Service
The rapid transit station is served by lines 3, 4 and 5 of the Oslo Metro. Each line has a 15-minute headway during the day, with reduced frequency in the late evenings. Heading north, line 3 serves the Sognsvann Line, that includes many student housing areas. Line 4 and 5 serve the Ring Line, with line 4 making a full loop. All three lines head south into the Common Tunnel that serves the city center. Travel time to Stortinget is 8 minutes, while it is 5 minutes to Nydalen and 9 minutes to Sognsvann. Forskningsparken is 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) from Stortinget. The metro is operated by Oslo T-banedrift on contract with Ruter.
The light rail station is served by lines 17 and 18 of the Oslo Tramway. Each line has a ten-minute headway during the day, with half the frequency during evenings and in the weekends. Travel time to Rikshospitalet is 2 minutes, while it is 14 minutes to Stortorvet. The service is provided using SL95 trams operated by Oslo Sporvognsdrift on contract with Ruter. Forskningsparken is one of eight transfer points between the tramway and rapid transit systems.
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