Gulleråsen (station)

Gulleråsen
General information
Location	Vestre Aker, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°57′22″N 10°41′47″E
Elevation	181.4 m (595 ft)
Owned by	Sporveien
Operated by	Sporveien T-banen
Line(s)	Holmenkollen Line
Distance	7.0 km (4.3 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	31 May 1898

Gulleråsen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line (Line 1) of the Oslo Metro. It is between Vettakollen and Gråkammen.^[1] The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the tramway to Besserud.

Gulleråsen lies in a tight 80 m radius curve, and there was a snag when the line was upgraded to handle MX3000 trains. When the line was tested with the new stock, it was found that the gap between the inbound platform edge and train door was 54 cm, this is unacceptably wide for safety reasons. As a result, the station is only served by outbound trains.^[2] From 12 January 2011, a replacement bus between Gulleråsen and Slemdal 750 metres away was implemented following pressure from residents. The bus has been criticized for low passenger numbers and each passenger is subsidized with about NOK 300. A possible resolution is to only open the last door in the trainset, but this requires modifications to the MX3000.^[3]

References

1. Oslo Sporveier. "Holmenkollbanens stasjoner". Archived from the original on 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
2. Halvorsen, Bjørn Egil (12 November 2010). "Holmenkollbanen amputeres" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
3. Halvorsen, Bjørn Egil (28 April 2011). "Norges dyreste busstur?" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

Preceding station	Oslo Metro			Following station
Vettakollen towards Frognerseteren		Line 1		Gråkammen towards Bergkrystallen