Ryen
Neighborhood of Oslo, Norway
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Ryen (ⓘ) is a neighborhood in the borough Nordstrand. Residential development of the area in the late 1950s was spurred by the opening of the Lambertseter Line.[1].
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Nordstrand, Oslo Norway | ||||
| Elevation | 124.0 m (406.8 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Sporveien | ||||
| Operated by | Sporveien T-banen | ||||
| Line | Lambertseter Line | ||||
| Distance | 6.7 km (4.2 mi) from Stortinget | ||||
| Connections | 23 Lysaker — Simensbråten 70 Nationaltheatret — Skullerud 71A (Jernbanetorget) — Mortensrud — Bjørndal 515 Ski stasjon 4N Jernbanetorget — Bergkrystallen 70N Jernbanetorget — Bjørndal | ||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 28 April 1957 | ||||
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Ryen station on the Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro is situated where the metro crosses the E6 highway. It was originally opened as a tram stop in 1957 before being upgraded to a metro station in 1966. Edgar Smith Berentsen was the station's architect. The station was upgraded in 2010.[2]
The eastern depot of the rapid transit system, Ryen Depot, is located at Ryen and serves as a workshop and train yards for the subway company[2]
Until 1967, Ryen was also served by Simensbråten of the Oslo Tramway.
Ryen is the eastern end of the Ring 3 beltway.
| Preceding station |  Oslo Metro |
Following station | ||
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| Manglerud towards Frognerseteren |
Line 1 | Brattlikollen towards Bergkrystallen | ||
| Manglerud towards Vestli |
Line 4 | |||
