Makrellbekken (station)

Makrellbekken
Location	Makrellbekken, Vestre Aker, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°56′31″N 10°40′25″E / 59.94194°N 10.67361°E / 59.94194; 10.67361Coordinates: 59°56′31″N 10°40′25″E / 59.94194°N 10.67361°E / 59.94194; 10.67361
Elevation	99.6 m (327 ft)
Owned by	Sporveien
Operated by	Sporveien T-banen
Line(s)	Røa Line
Distance	5.4 km (3.4 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 1
History
Opened	24 January 1935
Services
Preceding station   Oslo Metro   Following station Holmen towards Østerås Line 2 Røa Line Smestad towards Ellingsrudåsen

Makrellbekken is a rapid transit station of the Oslo Metro's Røa Line. It is situated in the neighborhood of Makrellbekken in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. Located 5.4 kilometers (3.4 mi) from Stortinget, the station is served by Line 2 of the metro, normally with a fifteen-minute headway. Travel time to Stortinget is 10 minutes.

The station opened on 24 January 1935 as part of the extension of the Røa Line to Røa. At Makrellbekken the Røa Line passes under Sørkedalsveien, which it has followed since Volvat. The station received a major upgrade in 1995, in which the station was lowered below the road, replacing a level crossing.

Makrellbekken and the surroundings neighborhoods were opened for housing construction during the 1920s. This caught the interest of Akersbanerne, who had built the Røa Line (then known as the Smestad Line) along Sørkedalsveien to Smestad in 1912. Makrellbekken initially proposed an extension to Makrellbekken and received permission for this on 26 May 1933. A major controversy was related to the line crossing Sørkedalsveien. Many motorists and local residents feared that a level crossing would be hazardous. At Smestad the line had to be built in a cutting to pass under Ullernchauséen. This approach was not chosen at Makrellbakken.

Construction started in 1933. By then Akersbanerne was struggling financially and was taken over by Holmenkolbanen. The latter proposed that the construction be extended further westwards all the way to Røa. Government approval was granted on 29 June 1934 and construction started immediately. The whole 2.9-kilometer (1.8 mi) extension opened on 24 January 1935. The station was named for the creek of Makrellbekken which runs along the track onwards to Holmen.

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