Oslo T-bane
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The Oslo Metro is the rapid transit
system of Oslo
, Norway, operated by Oslo T-banedrift
on contract from the transit authority Ruter
. The network consists of six lines that all run through the city centre, with a total length of 84.2 kilometres (52.3 mi). It has a daily ridership of 268,000 (2009) with 105 stations of which 16 are underground or indoors. In addition to serving all 15 boroughs of Oslo, two lines run to Bærum
.
The first rapid transit line was the Holmenkoll Line, opened in 1898, with the branch Røa Line opening in 1912. It became the first Nordic underground railway in 1928 when the underground line to Nationaltheatret
was opened. The Sognsvann Line opened in 1934 and the Kolsås Line in 1942. The opening of the upgraded T-bane system on the east side of town occurred in 1966, after the conversion of the 1957 Østensjø Line, followed by the new Lambertseter Line, the Grorud Line and the Furuset Line; in 1993 trains ran under the city between the two networks in the Common Tunnel, followed by the 2006 opening of the Ring Line.
All the trains are operated with MX3000 stock. These replaced the older T1000 stock between 2006 and 2010.
. In 1872, Drammen Line, going through Oslo West, and in 1879, Østfold Line going through Nordstrand
opened, offering a limited rail service to those parts of the city. By 1875, Kristiania Sporveisselskab
(KSS) opened the first horsecar trams. In 1894 electric trams were in service by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei
(KES).
The first suburban tram line was the Holmenkoll Line that was opened by Holmenkolbanen
in 1898; like all the later suburban tram line these were electric trams with a grade-separated right-of-way and proper stations instead of tram stops, making it the first rapid transit in Oslo. Unlike the other suburban tram lines that were built later, the Holmenkollen Line was not extended into the city as a streetcar—instead passengers had to change at Majorstuen
to the streetcars, though the system did not take into use wider suburban stock (3.1 metres (10.2 ft)) until 1909. A branch line was opened in 1912, to Smestad
, and in 1916 the Holmenkollen Line was extended to Tryvann, with the last part from Frognerseteren
single track and used for freight, and removed in 1939.
In 1912, the construction of the first underground railway in the Nordic Countries started, when A/S Holmenkolbanen started construction of an extension of their line from Majorstuen to Nationaltheatret
; the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) line was opened in 1928, with one intermediate station at Valkyrie Plass
, giving the two suburban lines access to the central business district of Oslo.
The success of the suburban lines tempted KES to extend their streetcar service west from Skøyen
as a suburban line; the Lilleaker Line opened to Lilleaker
in 1919, to Avløs
in 1924 and to Kolsås
in 1930. A new section from Jar
to Sørbyhaugen
opened in 1942, connecting the line from Jar to Kolsås to Nationaltheatret, and making it a rapid transit and the replacement of stock with wide suburban standard. This service remained part of the municipal Oslo Sporveier
, that had bough all the streetcar companies in 1924.
Compensation for large amounts of damage to houses along the route during construction, along with higher construction costs than calculated was a heavy burden on the company, and in 1934, the municipality of Aker
took over the common stock, though the preferred stock remained listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
until 1975, as Oslo Sporveier gradually took over the operation of the western suburban lines. Akersbanerne
opened the connecting Sognsvann Line in 1934.
The first idea to launch a city-wide rapid transit was launched in 1912 with the construction of the Ekeberg Line
; constructed with the same width profile as the Holmenkollen Line, the plan was to build a tunnel under the city center and run through trains, but large cost expenditures on the first section of the Common Tunnel ceased the plans. As part of the rebuilding after World War II
a planning office for a T-bane was established in 1949, with the first plans launched in 1951; in 1954, the city council decided to build the T-bane network in Eastern Oslo with four branches. The system would feature improvements over the suburban lines in having a third rail
power supply, cab signaling
with Automatic Train Protection
, stations long enough for six-car trains and level crossing
s replaced by bridges and underpasses—specifications christened metro standard.
