Tøyen (station)
Tøyen is a rapid transit station located in the Common Tunnel of Oslo Metro in Norway. Located in the borough of Gamle Oslo, it is also called "Tøyen-Munchmuseet" due to its proximity to the art museum. It is the last station on the east side shared by all lines; the Grorud Line and Ring Line departs from the other four lines at Tøyen. The station has three platforms, on the south side is a platform for all outbound trains. Across the tracks is another for inbound trains coming from Ensjø, and on the other side of this platform is a third one for inbound trains from Carl Berners plass.
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 Station photograph taken from platform for outbound trains | |
| Location | Tøyen, Oslo Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°54′54″N 10°46′34″E |
| Elevation | 22.2 m |
| Owned by | Sporveien |
| Operated by | Sporveien T-banen |
| Line(s) | Common Tunnel |
| Distance | 2.1 km from Stortinget |
| Connections | Bus: 20 Skøyen - Galgeberg 60 Vippetangen - Tonsehagen |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| History | |
| Opened | 1966 |
The station was opened on 22 May 1966 as part of the new metro lines to the eastern boroughs of Oslo. Above the metro station is a shopping centre. Apart from the Munch Museum, there is a park north of the subway station with botanical gardens and paleontological, geological and zoological museums.
There is also a railway station, Tøyen Station, that is located on the Gjøvik Line, though this station is located 750 metres (2,460 ft) from the metro station.
| TERMINUS | NEXT STATION ← WEST |
Tøyen | NEXT STATION EAST → |
TERMINUS | ||
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| Frognerseteren | Grønland | Line 1 | Ensjø | Bergkrystallen | ||
| Østerås | Line 2 | Ellingsrudåsen | ||||
| Kolsås | Line 3 | Mortensrud | ||||
| Vestli | Line 4 | Bergkrystallen | ||||
| Ring Line and Sognsvann | Line 5 | Carl Berners plass | Ring Line and Vestli | |||
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