INSET: DOWNTOWN OSLO
ROUTES
Operator: AS Oslo Sporveier
URBAN TRAM ROUTES
| 1 |
Majorstuen – Rosenborg – Uranienborg – Briskeby – Nationaltheatret – Wessels plass – Jernbanetorget (Oslo Station) –
eristen – Hausmanns gate – Sofienberg – Carl Berners plass – Sinsen |
| 2 |
Majorstuen – Frogner plass – Solli – Nationaltheatret – Wessels plass – Jernbanetorget (Oslo Station) –
Kirkeristen – Hausmanns gate – Birkelunden – Torshov – Storo – Disen |
| 7 |
Ullevål Hageby – Adamstuen – Bislett – Welhavens gate – Tinghuset – Stortorvet – Kirkeristen –
Hausmanns gate – Sofienberg – Carl Berners plass – Sinsen |
| 9 |
Jar - Lilleaker – Ullern – Skøyen – Solli – Nationaltheatret – Wessels plass – Jernbanetorget (Oslo Station) –
Gamblebyen – St. Halvards plass – Oslo Hospital – Sjømannsskolen – Holtet – Kastellet – Ljabru [Between Oslo Hospital and Ljabru, operated like a Light Rail Line] |
| 11 |
Majorstuen – Rosenborg – Welhavens gate – Tinghuset – Stortorvet – Kirkeristen –
Hausmanns gate – Birkelunden – Torshov – Storo – Disen - Kjelsås |
T-BANE (UNDERGROUND) AND LIGHT RAIL ROUTES
| 3 |
Østensjø Line |
Stortinget – Jernbanetorget (Oslo Station) –
Grønland – Tøyen – Ensjø – Brynseng – Oppsal – Skullerud |
| 4 |
Lambertseter Line |
Stortinget – Jernbanetorget (Oslo Station) –
Grønland – Tøyen – Ensjø – Brynseng – Ryen – Lambertseter – Bergkrystallen |
| 5 |
Grorud Line |
Stortinget – Jernbanetorget (Oslo Station) –
Grønland – Tøyen – Økern – Linderud – Grorud – Rommen – Vestli |
| 6 |
Furuset Line |
Stortinget – Jernbanetorget (Oslo Station) –
Grønland – Tøyen – Ensjø – Brynseng – Hellerud – Haugerud – Trosterud – Furuset – Ellingsrudåsen |
| 13 |
Sognsvann Line |
Sognsvann – Ullevål st. – Majorstuen – Nationaltheatret – Stortinget [Between Sognsvann and Majorstuen, operated like a Light Rail line] |
| 14 |
Kolsås Line |
Kolsås - Jar - Åsjordet – Smestad – Majorstuen – Nationaltheatret – Stortinget [Between Kolsås and Majorstuen, operated like a Light Rail line] |
| 15 |
Holmenkollen Line |
Frognerseteren – Skogen – Besserud – Midstuen – Vinderen – Frøen – Majorstuen – Nationaltheatret – Stortinget [Between Frognerseteren and Majorstuen, operated like a Light Rail line] |
| 16 |
Røa Line |
Østerås – Røa – Smestad – Majorstuen – Nationaltheatret – Stortinget [Between Østerås and Majorstuen, operated like a Light Rail line] |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Urban tramways (Oslo): 37.6 km.
- Light rail (lines 13-16 west of Majorstuen): 36.8 km. (of which the Common Tunnel: 2.7 km.)
- T-Bane (Metro): 38.5 km. (of which the Common Tunnel: 4.8 km)
HISTORY
- Urban tramways: (horse-drawn): 6 Oct. 1875 - 1900; (electric): 2 March 1894 - today.
- Suburban tramways (LRT): 1898 - today.
- T-bane (Metro): 22 May 1966 - today.
GAUGE
- Urban tramways: 1435 mm.
- Suburban tramways (LRT): 1435 mm.
- T-bane (Metro): 1435 mm.
TRAM PRESERVATION
The Sporveismuseet (Oslo Tram Museum) has two locations: one in Majorstuen displays old trams,
while the one in Vinterbro (near Tusenfryd, 15 km south of Oslo, under construction) will run trams on a 300m track.
SOURCES
PRINT
- Sporveiskart Oslo (Utgave 1987). Oslo: AS Oslo Sporveier, 1987.
- "Systems Factfile: No.14 - Oslo, Norway", Tramways & Urban Transit, Nov. 2008 (71:851), p.427-429.
- Wansbeek, C.J. (with assistance by Andersen, B.) "A key role for Oslo's new tram fleet", Tramways & Urban Transit, Apr. 1998 (61:724), p.140-143.
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