Furuset is an

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station in the

Furuset Furuset is residential and suburban area, situated in the northeast of Oslo, Norway. It was a separate borough of Oslo up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the new borough of Alna. Furuset is a suburb in eastern Groruddalen The Gror ...

borough. It is the penultimate station on the

Furuset Line The Furuset Line () is a long line on the Oslo Metro between Hellerud and Ellingsrudåsen in Oslo, Norway. Running mostly underground, it passes through the southern part of Groruddalen, serving neighborhoods in the boroughs of Alna and Furu ...

, between Lindeberg and Ellingsrudåsen. The station is located under a fairly large

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, and there is also a small bus terminal above the station. Architects were

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. Furuset was opened 19 February 1978 when the line was extended from

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. It was the end station until 8 November 1981 when the line was completed to Ellingsrudåsen.

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