John Colletts plass tram stop
John Colletts plass (John Collett's Square) is a light rail tram stop on the Oslo Tramway.
John Colletts plass | |
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 The station platform, March 2009. | |
| Location | Ullevål Hageby, Nordre Aker, Oslo Norway |
| Coordinates | 59.9403°N 10.7290°E |
| Line(s) | Ullevål Hageby Line
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| 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
- 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 | ||
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| Rikshospitalet | Universitetet Blindern | Line 17 | Ullevål sykehus Ullevålsalleen |
Grefsen | ||
| Rikshospitalet | Line 18 | Grefsen | ||||
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