place

Bryn Station

1854 establishments in NorwayRailway stations in OsloRailway stations on the Trunk LineRailway stations opened in 1854
Bryn stasjon 2013 01 20 at 13 19 30
Bryn stasjon 2013 01 20 at 13 19 30

Bryn Station (Norwegian: Bryn stasjon) is a railway station on the Trunk Line located in the Bryn neighborhood of the Gamle Oslo borough of Oslo, Norway. Situated 3.89 kilometers (2.42 mi) from Oslo Central Station, it features two platforms. The Loenga–Alnabru Line passes through the station without a platform. Bryn is served by the L1 line of Vy's Oslo Commuter Rail. The station was opened on 1 September 1854, but was originally only a halt to test brakes. Ticket sales commenced in 1858. A new, brick station building was erected in 1884. A new wooden station building was finished on the north side in 1902, designed by and is one of Norway's nine first stations. The original building, designed by Finn Ivar Andreas Knudsen. The station has been proposed redeveloped as a major transit hub for eastern Oslo.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Bryn Station (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Bryn Station
Romeriksporten, Jernbaneveien tverrslag, Oslo Østensjø

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Bryn StationContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 59.908333333333 ° E 10.818888888889 °
placeShow on map

Address

Bryn

Romeriksporten, Jernbaneveien tverrslag
0667 Oslo, Østensjø
Norway
mapOpen on Google Maps

Bryn stasjon 2013 01 20 at 13 19 30
Bryn stasjon 2013 01 20 at 13 19 30
Share experience

Nearby Places

Østre Aker Church
Østre Aker Church

Østre Aker Church is a parish church at the neighborhood of Ulven in northeastern part of Oslo, Norway. The church building from 1860 in neo-Gothic style has exterior walls of brick, while the interior walls are covered with wood. The master masonry brothers Carl, Ferdinand and Albert Unger was commissioned to make the church the most alike Vestre Aker Church as possible. Østre Aker Church was consecrated 5 September 1860 with, among others, Prince Oscar present. Electricity was installed in 1925 and the church got chandeliers in 1928. Architect Helge Thiis was at the same time commissioned to make changes to improve the church interior.The church is in a picturesque landscape and surrounded by many large trees on a green cemetery. In front of the church's main entrance is the sculpture "Hvilende kvinne" ("Reclining woman"), made by sculptor Maria Vigeland from 1970.Inside the church are eight monolith columns, carved in whole pieces of local grefsensyenitt. The church has a rose window promoting the church, designed by Frøydis Haavardsholm and created by art glazier G. A. Larsen. It shows blessing by Jesus of small children. The baptismal font in sandstone is from 1860. The altarpiece in wood from 1928 is created by woodcarver Thorleif Sohlberg. The pulpit is located to the left of the chancel. The origin of the 46-voice church organ from the second half of the nineteenth century is disputed.Østre Aker Church is listed 85915 by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.