At the time there were two suburban tramways on the east side, the Ekeberg Line (opened in 1919) and the Østensjø Line (1923). Only the latter would be connected to the T-bane; the Ekeberg Line would remain a tramway, but three new lines were to be built—the Grorud Line on the north side and the Furuset Line on the south side of Groruddalen
and the Lambertseter Line on the east of Nordstrand
. These areas were all chosen as new suburb
s for Oslo, and would quickly need a good public transport system; suburban lines would first be built out extending from the existing tramway, and later a final section with tunnel to the central station would be built. The Lambertseter Line was opened in 1957, from Brynseng
to Bergkrystallen
while the Østensjø Line was extended to Bøler
in 1958.
The metro opened on 22 May 1966, when the Common Tunnel opened from Brynseng to the new downtown station of Jernbanetorget
, located beside the Oslo East Railway Station. In October the Grorud Line opened to Grorud
while the Østensjø Line was connected to the system in 1967 when the line also was extended to Skullerud
. In 1970, the Furuset Line opened to Haugerud
and extended to Trosterud
in 1974, at the same time as the Grorud Line was extended to Vestli
. By 1981, the Furuset Line had reached Ellingsrudåsen
. The metro took delivery of T1000 rolling stock from Strømmens Værksted
; from 1964 to 1978, 162 cars in three-car configurations were delivered for the eastern network.
in 1977, but Sentrum station had to close in 1983, due to water leakages. When it opened again in 1987, the west network tunnel had also been extended to the station, that opened as Stortinget. Through services were not possible at the time because of incompatible signaling- and power equipment. Not until 1993 did the first trains run through the station, after the Sognsvann Line had been rebuilt to "metro standard"; the Røa Line followed in 1995. The Holmenkoll Line and Kolsås Line remained without this standard, using dual mode trains that switch to overhead lines
at Frøen
and Montebello
. The western network took delivery of 33 T1300 cars in 1978–81, with an additional 16 converted from T1000. In 1994 twelve T2000 cars were delivered for the Holmenkollen Line.
In 2003, the Ring Line opened from Ullevål stadion
to Storo
. The following year construction caused a tunnel to collapse on the Grorud Line—the system's busiest—forcing a shutdown of this line until December and creating a havoc of overfilled replacement buses. The ring was completed in 2006 onwards to Carl Berners plass
. At the same time the Kolsås Line was closed for upgrade to metro standard. In 2003, the section of the Kolsås Line in Bærum closed due to budget disagreements between the two counties; after a year of unpopular replacement bus
es, the line was reopened, only to be closed again in 2006 for upgrade to metro standard. Disagreements between the two counties means the upgrade will be done separately on the two sides of the municipal boundary, with the Oslo side opening first. In 2006, the system started taking delivery of the new MX3000 units that will replace the old stock. The history of the metro and public transport in Oslo has been preserved at the Oslo Tramway Museum
located at Majorstuen.
The Oslo Metro operates to all fifteen boroughs of Oslo, plus into the neighboring municipality of Bærum. There are six lines, numbered 1 through 6, each color coded. All go through the Common Tunnel, serving eight branch lines. In addition three lines operate to the Ring Line. The only branch to have two lines is the Furuset Line, served by both 1 and 2.
The Grorud and Furuset Line head northeast into Groruddalen, while the other two eastern branches head south into Nordstrand. On the west side, the Holmenkoll and Sognsvann Line cover the northern boroughs of Oslo, along with the Ring Line that connects the northeastern and northwestern parts of town. The Kolsås and Røa Line reach deep into the neighbouring municipality of Bærum. The system has six routes, 1 to 6, that all run through the Common Tunnel before reaching out to different lines, or into the Ring. Each line runs every 15 minutes, 30 minutes in the late evening and in the morning at weekends. Trains run from about 0500 (0600 at weekends) to 0100 the next morning. In addition, the east side of line 5 has an enhanced service weekdays between 0700 and 1900 giving a 7.5 minute schedule on that route.
The metro is integrated into the public transport system of Oslo and Akershus through the agency Ruter
, allowing tickets to also be valid on the Oslo Tramway, city buses, ferries, and the Oslo Commuter Rail
operated by Norges Statsbaner. A new, wireless ticketing system, Flexus
, has in the recent years been implemented. From 2 October 2011 a single ticket for one zone (the entire metro system is in zone 1) cost , monthly passes NOK 590. This includes all means of public transport within the zone you've got a ticket for (for the metro, zone 1).There is a fine of NOK 750, or NOK 900, for not having a valid ticket.
