Located 4.0 kilometers (2.5 mi) from Stortinget, the station is served by lines 4 and 5 of the metro, with a combined five-minute headway.

Construction of single dwellings in the area commenced in the 1920, starting off with the Blindern Haveby estate.

[1] Meanwhile, Aker Municipality worked with plans for construction of a suburban railway which would serve the areas around Blindern.

The line was upgraded to metro standard by replacing the overhead wire with a third-rail power supply and installing automatic train protection.

This was protested by local residents, and eventually led to a much smaller overpass being built which only carried a combined pedestrian and bicycle path.

[9] The university was working for renovation of the station for its bicentennial anniversary in 2011, but this was never carried out due to lack of funding.

Operations are carried out by Sporveien T-banen on contract with Ruter, the public transport authority in Oslo and Akershus.

Blindern is a rapid transit station situated on the Sognsvann Line, 4.0 kilometers (2.5 mi) from Stortinget in the city center.