It is situated in the neighborhood of Makrellbekken in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway.

Located 5.4 kilometers (3.4 mi) from Stortinget, the station is served by Line 2 of the metro, normally with a fifteen-minute headway.

[2] The station was named for the creek of Makrellbekken which runs along the track onwards to Holmen.

[3] The new line was initially not profitable, because Schøyens Bilcentraler had kept its concession to operate buses in the area.

[5] Extra trains were in the period common in conjunction with sports- and music events in the hall.

In addition to a complete renovation of the tracks, this meant that the overhead wires were replaced with a third rail.

The right-of-way was therefore lowered past Makrellbekken and Sørkedalsveien placed on an overpass over the tracks and station.

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

Makrellbekken is a rapid transit station situated on the Røa Line, 5.4 kilometers (3.4 mi) from Stortinget in the city center.

The station is situated adjacent to the sports arena Njårdhallen[3] and the Embassy of the United States.

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.