Engerjordet (station)
Former tram stop in Oslo, Norway
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Engerjordet is a former light rail station on the Holmenkollen Line in Oslo, Norway. It opened in 1898, to serve the resident Holmenkolbanen's executives. The station had a simple wooden platform and saw limited patronage. It was closed in 1935.
Engerjordet | |||||
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Engerjordet Station ca. 1910-1915 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Oslo Norway | ||||
| Coordinates | 59°56′57.10″N 10°41′57.15″E | ||||
| Owned by | Holmenkolbanen | ||||
| Line | Holmenkollen Line | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1898 | ||||
| Closed | 1935 | ||||
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History
The station was established concurrently with the line, on 31 May 1898.[1] The distance to the neighboring stations was negligible: only 250 meters to Slemdal However, two influential people in the operating company Holmenkolbanen lived in the vicinity. The one was engineer Halvor Emil Heyerdahl, who lived at Heyerdahls vei 1 (named for himself). Presumably the station was at first not official, but trams would stop there to let the executives on and off. During the 1900s it received a platform. By then Johannes Harbitz, who also lived adjacent to the station, had become the company's director. Owing to limited patronage the station was closed in 1935, despite protests from residents.[1] It remains the only station to have been closed on the line.[2]
Facilities
The station was situated at the intersection of Slemsdalsveien and Heyerdals vei. It was equipped with a simple, wooden platform on the one side. The station was located between Slemdal and Ris. Due to the vicinity to these stations there were few passengers who used Engerjordet.[2] The station was named for the farm Enger.[3]