John Colletts plass (station)

John Colletts plass (John Collett's Square) is a light rail station on the Oslo Tramway.

John Colletts plass
The station platform, March 2009.
Location	Ullevål Hageby, Nordre Aker, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59.9403°N 10.7290°E / 59.9403; 10.7290
Line(s)	Ullevål Hageby Line
History
Opened	1925

Located in Ullevål Hageby in Nordre Aker borough, it was opened in 1925 as the terminus of the Ullevål Hageby Line. The name was given in 1938. In 1999 the line was extended to Rikshospitalet.[1]

The most prominent building at the square is the former Ullevål Cinema. It was closed as a cinema in 1964, but is now used for lectures at the University of Oslo.[1] The university campus is located a few hundred metres west of John Colletts plass.

Ullevål Cinema; the balloon loop is visible to the left.

References

1. Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "John Colletts plass". Oslo byleksikon (4 ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 222. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.

TERMINUS	NEXT STATION ← WEST	John Colletts plass			NEXT STATION EAST→	TERMINUS
Rikshospitalet	Universitetet Blindern		Line 17		Ullevål sykehus Ullevålsalleen	Grefsen
Rikshospitalet			Line 18			Ljabru