Holmlia Station

Holmlia
Location	Holmlia, Søndre Nordstrand, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°50′05″N 10°47′49″E / 59.83472°N 10.79694°E / 59.83472; 10.79694Coordinates: 59°50′05″N 10°47′49″E / 59.83472°N 10.79694°E / 59.83472; 10.79694
Owned by	Norwegian National Rail Administration
Operated by	Norwegian State Railways
Line(s)	Østfold Line
Distance	10.20 km (6.34 mi) from Oslo S
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus: 77 Langteigåsen 77B Asperudåsen/Krummedike 79 Grorud T 80 Åsbråten 80E Åsbråten/Rådhuset 119 Jernbanetorget N18 Åsbråten/Kringsjå N83 Oppegård rådhus/Rådhuset
Construction
Architect	Arne Henriksen
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1932
Rebuilt	1982, 2012
Location
Holmlia Location within Akershus

Holmlia (Norwegian: Holmlia holdeplass) is a railway station on the Østfold Line. It is located in the Holmlia neighborhood in the Søndre Nordstrand borough of Oslo, Norway. Situated 10.20 kilometers (6.34 mi) from Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), it features an island platform with two access superstructures. Holmlia is served by the L2, L2x and L21 lines of the Norwegian State Railways's Oslo Commuter Rail, providing three to five services per hour.

The station opened in 1932. Development of the area started in the 1970s, resulting in an all-new station opening in 1982. Arne Henriksen designed its award-winning superstructure. Holmlia has since become among the country's busiest commuter stations, resulting in a northern accessway being built in 2012. Eight Ruter bus lines feed the station, including morning bus and two night buses.

When Østfold Line opened in 1879 it followed a more westerly right-of-way through Holm. The line passed over Ljadalen on the Ljan Viaduct. The ground conditions were poor through Holm and the Norwegian State Railways therefore decided to build a new rote via Hauketo. The new route resulted in the opening of a station. Locals proposed that the station take the name Holm, which the area was known as at the time. NSB rejected this, stating that there was already a Holm Station on the Vestfold Line. They proposed instead that the name Lia could be used, after the former croft at the site. In the end they settled for both—Holmlia. The line past the station received double track on 15 December 1936, followed by electrification on 18 January 1937.

Development of the Holmlia area started in 1970, following the construction of a cluster of single dwellings in the 1960s. By the 1980s the population had reached such a level that the simple station from 1932 could no longer handle the ridership. A new station was therefore built, 200 meters (660 ft) north of the former. The station was placed under an overpass, allowing for easier access and better transfer to buses. The station opened on 2 June 1982.