Oslo maintains a street tram system with six lines, of which two are suburban lines
. The street trams operate mostly within the borders of the Ring Line, providing a frequent service in the city center, with lower average speeds but with more stops. There are major transfer points to the tramway at Majorstuen
, Jernbanetorget
, Jar
, Storo
and Forskningsparken
.
The commuter train serves suburbs further away from Oslo, though some of the commuter rail services remind of a rapid transit service, in particular line 400 and line 500, to Lillestrøm
, Asker
and Ski
, with higher service frequency through the continual populated area of Oslo. Transfer to railway services is available at Jernbanetorget (to Oslo S) and Nationaltheatret
, the latter with a considerably shorter walk.
Bus services are provided to numerous stations. Most bus services provide feeding to the metro system where possible, and then do not continue in to town. However, since the metro operates solely into town, instead of across it, many buses operate between stations on different lines, or provide alternative routes across town.
When the Holmenkoll Line was connected to the T-bane it was still using old teak cars; to allow through services the T2000, capable of dual-system running, was delivered in 1993. They have not been particularly successful and only 12 units were delivered, operating in pairs on line 1.
The latest delivery is the MX3000, set to replace the oldest T1000 stock. Delivery started in 2006, and unlike older stock the MX3000 units are painted white instead of red. 83 three-car units were ordered in 2006; a further 32 were ordered in December 2010.
The system consists of 104 stations
, of which 16 are underground or indoors. The only underground station on the pre-metro western network was Nationaltheatret, and most of the underground station are in the common tunnel under the city center, or in shorter tunnel sections on the eastern network; in particular the Furuset Line runs mainly underground, with all but Haugerud
built in or at the opening of a tunnel.
Stations in the city center are located close to large employment centers as well as connection possibilities to other modes of transport, such as tram, rail and bus. All stations can be identified at ground level by signs with a blue T in a circle. Stations outside the center are unmanned since the 1995, with ticket machine
s for fare purchase; some stations feature kiosks. A system of turnstile
s have been installed, but will not be activated until the Flexus ticket is taken into use. All stations have step-free accessibility
through at least one entrance (except the inbound platform at Frøen), and the platform height
is aligned with the train cars.
Line 4 and 6 serve the Ring Line, continuing in a loop once they leave the Common Tunnel.
Line 4 and 6 serve the Ring Line, continuing in a loop once they leave the Common Tunnel.
Note: As of August 2006, the line to Kolsås is closed for maintenance. The temporary western terminus since December 2010 for line 6 is Jar.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
system of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway, operated by Oslo T-banedrift
Oslo T-banedrift
Oslo T-banedrift AS is a limited company that is responsible for operating Oslo Metro , the rapid transit in Oslo, Norway. The company is owned by Kollektivtransportproduksjon that again is owned by the city council...
on contract from the transit authority Ruter
Ruter
Ruter As is the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus, Norway. The company, organized as a limited company is responsible for managing, but not operating, public transport in the two counties, including bus, the Oslo Metro, the Oslo Tramway and ferries...
. The network consists of six lines that all run through the city centre, with a total length of 84.2 kilometres (52.3 mi). It has a daily ridership of 268,000 (2009) with 105 stations of which 16 are underground or indoors. In addition to serving all 15 boroughs of Oslo, two lines run to Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
.
The first rapid transit line was the Holmenkoll Line, opened in 1898, with the branch Røa Line opening in 1912. It became the first Nordic underground railway in 1928 when the underground line to Nationaltheatret
Nationaltheatret (station)
Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The...
was opened. The Sognsvann Line opened in 1934 and the Kolsås Line in 1942. The opening of the upgraded T-bane system on the east side of town occurred in 1966, after the conversion of the 1957 Østensjø Line, followed by the new Lambertseter Line, the Grorud Line and the Furuset Line; in 1993 trains ran under the city between the two networks in the Common Tunnel, followed by the 2006 opening of the Ring Line.
All the trains are operated with MX3000 stock. These replaced the older T1000 stock between 2006 and 2010.
