Rosenholm Station ( no, Rosenholm holdeplass) is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the

Østfold Line The Østfold Line ( no, Østfoldbanen) is a railway line which runs from Oslo through the western parts of Follo and Østfold to Kornsjø in Norway. It continues through Sweden as the Norway/Vänern Line. The northern half is double track and th ...

located in the

Holmlia Holmlia is a neighborhood in Oslo, Norway with around 12,000 residents. It is located in the south-western part of Søndre Nordstrand, the southernmost borough in Oslo. The neighborhood is served by Holmlia Station on the Østfold Line, which ...

neighborhood in the

Søndre Nordstrand Søndre Nordstrand (Southern Nordstrand) is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. It is the southernmost borough of Oslo, bordering Nordstrand. As of 2020 it has 39,066 inhabitants and the highest rate of immigrant population at 56%. It is the onl ...

borough of

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. Situated from

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(Oslo S), it features two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s. Rosenholm is served by the L2 line of the

Oslo Commuter Rail Oslo Commuter Rail ( no, Lokaltog Østlandet) is a commuter rail centered in Oslo, Norway, connecting the capital to six counties in Eastern Norway. The system is operated by Vy (formerly NSB) and its subsidiary Vy Gjøvikbanen, using Class 69 ...

. It features a major

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parking lot, but does not have a significant population near by.

History

The railway past Rosenholm opened on 5 June 1873. It was doubled 15 December 1936 and electrified on 18 January 1937. Holmlia was established as a suburb in the 1970s, although it had been served by a station since 1932.

Holmlia Station Holmlia ( no, Holmlia holdeplass) is a railway station on the Østfold Line. It is located in the Holmlia neighborhood in the Søndre Nordstrand borough of Oslo, Norway. Situated from Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), it features an island platform ...

served the northern part of the suburb well and was moved north and received a new structure from 2 June 1982. The Rosenholm area, albeit on the Oppegård side, was selected as the site of the Norwegian head offices for IBM, who opened their complex in 1987. The station is named for a

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which was previously situated northwest of the station. Rosenholm Station was established with two goals in mind. The first was creating an efficient park and ride station for commuters from Follo and Østfold. The second was to target IBM employees. The station was situated too far from the residential area to be of much value for the residents at Holmlia.Langård & Ruud: 181 Proposals for a station at Rosenholm were first put forward in 1976, but at the time the

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concluded that there would not be sufficient ridership from the station. By 1987 the number of residents and work places had increased sufficiently that the agency reconsidered. The station opened on 1 July 1988, after a large parking facility with 250 spaces built at the site. The site was chosen because it was immediately within the city limits of Oslo, and thus only have to pay an Oslo fare. It was also situated before Mosseveien on E18 where the greatest congestion occurs. The plans called for up to 800 parking places to be built in the future. Investments totaled 2.6 million

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r. Rosenholm never met its main targets, never becoming particularly popular with commuters nor with IBM employees. In later years the popularity has risen and by 2016 the

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was working with plans to expand the parking space.

Facilities

Rosenholm Station is situated from

, immediately north of the municipal boundary between Oslo and

Oppegård Oppegård is an area in Nordre Follo, Viken, Norway. Oppegård was a municipality in the former county Akershus. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kolbotn. The mu ...

. The Østfold Line past Grorud is double track and electrified. The station features two

s, tall, each with a shed. There is an overpass between the tracks to the south of the platforms. There are ticket machines and a bicycle shed at the station, as well as free parking for 212 cars.

Service

The station is served by line L2 of the Oslo Commuter Rail, operated by Vy. During regular hours this involves two trains per hour per direction which run from

Ski Station Ski Station ( no, Ski stasjon) is a railway station located in Ski, Norway. It is located from Oslo Central Station on the Østfold Line, at the point where the railway splits in two into an eastern and western line. It also serves as the term ...

via the Østfold Line to

and onward to

Skøyen Station Skøyen is a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway. It is located in the western part of the city, in the borough of Ullern. The district has an increasing share of business activities, a development started in the 80s. Skøyen is the site of Skøyenpar ...

. Rosenholm is not served by the express services. Travel time is 14 minutes to Oslo S and 20 to Ski.

References

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