▁closed . ▁Many ▁local ▁residents ▁opposed ▁the ▁new ▁station ▁up gr ades , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁Nord berg ▁had ▁served ▁the ▁area ▁well ▁with ▁its ▁close ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁elder ly ▁center ▁Nord berg h jem met . ▁Many ▁wanted ▁to ▁rather ▁close ▁ Ø st horn ▁or ▁Hol stein ▁than ▁Nord berg , ▁since ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁used ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁Os lo ▁Sp or ve ier ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁access ▁roads ▁to ▁Nord berg ▁were ▁very ▁ste ep ▁and ▁dangerous , ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁a ▁case ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁where ▁some ▁local ▁youth ▁had ▁been ▁to b og gan ing ▁over ▁the ▁rail ▁intersection ▁at ▁Nord berg , ▁and ▁hit ▁a ▁tr uck ▁near ▁the ▁station . ▁They ▁also ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁ ▁distance ▁between ▁Nord berg ▁and ▁Hol stein ▁was ▁too ▁close ▁for ▁having ▁two ▁stations , ▁and ▁promised ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁walk way ▁from ▁Nord berg ▁to ▁Hol stein . ▁ ▁Service ▁ Ø st horn ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁line   5 ▁on ▁the ▁S og ns v ann ▁Line , ▁operated ▁by ▁Os lo ▁T - ban ed rift ▁on ▁contract ▁with ▁R uter . ▁The ▁rapid ▁trans it ▁serves ▁the ▁station ▁every ▁ 1 5   min utes , ▁except ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁evening ▁and ▁on ▁week end ▁m orn ings , ▁when ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁head way . ▁Tra vel ▁time ▁along ▁the ▁ ▁portion ▁to ▁St ort ing et