History
Suburban lines in the west
Rail transport in Oslo started in 1854, with the opening of Hoved Line to Eidsvoll, through GroruddalenGrorud Valley
The Grorud Valley is a broad valley in eastern Oslo. Four of Oslo's boroughs, Bjerke in the west, Alna in the south, Grorud in the north, and Stovner in the east, lie within the valley....
. In 1872, Drammen Line, going through Oslo West, and in 1879, Østfold Line going through Nordstrand
Nordstrand, Norway
Nordstrand is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.The borough is located in the southern part of the city and is the second most populated district of Oslo with over 40,000 inhabitants...
opened, offering a limited rail service to those parts of the city. By 1875, Kristiania Sporveisselskab
Kristiania Sporveisselskab
AS Kristiania Sporveisselskab or KSS, nicknamed the Green Tram , was the first tram operator in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 1874, it started operation of horsecar services the following year and electric tram services in 1899...
(KSS) opened the first horsecar trams. In 1894 electric trams were in service by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei
Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei
A/S Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei or KES, nicknamed the Blue Tram , is a defunct operator of parts of the Oslo Tramway, Norway. It opened the first electric tramway in Scandinavia in 1894, and remained in service until 1924 when it was merged into the municipal owned Oslo Sporveier.-History:Tram...
(KES).
The first suburban tram line was the Holmenkoll Line that was opened by Holmenkolbanen
Holmenkolbanen
A/S Holmenkolbanen was a company that owned and operated part of the Oslo Tramway and Oslo Metro in Norway from 1898 until 1975 when services were taken over by the majority owner Oslo Sporveier. Holmenkolbanen opened the Holmenkoll Line in 1898, and expanded it to become the first Nordic...
in 1898; like all the later suburban tram line these were electric trams with a grade-separated right-of-way and proper stations instead of tram stops, making it the first rapid transit in Oslo. Unlike the other suburban tram lines that were built later, the Holmenkollen Line was not extended into the city as a streetcar—instead passengers had to change at Majorstuen
Majorstuen (station)
Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough....
to the streetcars, though the system did not take into use wider suburban stock (3.1 metres (10.2 ft)) until 1909. A branch line was opened in 1912, to Smestad
Smestad (station)
Smestad is a station shared by the Røa Line and the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. Although the two lines continue to share track some time after Smestad, passing the former station of Sørbyhaugen which was also shared, they diverge before passing another station...
, and in 1916 the Holmenkollen Line was extended to Tryvann, with the last part from Frognerseteren
Frognerseteren (station)
Frognerseteren is the end station of the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro, located in the Marka section of Oslo, the capital city of Norway. It is the station after Voksenkollen. The line to Frognerseteren was completed on 16 May 1916. The station has two platforms which, like other stations on...
single track and used for freight, and removed in 1939.
Nationaltheatret (station)
Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The...
; the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) line was opened in 1928, with one intermediate station at Valkyrie Plass
Valkyrie plass (station)
Valkyrie plass is a former subway station on the Oslo Metro.The station was opened when the Holmenkoll Line was extended from Majorstuen to Nationaltheatret on 28 June 1928...
, giving the two suburban lines access to the central business district of Oslo.
The success of the suburban lines tempted KES to extend their streetcar service west from Skøyen
Skøyen Station
Skøyen is a railway station located in Oslo, Norway and is part of Drammen Line. The station serves commuter trains, some regional trains and the Flytoget airport express train service. Skøyen station is owned and operated by the Norwegian National Rail Administration.Though some continue on, the...
as a suburban line; the Lilleaker Line opened to Lilleaker
Lilleaker (station)
Lilleaker is a light rail station on the Oslo Tramway.Located at Lilleaker in Ullern, it was the terminus of the Lilleaker Line when it was opened in 1919 by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei as an extension of the Skøyen Line...
in 1919, to Avløs
Avløs (station)
Avløs is a station on the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. It is between Valler and Haslum, 13.6 km from Stortinget. The station was opened 1 July 1924 as part of the tramway Lilleaker Line. Along with most of the line, Avløs has been closed for upgrades since 1 July 2006 and its...
in 1924 and to Kolsås
Kolsås (station)
Kolsås is the end station of the Kolsås Line on the Oslo Metro. The station, located in Bærum municipality, comes after Hauger, and is located from Stortinget....
