What is "blindern"

Blindern is the main campus of the University of Oslo, located in Nordre Aker in Oslo, Norway.

Blindern is a rapid transit station of the Oslo Metro's Sognsvann Line. It is situated in the Blindern neighborhood of the Oslo, Norway borough of Nordre Aker. Located from Stortinget, the station is served by lines 4 and 5 of the metro, with a combined five-minute headway. Travel time to Stortinget is seven minutes. Along with Forskningsparken, it serves eponymous campus of the University of Oslo.

The station opened on 10 October 1934 along with the rest of the Sognsvann Line. Until 1994 the station was called Blindernveien, named for the road which cross the line at a level crossing. The station received a major upgrade in 1993, in which it received longer platforms and an overpass.