Manglerud (station)

Manglerud is a rapid transit station on the Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro. It is served by Line 4. It is located between Høyenhall and Ryen, 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) from Stortinget.

The station was opened as a tram station in 1957, and as a subway station on 22 May 1966. The architect was Edgar Smith Berentsen.

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External links

Media related to Manglerud stasjon at Wikimedia Commons

Manglerud

Manglerud is a borough in the Østensjø district of Oslo, Norway. Manglerud was built in the 1960s as a suburb to Oslo, connected by the Oslo T-bane metro system.

Sport

Ice hockey

The suburb is perhaps most known for its ice hockey team, Manglerud Star, which plays in the GET-ligaen, the highest level of Norwegian hockey. They are two times Norwegian champions, in 1977 and in 1978.

Floorball

Tunet IBK is also situated here. The floorball team has been in the Eliteserie for 11 years running. The women's team has won the Norwegian Championship (NM) 5 times. The men's team has won the Norwegian Championship 2 times. Johnny Finstad started the club and has spawned 33 national team players over the years. (As of 1 September 2006) Morten Finstad is the only player whose number, 19, has been retired, as a sign of respect for the time and effort he has spent on the club.

Football

Famous residents

Manglerud was the home of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen when they founded a-ha.

Coordinates: 59°53′45″N 10°48′46″E / 59.89595°N 10.81278°E / 59.89595; 10.81278