in 1930. A new section from Jar
Jar (station)
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to Sørbyhaugen
Sørbyhaugen (station)
Sørbyhaugen is a former subway station on the Oslo T-bane.The station was located between Smestad and Makrellbekken, and was opened when the Røa Line was created, as an extension from Smestad to Røa on 24 January 1935. From 1942 it was the point from which the Kolsås Line branched off of the Røa...
opened in 1942, connecting the line from Jar to Kolsås to Nationaltheatret, and making it a rapid transit and the replacement of stock with wide suburban standard. This service remained part of the municipal Oslo Sporveier
Oslo Sporveier
Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS is a municipal owned public transport operator of Oslo, Norway, the name meaning simply "public transportation producer". It operates the trackage and maintains the stock of the Oslo Metro and Oslo Tramway, as well as owning eight operating subsidiaries...
, that had bough all the streetcar companies in 1924.
Compensation for large amounts of damage to houses along the route during construction, along with higher construction costs than calculated was a heavy burden on the company, and in 1934, the municipality of Aker
Aker, Norway
Aker is a former municipality in Akershus, which lends its name to a municipality and a county in Norway. The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church...
took over the common stock, though the preferred stock remained listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
The Oslo Stock Exchange serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. It opens at 9:00am and closes 5:30pm local time...
until 1975, as Oslo Sporveier gradually took over the operation of the western suburban lines. Akersbanerne
Akersbanerne
A/S Akersbanerne was a municipal owned company that operated tramways in the former Municipality of Aker in current Oslo, Norway. The company was established in 1917, and opened the suburban Østensjø Line tramway in 1926; it took over the majority ownership of Holmenkolbanen in 1933, that owned the...
opened the connecting Sognsvann Line in 1934.
Metro
Ekeberg Line
The Ekeberg Line is a long light rail line of the Oslo Tramway which runs from Gamlebyen to Ljabru in Oslo, Norway. Operated by lines 18 and 19, it serves the area of Nordstarand and the neighborhoods of Ekeberg, Jomfrubråten, Bekkelaget and Ljan. The line is operated by Oslo Sporvognsdrift using...
; constructed with the same width profile as the Holmenkollen Line, the plan was to build a tunnel under the city center and run through trains, but large cost expenditures on the first section of the Common Tunnel ceased the plans. As part of the rebuilding after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
a planning office for a T-bane was established in 1949, with the first plans launched in 1951; in 1954, the city council decided to build the T-bane network in Eastern Oslo with four branches. The system would feature improvements over the suburban lines in having a third rail
Third rail
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...
power supply, cab signaling
Cab signalling
Cab signalling is a railway safety system that communicates track status information to the cab, crew compartment or driver's compartment of a locomotive, railcar or multiple unit, where the train driver or engine driver can see the information....
with Automatic Train Protection
Automatic Train Protection
Automatic Train Protection in Great Britain refers to either of two implementations of a train protection system installed in some trains in order to help prevent collisions through a driver's failure to observe a signal or speed restriction...
, stations long enough for six-car trains and level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
s replaced by bridges and underpasses—specifications christened metro standard.
At the time there were two suburban tramways on the east side, the Ekeberg Line (opened in 1919) and the Østensjø Line (1923). Only the latter would be connected to the T-bane; the Ekeberg Line would remain a tramway, but three new lines were to be built—the Grorud Line on the north side and the Furuset Line on the south side of Groruddalen
Grorud Valley
The Grorud Valley is a broad valley in eastern Oslo. Four of Oslo's boroughs, Bjerke in the west, Alna in the south, Grorud in the north, and Stovner in the east, lie within the valley....
and the Lambertseter Line on the east of Nordstrand
Nordstrand, Norway
Nordstrand is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.The borough is located in the southern part of the city and is the second most populated district of Oslo with over 40,000 inhabitants...
