Bryn railway station (Oslo)

Bryn
Location	Bryn, Gamle Oslo, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°54′30″N 10°49′8″E / 59.90833°N 10.81889°E / 59.90833; 10.81889Coordinates: 59°54′30″N 10°49′8″E / 59.90833°N 10.81889°E / 59.90833; 10.81889
Elevation	78.3 m (257 ft) AMSL
Owned by	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by	Norwegian State Railways
Line(s)	Trunk Line
Distance	3.89 km (2.42 mi) from Oslo S
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	Only track 1
Architect	Finn Ivar Andreas Knudsen
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1 September 1854 (1854-09-01)
Rebuilt	1884, 1902
Location
Bryn Location within Akershus

Bryn Station (Norwegian: Bryn stasjon) is a railway station on the Trunk Line located in the Bryn neighborhood of the Gamle Oslo borough of Oslo, Norway. Situated 3.89 kilometers (2.42 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it features two platforms. The Loenga–Alnabru Line passes through the station without a platform. Bryn is served by the L1 line of the Norwegian State Railways's Oslo Commuter Rail.

The station was opened on 1 September 1854, but was originally only a halt to test brakes. Ticket sales commenced in 1858. A new, brick station building was erected in 1884. A new wooden station building was finished on the north side in 1902, designed by and is one of Norway's nine first stations. The original building, designed by Finn Ivar Andreas Knudsen. The station has been proposed redeveloped as a major transit hub for eastern Oslo.

When the Trunk Line opened as the first railway in Norway on 1 September 1854, Bryn was merely a halt used to test brakes for west-bound trains towards Christiania. The station was named for the farm Bryn, which means "natural meadow". It was not classified as a station, but it was therefore possible to board and disembark in that direction. From 2 June 1856 trains in both direction stopped at Bryn. In the third year of operations the railway built a spur from the halt. Bryn received a ticket office the following year and in about 1860 it was fully classified as a station.

The area saw a rapid industrialization with the arrival of the railway, helped by the falls in Alna. Soon afterwards housing started being built in the area. The original wooden station building at Bryn was demolished, and replaced with a new in brick in 1884.

By the 1890s the Trunk Line was experiencing sufficient traffic that the railway company decided to built double track on the line from Christiania to Lillestrøm Station. At the same time a new freight line, the Loenga–Alnabru Line, was constructed and met up with the Trunk Line at Bryn. This forced the need for a new station building on the opposite, north side of the tracks, which opened in 1902. The former station building was kept and used as a residence for the station master. At the same time the two roads which crossed the tracks as level crossings were replaced with bridges. With the upgrades a simple interlocking system was installed.