Jar (station)

Infobox T-bane station
name = Jar


caption = Tram stopping at Jar in 1935
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municipality = Bærum
line = Kolsås Line (rapid transit)
Lilleaker Line (tram)
distance = 9.1 km
elevation = 68.2 m
coordinates = coor dec|59.92663548229322|10.6203031539917
start = June 1, 1924
type = At-grade
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line6 = yes
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tram = Oslo tram icon|13
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Jar is a station both for the Oslo T-bane and Oslotrikken 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.

Formerly, the entire line to Kolsås was part of the tram network. Since December 2, 2007 tram operations (line 13) have returned on this line from Jar to Bekkestua. Some tram runs, usually with SL79 units, run only as far as Jar where there is the turning loop they require. [cite web |url=http://www.sporveien.no/templates/Page____1033.aspx |author=Oslo Sporveier |title=Subway stations in the west]

The station is in need of an upgrade and essential maintenance work. The station will probably get a major face lift in 2009 as part of the NOK 750 million development program for the T-bane line.

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