. These areas were all chosen as new suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
s for Oslo, and would quickly need a good public transport system; suburban lines would first be built out extending from the existing tramway, and later a final section with tunnel to the central station would be built. The Lambertseter Line was opened in 1957, from Brynseng
Brynseng (station)
Brynseng is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro system located in the Gamle Oslo borough. The station is shared by three lines, the Østensjø Line , the Furuset Line and the Lambertseter Line . The station has four platforms. The two northernmost platforms are for trains on the Østensjø- and...
to Bergkrystallen
Bergkrystallen (station)
Bergkrystallen is the end station on the Lambertseter Line, after Munkelia, of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Nordstrand borough. Bergkrystallen is a road just north of the station. The area is mainly residential. Originally it was planned to extend the Lambertseter Line to Mortensrud, but...
while the Østensjø Line was extended to Bøler
Bøler (station)
Bøler is a station on Østensjø Line on Norway's Oslo Metro system between the stations of Ulsrud and Bogerud, from Stortinget, in the area of the same name...
in 1958.
The metro opened on 22 May 1966, when the Common Tunnel opened from Brynseng to the new downtown station of Jernbanetorget
Jernbanetorget (station)
Jernbanetorget is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the...
, located beside the Oslo East Railway Station. In October the Grorud Line opened to Grorud
Grorud (station)
Grorud is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro. Located between Ammerud and Romsås on Grorud Line, it serves the Grorud borough. The station is located on the south side of a tunnel entrance...
while the Østensjø Line was connected to the system in 1967 when the line also was extended to Skullerud
Skullerud (station)
Skullerud is a station on Østensjø Line of the Oslo Metro, located in the Østensjø borough, between Bogerud and Mortensrud. Since its opening 26 November 1967, it was the end station of the line until Østensjøbanen was extended to Mortensrud in 1997...
. In 1970, the Furuset Line opened to Haugerud
Haugerud (station)
Haugerud is the only outdoor station on the Furuset Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Alna borough, between the stations of Tveita and Trosterud. Like the area around many of the other stations on Furusetbanen, the area around Haugerud is a dense residential neighborhood with a number...
and extended to Trosterud
Trosterud (station)
Trosterud is a station on Furusetbanen in the Alna borough between Haugerud and Lindeberg, 8.4 km from Stortinget. The station is located overground, but is inside the Trosterud shopping centre, and not an open air station...
in 1974, at the same time as the Grorud Line was extended to Vestli
Vestli (station)
Vestli is a subway station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the last station on the line and comes after Stovner. The station is located in the Stovner borough. The station opened 21 December 1975. The station has a small depot for subway carriages beyond the platforms.The area around...
. By 1981, the Furuset Line had reached Ellingsrudåsen
Ellingsrudåsen (station)
Ellingsrudåsen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro, located at Ellingsrud in the Alna borough. Since its opening November 8, 1981, it has been the end station for the Furuset Line . Ellingsrudåsen is mostly a residential area, above the station are a few shops.Ellingsrudåsen is located deep...
. The metro took delivery of T1000 rolling stock from Strømmens Værksted
Strømmens Værksted
Strømmens Værksted A/S was an industrial company based in Skedsmo, Norway, specializing in the production of rolling stock. Founded in 1873, it remains as a part of Bombardier Transportation...
; from 1964 to 1978, 162 cars in three-car configurations were delivered for the eastern network.
One tunnel
The eastern network was extended from Jernbanetorget to SentrumStortinget (station)
Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,...
in 1977, but Sentrum station had to close in 1983, due to water leakages. When it opened again in 1987, the west network tunnel had also been extended to the station, that opened as Stortinget. Through services were not possible at the time because of incompatible signaling- and power equipment. Not until 1993 did the first trains run through the station, after the Sognsvann Line had been rebuilt to "metro standard"; the Røa Line followed in 1995. The Holmenkoll Line and Kolsås Line remained without this standard, using dual mode trains that switch to overhead lines
Overhead lines
Overhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains at a distance from the energy supply point...
at Frøen
Frøen (station)
Frøen is a station on the Oslo Metro in the Vestre Aker borough, it is the first station on the Holmenkollen Line after Majorstuen. The name refers to Frøen Gård, a stately estate located near the present location of the t-bane station, of which now only the manor house remains...
and Montebello
Montebello (station)
Montebello is a station on the Kolsås Line of the Oslo Metro. The station is located between Smestad and Ullernåsen. Montebello is the first station on line 6 not shared with another line. The station is on the north side of the Ring 3 highway which runs in an arch north of Oslo...
