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11-840: There are two different stations which carry the name Tøyen. Tøyen Railway Station is located on the Gjøvik Line , while Tøyen T-bane Station on the shared stretch just east of the downtown area. The railway station is about 750 metres northeast of the subway station. Above the Tøyen subway station is a shopping centre. Apart from the Munch Museum , there is a park north of the subway station with botanical gardens and paleontological , geological and zoological museums. 59°55′N 10°47′E  /  59.917°N 10.783°E  / 59.917; 10.783 Tøyen has been associated with social problems such as poverty associated with

22-604: Is Torseterkampen at 841 meters above sea level. In Vestre Toten, Lauvhøgda at 722 meters above sea level is the highest point. The dialect spoken in Toten is North-East Norwegian. It has preserved some archaic elements, such as the dative case (einn hæst - hæst`n, hæstér - hæstá in nominative, but hæstà - hæstóm in dative). A characteristic of North-East Norwegian dialects is that feminine nouns may end in -u or -o , and masculine nouns may end in -a or -å . Infinitives end in -e , -a and -å . This Innlandet location article

33-576: Is a Norwegian railway line between Oslo and Gjøvik . It was originally named the North Line ( Nordbanen ) and ran between Grefsen and Røykenvik . The line was completed to Gjøvik in 1902. The Gjøvik Line was one of the first lines of the Norwegian railway system which was to be contracted on public service obligation , but it was the state owned Norges Statsbaner which won, operating it through its subsidiary Vy Gjøvikbanen . The lines

44-738: Is approximately 27,000. The largest town is Raufoss with approximately 6,000 inhabitants. In the mostly rural municipality of Østre Toten, Lena is the biggest settlement with approximately 1100 inhabitants. Agriculture is an integral aspect of the economy of Toten. The agricultural focus lies mostly in Østre Toten, whereas Vestre Toten is a center for industry. In Toten, large forest areas can be found. These are important recreational areas, and serve as popular hunting and fishing grounds. The forests are hosts to elk and deer as well as small game such as rabbits and fowl . There are plenty of smaller lakes in which fish such as char , perch , pike and trout can be found. The highest point in Østre Toten

55-412: Is the smallest and least trafficked railway line from Oslo, and the only single track line in the capital. Like most other Norwegian railway lines, the entire 124 km long line is electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC . It serves some of the northern neighborhoods of Oslo, and has a few stations in the woods of Nordmarka . Further north the line serves the municipality of Nittedal . At Roa ,

66-533: The Roa–Hønefoss Line branches off to Hønefoss , where it continues as the Bergen Line . Formerly, most trains between Oslo and Bergen used this route, but nowadays most passenger trains run on the route through Drammen , which is slightly longer but which runs through more densely populated areas. Freight trains use the line over Roa, and sometimes passenger trains also use this line as a reserve line if

77-612: The University of Oslo. Tøyen Manor is situated in the University Botanical Garden. The house is currently owned by the Museum of Natural History at the University of Oslo. ( Norse Tǫðin , from originally *Taðvin ). The first element is tað n ' manure ', the last element is vin f ' meadow '. The meaning is 'the fertilized meadow'. Gj%C3%B8vik Line The Gjøvik Line ( Norwegian : Gjøvikbanen )

88-548: The estate. City magistrate Johan Lausen Bull sold the farm to King Frederik VI in 1812, whereupon the king gave the farm to the University of Christiania . In 1814 work began on the University Botanical Garden . The main building was restored in 2006-07. The interior was restored to the period from the late 1700s to early 1800s. Today the former the newly restored manor provides reception rooms for

99-629: The high number of immigrants to Norway living there. The area is named after Tøyen Manor ( Tøyen hovedgaard ), one of the former large estates in Oslo. Tøyen was originally a property owned by the Nonneseter Abbey . The current Manor House was built in 1679 and is one of Oslo's oldest timber buildings. Norway's Chancellor Jens Bjelke acquired the property about 1620. When the Chancellor died 1659, and his youngest son Jørgen Bjelke inherited

110-549: The newly (2006) redesigned Type 69D multiple units named Type 69G , rebuilt in Denmark by Danske Statsbaner (DSB). Toten 60°40′42″N 10°44′54″E  /  60.6782°N 10.7482°E  / 60.6782; 10.7482 Toten is a traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway . It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten . The combined population of Toten

121-666: The route from Hønefoss to Oslo via Drammen is temporarily closed. Further north, the Gjøvik Line runs through the district of Toten before ending at Gjøvik. The Gjøvik Line formerly had three branch lines, the Røykenvik Line , the Valdres Line and the Skreia Line . All these lines are now closed. Most of the service on the Gjøvik Line is provided by electric multiple units . The passenger routes are served by

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