Tryvandshøiden (station)

Tryvandshøiden (also Tryvannshøgda, Tryvann and Øvreseter[note 1]) was a planned station on the Holmenkollen Line in Oslo, Norway.

[2] In 1993, proposals were made to re-open the line to Tryvandshøiden Station, so that the Tryvann Ski Resort would be more accessible to Oslo residents.

[5] Oslo Sporveier, the operator, turned down the proposals, arguing that it would cost about 3 billion NOK to lay the tracks and put up overhead line equipment, and that it would not attract enough passengers.

[1] In 2004, the writer Erling Fossen gathered 356 signatures in favor of extending the line to the ski resort, which were given to the Oslo City Council.

[6] Even though the proposal was supported by the prominent council members Peter N. Myhre, Ola Elvestuen and Rune Gerhardsen, Oslo Sporveier declined, stating that the extension of the line would not be profitable enough.

[2] The station was never served by passenger trains, but between 1914 and 1918 Norway Telecom (now Telenor) used the line for transporting steel when Tryvannstårnet was being constructed.