. The western network took delivery of 33 T1300 cars in 1978–81, with an additional 16 converted from T1000. In 1994 twelve T2000 cars were delivered for the Holmenkollen Line.
In 2003, the Ring Line opened from Ullevål stadion
Ullevål stadion (station)
Ullevål stadion is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the last station served by lines 3, 4 and 5. North of the station, the Ring Line branches off from the Sognsvann Line...
to Storo
Storo (station)
Storo is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro, and a tram station on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Storo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The tram station opened on 28 November 1902, and the rapid transit station on 20 August...
. The following year construction caused a tunnel to collapse on the Grorud Line—the system's busiest—forcing a shutdown of this line until December and creating a havoc of overfilled replacement buses. The ring was completed in 2006 onwards to Carl Berners plass
Carl Berners plass (station)
Carl Berners plass is an underground rapid transit station located on the Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro, and a tram stop on the Sinsen Line of the Oslo Tramway. The square also has a bus stop for lines 20, 21, 31, 33 and 57. Located at Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway, the area has a mixture of...
. At the same time the Kolsås Line was closed for upgrade to metro standard. In 2003, the section of the Kolsås Line in Bærum closed due to budget disagreements between the two counties; after a year of unpopular replacement bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es, the line was reopened, only to be closed again in 2006 for upgrade to metro standard. Disagreements between the two counties means the upgrade will be done separately on the two sides of the municipal boundary, with the Oslo side opening first. In 2006, the system started taking delivery of the new MX3000 units that will replace the old stock. The history of the metro and public transport in Oslo has been preserved at the Oslo Tramway Museum
Oslo Tramway Museum
Oslo Tramway Museum with 450 members. The museum also operates a heritage tramway in Vinterbro outside Oslo.LTF was founded in 1966, six years after the city council had decided to close down the tramway and trolleybus. This followed the closing of the Bergen Tramway, where only a single tram had...
located at Majorstuen.
Network
| Line # | Termini | Lines | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frogneseteren Frognerseteren (station) Frognerseteren is the end station of the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro, located in the Marka section of Oslo, the capital city of Norway. It is the station after Voksenkollen. The line to Frognerseteren was completed on 16 May 1916. The station has two platforms which, like other stations on... ↔ Helsfyr Helsfyr (station) Helsfyr is a subway station on the east side of the Oslo Metro system located in the borough of Gamle Oslo. The station is shared by the Furuset Line , the Østensjø Line and the Lambertseter Line . In addition, Line 1, which runs on Holmenkollen Line in the west, terminates at Helsfyr... (↔ Ellingsrudåsen Ellingsrudåsen (station) Ellingsrudåsen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro, located at Ellingsrud in the Alna borough. Since its opening November 8, 1981, it has been the end station for the Furuset Line . Ellingsrudåsen is mostly a residential area, above the station are a few shops.Ellingsrudåsen is located deep... ) |
Holmenkollen Line, Furuset Line | 34 |
| 2 | Østerås Østerås (station) Østerås is the terminal station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro. The station is located in Bærum municipality, 10.2 km from Stortinget.Østerås was opened on 16 November 1972, extending the line from Lijordet.... ↔ Ellingsrudåsen Ellingsrudåsen (station) Ellingsrudåsen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro, located at Ellingsrud in the Alna borough. Since its opening November 8, 1981, it has been the end station for the Furuset Line . Ellingsrudåsen is mostly a residential area, above the station are a few shops.Ellingsrudåsen is located deep... |
Røa Line, Furuset Line | 26 |
| 3 | Sognsvann Sognsvann (station) Sognsvann station is the last stop on Sognsvann Line, the western side of line 3 on the Oslo T-bane. The station is located south of the lake Sognsvann. Next to the station on the west side is the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, while on the east side are the Norwegian National Archives.The... ↔ Mortensrud Mortensrud (station) Mortensrud is a rapid transit station on the Østensjø Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located in Mortensrud in the Søndre Nordstrand borough of Oslo, Norway. Construction of the station started in 1995, which was taken into use on 24 November 1997, when it became the terminal station of the... |
Sognsvann Line, Østensjø Line | 27 |
