Situated in the neighborhood of Volvat in Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway, it was the sole underground station on the western part of the metro.

From the 1900s the area was regulated for housing, making it an interesting site for the tram company Akersbanerne.

This eventually created difficulties for the road traffic and Holmenkolbanen therefore decided to build an underground section of line part of the way between Volvat and Majorstuen.

[2] The station was closed on 7 April 1997, when three-car trains started running on the Kolsås Line.

[3] Volvat was an underground rapid transit station situated on the Røa Line, 3.4 kilometers (2.1 mi) from Stortinget in the city center.