Jar

Jar is a bus stop in Bærum, Akershus. Jar is situated nearby to the suburb Lilleaker, as well as near the village Østerås.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jar station and Øvrevoll Galoppbane.

Jar station

Metro station

Photo: Tommeh72, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jar is a station served both by the Oslo Metro and the Oslo Tramway located in Bærum, just west of Lysakerelva which divides Oslo and Bærum. The track is shared, the tram line joins with the rapid transit line on the Oslo side of the river. Jar station is situated 210 metres southwest of Jar.

Øvrevoll Galoppbane

Stadium

Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.

Øvrevoll Galoppbane is the only gallop racecourse in Norway. It is located at Øvrevoll between Østerås, Jar and Eiksmarka in Bærum. It has both a turf track and an all-weather track. Øvrevoll Galoppbane is situated 1¼ km north of Jar.

CC Vest

Shopping center

Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 3.0.

CC Vest is a Norwegian shopping centre in Lilleaker, Oslo. It has 78 outlets, and mainly serves western Oslo as well as eastern Bærum. It was opened in 1989. CC Vest is situated 1¼ km southeast of Jar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jar and Lilleaker.

Jar

Suburb

Photo: Punkmorten, Public domain.

Jar is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its annual population change, was 1.1%. It is served by the Jar rail station on the Kolsås Line.

Lilleaker

Suburb

Lilleaker is a neighbourhood and industrial site in Ullern, Oslo, Norway. It is located east of the river Lysakerelva. The area is named after the Lilleaker farm.

Østerås

Village

Photo: Punkmorten, Public domain.

Østerås is a village in Akershus, Norway. Østerås the west end station of the Oslo Metro line 2, which is also known as the Østerås metro line.

Jar

Type: Bus stop
Category: transportation
Location: Bærum, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.92702° or 59° 55′ 37″ north

Longitude

10.62112° or 10° 37′ 16″ east

Elevation

81 metres (266 feet)

Open location code

9FFGWJGC+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13666211485

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

GeoNames ID

8586119

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