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Jar is a station served both by the Oslo Metro and the Oslo Tramway located in Bærum, just west of Lysakerelva which divides Oslo and Bærum. The track is shared, the tram line (Lilleaker Line) joins with the rapid transit line (Kolsås Line) on the Oslo side of the river.[1] The station's penthouse is yellow and contained a newspaper outlet.[2]

Jar
General information
Location	Jar, Bærum Norway
Coordinates	59°55′36″N 10°37′13″E
Elevation	68.2 m (224 ft)
Owned by	Sporveien
Operated by	Sporveien T-banen
Line(s)	Kolsås Line (metro) Lilleaker Line (tramway)
Distance	9.1 km (5.7 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1 June 1924; 98 years ago (1924-06-01)
Rebuilt	1 July 2006; 16 years ago (2006-07-01) to December 1, 2010; 11 years ago (2010-12-01)
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station Ringstabekk towards Kolsås Line 3 Kolsås Line Bjørnsletta towards Mortensrud Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station Bekkestua Terminus Line 13 Lilleaker Line Øraker towards Ljabru

Formerly, the entire line to Kolsås was part of the tram network. Since 2 December 2007 tram operations (line 13) have returned on this line from Jar to Bekkestua.

As of December 2016, the Tram line 13 is running trams (every 20 minutes, 15 at weekends.) to Bekkestua.[3] The Oslo Metro line 3 also runs with an interval of every 15 minutes.

References

External links

Media related to Jar stasjon at Wikimedia Commons

• Images from the 2010 reopening

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