Nordstrand Station

Nordstrand
Location	Nordstrand, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°51′49″N 10°47′09″E / 59.8637°N 10.7859°E / 59.8637; 10.7859Coordinates: 59°51′49″N 10°47′09″E / 59.8637°N 10.7859°E / 59.8637; 10.7859
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Line(s)	Østfold Line
Distance	5.95 km (3.70 mi)
Tracks	2
Construction
Architect	Paul Due
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	31 May 1880 (1880-05-31)
Electrified	9 December 1936
Location
Nordstrand Location within Akershus

Nordstrand Station (Norwegian: Nordstrand stasjon) is a railway station on the Østfold Line. It is located in the Nordstrand borough of Oslo, Norway. Situated 5.95 kilometers (3.70 mi) from Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), it features an island platform. Nordstrand is served by the Line L2 of the Norwegian State Railways's Oslo Commuter Rail, providing two services each hour.

The station opened on 31 May 1880, a year after the Østfold Line. The station allowed the area to be opened up for residences and commuting. As traffic grew, a station building was erected around 1895. The station and line past the station was upgraded during the 1920. The station has been unmanned since 1970. It was the site of the Nordstrand Accident on 3 October 1993.

Nordstrand did not receive a railway station when the Østfold Line opened on 2 January 1879. Instead passengers had to walk to Bekkelaget Station or Ljan Station. Later that year a commuter rail service started to Bekkelaget, and was extended to Ljan in 1880. In conjunction with this a simple halt was established at Nordstrand. An innovation in Norway, it consisted a single platform which allowed passengers to embark and disembark. The station opened on 31 May 1880. A more extensive commuter rail program was introduced in 1883. The station was upgraded and manned from 1884.

The arrival of the railway placed Nordstrand comfortably within commuting distance of the capital. It therefore became a popular site to build houses. Several of the farms in the area sold off otherwise unproductive lots with good views and a short walk to the station. Much of the sales were carried out by speculators who bought farmland and sold them onward to settlers. Throughout the 1890s the population increased, leading to a steady increase in the number of commuter trains to Lian. They originally used 14 minutes to Christiania East Station. A post office was opened at the station in 1891.