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511:. The cause of the accident was a wind gust blowing snow against the tractor, disorienting the driver and causing him to drive too close to the platform edge with the shovel sticking out just as the train arrived. The only injury, to the train driver, was minor. The report was critical of the metro's safety routines, pointing out that the company had failed to sufficiently caution the subcontractor of the hazards with the snow clearing task.
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491:. It is partially situated under an overpass which carries Sørkedalsveien. The station meets the metro standard of the Oslo Metro. This includes two 120-meter (390 ft) side platforms and an overpass. The station is constructed in massive concrete. The station is situated adjacent to the sports arena
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The connection of the eastern and western metro network in the early 1990s meant that the Røa Line was to be upgrades to metro standard. This meant that platforms were to be extended to 110 meters (360 ft) to allow six-car metro trains. In addition to a complete renovation of the tracks, this
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had kept its concession to operate buses in the area. Not until the break-out of the Second World War was the bus route terminated. The section from
Makrellbekken to Røa had initially been built with single track. This was upgraded to double track on 6 July 1939, at which time an overrun track was
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opened its indoor arena Njårdhallen in 1960. At the time it was the largest indoor arena in the Nordic
Countries. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s it remained a major concert venue for Oslo. Thereafter it became too small for larger events. Extra trains were in the period common in conjunction with
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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
400:. 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
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443:. This could not be combined with a level crossing. The right-of-way was therefore lowered past Makrellbekken and Sørkedalsveien placed on an overpass over the tracks and station. This requiring several hundred meters of the line to be rebuilt.
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Makrellbekken is a rapid transit station situated on the Røa Line, 5.4 kilometers (3.4 mi) from
Stortinget in the city center. Makrellbekken is open ground station featuring two
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The station is served by Line 2 of the Oslo Metro. During regular hours, is operates at a 15-minute headway. Travel time to
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and the surroundings neighborhoods were opened for housing construction during the 1920s. This caught the interest of
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three- and six-car trains. The station had an average 564 boarding passengers in 2002. It is located in fare zone 1.
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765:"Rapport om kollisjon mellom T-banetog og snøryddetraktor på Makrellbekken T-banestasjon 1. februar 2004"
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Construction started in 1933. By then
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also installed. A level crossing with Sørkedalsveien was completed on 15 December.
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Ullernchauséen. This approach was not chosen at Makrellbakken.
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The station opened on 24 January 1935 as part of the extension of the
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The station looking north from the northbound platform
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798:Neste stopp Makrellbekken: historien om Røabanen
310:(Line 2). It is situated in the neighborhood of
1855:Railway stations in Norway opened in the 1930s
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455:is 10 minutes. Operations are carried out by
703:"Strategi for kollektivtrafikkens utvikling"
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326:. Located 5.4 kilometers (3.4 mi) from
334:. Travel time to Stortinget is 10 minutes.
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503:Accidents and incidents
800:. Oslo: Baneforlaget.
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97:59.94194°N 10.67361°E
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1007:Under construction:
794:Aspenberg, Nils Carl
617:Aspenberg (1995): 57
607:. 2000. p. 296.
574:. 2000. p. 272.
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539:Aspenberg (1995): 22
641:"Rutetider T-banen"
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49:General information
1187:Carl Berners plass
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235:Following station
222:Preceding station
102:59.94194; 10.67361
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16:Oslo metro station
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1826:
1708:Ringstabekk (old)
1638:Bjørnsletta (old)
1099:Sporveien T-banen
778:on 18 April 2016.
605:Kunnskapsforlaget
572:Kunnskapsforlaget
459:on contract with
457:Sporveien T-banen
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183:Other information
135:Sporveien T-banen
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1786:Majorstuen Depot
1628:Disused stations
1417:Nationaltheatret
1212:Forskningsparken
1084:Oslo Vognselskap
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567:Oslo byleksikon
562:"Makrellbekken"
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1814:Oslo Package 2
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1729:Tryvandshøiden
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1522:Stortinget
1487:Skøyenåsen
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