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Valkyrie plass
The station while it was operational
General information
Location	Valkyrie plass, Oslo Norway
Elevation	41.5 metres (136 ft)
Line(s)	Common Tunnel
Distance	2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) from Stortinget
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	28 June 1928
Closed	1985

Valkyrie plass was a metro station and a tram station on the Oslo Metro and the Oslo Tramway.

The station was opened when the Holmenkollen Line was extended from Majorstuen to Nationaltheatret on 28 June 1928. The station was built in neoclassical style, and the architect was Kristofer Andreas Lange.

Though not originally planned, when 800 m of the street collapsed during the construction of the first parts of Fellestunnelen, a station was built anyway. It was closed in 1985 due its proximity to Majorstuen, and it was both difficult and dangerous to expand the station to accommodate trains with more than two cars (which was needed for the conversion of the western lines to metro).

Valkyrie plass was also a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway, between Schultz gate in the east and the terminus Majorstuen in the west. It was closed in 2004.

The former station building is now used as an independent fast food café, but the staircase to the platform is maintained to provide access to emergency and maintenance personnel and act as an emergency exit. Inside the former station there were illuminated billboards behind the platforms; however, as of December 2013, the billboards are gone and the backlights are either broken or missing.

The station was an important location in the 2017 Norwegian TV-series Valkyrien.

References

1. Arntzen, Jon Gunnar; Hansen, Stig-Audun (14 September 2009). "Kommunikasjoner" [Communications]. OSLO 1925—1945. OSLO (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kom forlag. pp. 84–88.
2. Rønneberg, Kjell, ed. (2000). Oslo-kartboka 2000 (in Norwegian) (15th ed.). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 194. ISBN 82-02-18615-3.
3. "Valkyrien". NordicDrama.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

v t e Oslo Metro
Lines	Common Holmenkollen Lambertseter Furuset Røa Kolsås Østensjø Løren Grorud Ring Sognsvann Under construction: Fornebu
Rolling stock	T1000/T1300 T2000 MX3000
Operators	Akersbanerne Bærumsbanen Holmenkolbanen Oslo Sporveier Oslo Vognselskap Ruter Sporveien Sporveien T-banen Tryvandsbanen
Stations	Ammerud Avløs Bekkestua Berg Bergkrystallen Besserud Bjørnsletta Blindern Bogerud Borgen Brattlikollen Brynseng Bøler Carl Berners plass Eiksmarka Ekraveien Ellingsrudåsen Ensjø Forskningsparken Frognerseteren Frøen Furuset Gaustad Gjettum Gjønnes Godlia Grorud Grønland Gråkammen Gulleråsen Hasle Haslum Hauger Haugerud Hellerud Helsfyr Holmen Holmenkollen Holstein Hovseter Høyenhall Jar Jernbanetorget Kalbakken Karlsrud Kolsås Kringsjå Lijordet Lillevann Lindeberg Linderud Løren Majorstuen Makrellbekken Manglerud Midtstuen Montebello Mortensrud Munkelia Nationaltheatret Nydalen Oppsal Ringstabekk Ris Risløkka Rommen Romsås Ryen Røa Rødtvet Sinsen Skogen Skullerud Skøyenåsen Skådalen Slemdal Smestad Sognsvann Steinerud Storo Stortinget Stovner Trosterud Tveita Tøyen Tåsen Ullernåsen Ullevål stadion Ulsrud Veitvet Vestli Vettakollen Vinderen Voksenkollen Voksenlia Vollebekk Økern Østerås Østhorn Åsjordet
Disused stations	Bjørnsletta (old) Egne hjem Engerjordet Grini Heggeli Husebybakken Huseby skole Lysakerelven Merradalen Nordberg Ringstabekk (old) Sørbyhaugen Tjernsrud Tryvandshøiden Valkyrie plass Valler Vestgrensa Volvat
Depots	Avløs Depot Etterstad Depot Majorstuen Depot Ryen Depot
History	Timeline Oslo Package 2 Oslo Package 3

v t e Oslo Tramway
Lines	Briskeby   Bjørvika   Ekeberg  Frogner    Grünerløkka–Torshov  Homansbyen   Kjelsås  Lilleaker  Sinsen  Skøyen   Ullevål Hageby  Vika
Former	Gamlebyen Kampen Kolsås Korsvoll Lambertseter Rodeløkka Sagene Simensbråten Vestbanen Vippetangen Vålerenga Østensjø
Trams	A S Ekebergbanen Gullfisk SM53/83 SM91 SL79 SL95 SL18
Operators	Akersbanerne Bærumsbanen Ekebergbanen Holmenkolbanen Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie Kristiania Sporveisselskab Oslo Sporveier Oslo Vognselskap Sporveien Sporveien Trikken Ruter
Depots	Avløs Grefsen Grünerløkka Holtet Kjelsås Majorstuen Rodeløkka Sagene Homansbyen Torshov Vålerenga
Incidents	Strømsveien tram fire
Stations and stops	Abbediengen Adamstuen Aker Brygge Bekkestua Biermanns gate Birkelunden Bislett Bjørvika Bogstadveien Briskeby Bråten Carl Berners plass Dalsbergstien Disen Dronningens gate Ekebergparken Elisenberg Forskningsparken Frogner plass Furulund Gaustadalléen Glads vei Grefsen Grefsenplatået Grefsen stadion Grefsenveien Heimdalsgata Hoff Holbergs plass Holtet Homansbyen Frydenlund Inkognitogata Jar Jernbanetorget John Colletts plass Jomfrubråten Kastellet Kjelsås Kjelsåsalléen Kontraskjæret Lakkegata skole Lilleaker Lille Frogner allé Ljabru Majorstuen Middelalderparken Nationaltheatret Niels Juels gate Nobels gate Nybrua Olaf Ryes plass Øraker Oslo Hospital Øvre Slottsgate Riddervolds plass Rikshospitalet Rosenborg Rosenhoff Sanatoriet Sandaker senter Schous plass Sinsen Sinsenterrassen Skarpsno Skillebekk Skøyen Sofienberg Sollerud Solli Sportsplassen Stensgata Storgata Storo Stortorvet Sæter Sørli Thune Tinghuset Torshov Tullinløkka Ullern Ullevål sykehus Universitetet Blindern Vigelandsparken Welhavens gate
Disused stations	Bentsebrua Bestum Brugata Bussterminalen Grønland Chr. Michelsens gate Christiania Torv Egne hjem Ekebergparken (Simensbråten Line) Frederik Stangs gate Grensen Halvdan Svartes gate Handelsbygningen Hausmanns gate Hollendergata Jacob Aalls gate Kongens gate Lapsetorvet Magnus Bergs gate Meltzers gate Munkegata Nybrua Operaen Posthuset Ringstabekk (original) Rosenborg (original) Schultz' gate Schweigaards gate Simensbråten Slottsparken Smedstua Sporveisgata St Halvards plass Tjernsrud Ullevålsalleen Valkyrie plass Vibes gate Wessels plass
History	Timeline Museum Oslo Package 2 Oslo Package 3

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