John Colletts plass tram stop

John Colletts plass
John Colletts plass
	The station platform, March 2009.
Location	Ullevål Hageby, Nordre Aker, Oslo; Norway
Coordinates	59°56′25″N 10°43′44″E / 59.9403°N 10.7290°ECoordinates: 59°56′25″N 10°43′44″E / 59.9403°N 10.7290°E
Line(s)	Ullevål Hageby Line
History
Opened	1925

John Colletts plass (John Collett's Square) is a light rail tram stop on the Oslo Tramway.

Located in Ullevål Hageby in Nordre Aker borough, it was opened in 1925 as the terminus of the Ullevål Hageby Line. The name was given in 1938. In 1999 the line was extended to Rikshospitalet.^[1]

The most prominent building at the square is the former Ullevål Cinema. It was closed as a cinema in 1964, but is now used for lectures at the University of Oslo.^[1] The university campus is located a few hundred metres west of John Colletts plass.

Ullevål Cinema; the balloon loop is visible to the left.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "John Colletts plass". Oslo byleksikon (4 ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 222. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.

Preceding station	Trams in Oslo			Following station
Universitetet Blindern towards Rikshospitalet		Line 17		Ullevål sykehus towards Grefsen
Universitetet Blindern towards Rikshospitalet		Line 18		Ullevål sykehus towards Grefsen

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[oby-1] Tvedt, Knut Are, ed. (2000). "John Colletts plass". Oslo byleksikon (4 ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 222. ISBN 82-573-0815-3.

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John Colletts plass
The station platform, March 2009.
Location	Ullevål Hageby, Nordre Aker, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°56′25″N 10°43′44″E / 59.9403°N 10.7290°E / 59.9403; 10.7290Coordinates: 59°56′25″N 10°43′44″E / 59.9403°N 10.7290°E / 59.9403; 10.7290
Line(s)	Ullevål Hageby Line
History
Opened	1925