Økern (station)

Coordinates: 59°55′41″N 10°48′16″E / 59.92806°N 10.80444°E / 59.92806; 10.80444
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Økern
General information
LocationØkern, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates59°55′41″N 10°48′16″E / 59.92806°N 10.80444°E / 59.92806; 10.80444
Owned bySporveien
Operated bySporveien T-banen
Line(s)Grorud Line Løren Line
Distance5.4 km (3.4 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened16 October 1966

Økern is a metro station on the No 5, Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro system, situated between stations Hasle and Risløkka in the lower parts of the Grorud Valley. It is located 2.7 km (the geodesic distance) northeast of station Stortinget (the Parliament). The station is part of the original stretch of the Grorud Line, and was opened on 16 October 1966. In 2010, the station was refurbished and partly rebuilt. New platforms are fitted with snowmelt systems.

The station is also located at the intersection of the metro line and the Ring 3 highway, which encircles most of the inner part of the city of Oslo.

The area around Økern is dominated by private enterprises, with the Økern Næringspark office park and the Økern shopping centre in the immediate vicinity.

Transfer buses

Økern is a transportation hub with connections to bus lines:

23 (Lysaker - Simensbråten)
24 (Rush hour bus: Fornebu - Brynseng)
28 (Rush hour bus: Fornebu via Carl Berners Plass and Majorstuen
60 (Tonsenhagen - Vippetangen)
67 (Rush hour bus: Lørenskog Sentrum via Nyland Station)
345 (Rush hour bus: Vestvollen via Olavsgaard)
5N (Night bus: Vestli - Jernbanetorget)
FB3 (Bekkestua - Oslo Airport)
126 (Oslo Bus terminal - Brandbu)

References

Media related to Økern stasjon at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station
Løren Line 4
Risløkka
towards Vestli
Hasle
towards Ring Line and Sognsvann
Line 5