Ris (station)
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| Location | Ris, Vestre Aker, Oslo Norway | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°56′51″N 10°42′18″E / 59.94750°N 10.70500°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 121.3 m (398 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sporveien | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sporveien T-banen | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Holmenkollen Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) from Stortinget | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 May 1898 | ||||||||||
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Ris is a rapid transit station of the Oslo Metro's Holmenkollen Line. It is situated in the Ris neighborhood of the Oslo, Norway, borough of Vestre Aker. Located 5.2 kilometers (3.2 mi) from Stortinget, the station is served by Line 1 of the metro every fifteen minutes. Travel time to Stortinget is 11 minutes. The station opened on 31 May 1898. A shed was moved to the station in 1916. There are proposals to extend the platforms.
Ris opened at the same time as the Holmenkollen Line on 31 May 1898, and was originally named Riis.[1] It was named for the farm Ris. With the arrival of the tram line, construction of housing started in the vicinity. This continued until the 1940s.[2] The station received a small waiting roof on the outbound platform, designed by Erik Glosimodt. For the inbound platform a former privet was moved from Slemdal Station.[3] Ris later established itself as a neighborhood center, with Ris School in 1922 and Ris Church in 1932.[2]
The line was renovated as a metro line from 2009,[4] and opened again on 6 December 2010.[5] There was not time for an outright upgrade to the stations, so Ris remains with its pre-upgrade platforms and amenities.[6]
