Bråten is a tram stop on the Oslo Tramway.

Bråten
General information
LocationNordstrand, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates59°52′02″N 10°47′33″E / 59.867141°N 10.792436°E / 59.867141; 10.792436
Elevation117.8 metres (386 ft)
Line(s)Ekeberg Line 13 19 
History
Opened11 June 1917
Services
Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station
Kastellet
towards Bekkestua
Line 13 Sæter
towards Ljabru
Kastellet
towards Majorstuen
Line 19

It is located at Bråten in Nordstrand and it was opened on 11 June 1917, as part of the Ekeberg Line to Sæter. There is a balloon loop just after the station.[1] The SL18 trams were tested between Skøyen tram stop and Bråten, in early 2022 as part of Line 13. [2]

The section between Sørli tram stop and Bråten was upgraded in 2012, and Bråten itself was upgraded in 2013.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1994). Trikker og forstadsbaner i Oslo. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 15. ISBN 82-91448-03-5.
  2. ^ NTB (2022-01-31). "De nye trikkene prøvekjørte med passasjerer mellom Skøyen og Bråten". vartoslo.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. ^ Acando. "Sporveien AS - Våre trikkeholdeplasser". sporveien.com (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-29.