbyhaugen and Jar was opened. It was closed on 19 June 1961, but reopened from 31 July 2006 to 31 May 2008, when the...

 on Kolsåsbanen. The next station to the east is Borgen

Borgen (station)

Borgen is a station shared by the Røa Line and the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. The station is between Majorstuen and Smestad, and 3.8 km from the central station Stortinget....

. Smestad is located 4.6 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 was originally the terminus of a branch line

Branch line

A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...

 to Holmenkollbanen

Holmenkollbanen

The Holmenkollen Line is an long line of the Oslo Metro between Majorstuen and Nordmarka in Oslo, Norway. It is served by Line 1 of the metro, and is the line with the least passengers and the only to still have level crossings and short station platforms...

 which was built from 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....

 and opened on 17 November 1912. The line was exteneded to Røa

Røa (station)

Røa is a station on Røa Line of the Oslo Metro, located in the Vestre Aker borough, from Stortinget. The station is located between the stations of Hovseter and Ekraveien. The station is part of the old western suburban rail network and was opened on 24 January 1935...

in 1935 while the connection to Kolsåsbanen opened in 1942.

The station is on the southeast side of the intersection Smestadkrysset which includes the outermost ring road (Ring 3) around Oslo and there are some bus-to-subway connections possible at this station.