| 4 | Ring ↔ Bergkrystallen Bergkrystallen (station) Bergkrystallen is the end station on the Lambertseter Line, after Munkelia, of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Nordstrand borough. Bergkrystallen is a road just north of the station. The area is mainly residential. Originally it was planned to extend the Lambertseter Line to Mortensrud, but... |
Ring Line, Lambertseter Line | 22 |
| 5 | Storo Storo (station) Storo is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro, and a tram station on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Storo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The tram station opened on 28 November 1902, and the rapid transit station on 20 August... ↔ Vestli Vestli (station) Vestli is a subway station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the last station on the line and comes after Stovner. The station is located in the Stovner borough. The station opened 21 December 1975. The station has a small depot for subway carriages beyond the platforms.The area around... |
Ring Line, Grorud Line | 26 |
| 6 | Bekkestua Bekkestua (station) Bekkestua is a station on Kolsås Line of the Oslo Metro situated at Bekkestua in Bærum, Norway.Located between Egne Hjem and Gjønnes it is being served by the Oslo Tramway line 13 while the Kolsås Line is closed for upgrade... ↔ Ring |
Kolsås Line, Ring Line | 12 |
The Oslo Metro operates to all fifteen boroughs of Oslo, plus into the neighboring municipality of Bærum. There are six lines, numbered 1 through 6, each color coded. All go through the Common Tunnel, serving eight branch lines. In addition three lines operate to the Ring Line. The only branch to have two lines is the Furuset Line, served by both 1 and 2.
The Grorud and Furuset Line head northeast into Groruddalen, while the other two eastern branches head south into Nordstrand. On the west side, the Holmenkoll and Sognsvann Line cover the northern boroughs of Oslo, along with the Ring Line that connects the northeastern and northwestern parts of town. The Kolsås and Røa Line reach deep into the neighbouring municipality of Bærum. The system has six routes, 1 to 6, that all run through the Common Tunnel before reaching out to different lines, or into the Ring. Each line runs every 15 minutes, 30 minutes in the late evening and in the morning at weekends. Trains run from about 0500 (0600 at weekends) to 0100 the next morning. In addition, the east side of line 5 has an enhanced service weekdays between 0700 and 1900 giving a 7.5 minute schedule on that route.
Intermodality
Ruter
Ruter As is the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus, Norway. The company, organized as a limited company is responsible for managing, but not operating, public transport in the two counties, including bus, the Oslo Metro, the Oslo Tramway and ferries...
, allowing tickets to also be valid on the Oslo Tramway, city buses, ferries, and the Oslo Commuter Rail
Oslo Commuter Rail
Oslo Commuter Rail is a commuter rail centered in Oslo, Norway, connecting the capital to six counties in Eastern Norway. The system is operated by the Norwegian State Railways and its subsidiary NSB Gjøvikbanen, using Class 69 and Class 72 electric multiple units . The network spans eight routes...
operated by Norges Statsbaner. A new, wireless ticketing system, Flexus
Flexus (ticket)
Flexus is an electronic ticket system that was introduced on all public transport in Greater Oslo, in 2009. The system may eventually replace all paper tickets on trips with Ruter and commuter trains around Oslo operated by the Norwegian State Railways...
, has in the recent years been implemented. From 2 October 2011 a single ticket for one zone (the entire metro system is in zone 1) cost , monthly passes NOK 590. This includes all means of public transport within the zone you've got a ticket for (for the metro, zone 1).There is a fine of NOK 750, or NOK 900, for not having a valid ticket.
Oslo maintains a street tram system with six lines, of which two are suburban lines
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
. The street trams operate mostly within the borders of the Ring Line, providing a frequent service in the city center, with lower average speeds but with more stops. There are major transfer points to the tramway at Majorstuen
Majorstuen (station)
Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough....
, Jernbanetorget
Jernbanetorget (station)
Jernbanetorget is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the...
, Jar
Jar (station)
-External links:*...
, Storo
Storo (station)
Storo is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro, and a tram station on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Storo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The tram station opened on 28 November 1902, and the rapid transit station on 20 August...
and Forskningsparken
Forskningsparken (station)
Forskningsparken is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It also serves as a light rail station for the Ullevål Hageby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at the north of the Blindern campus of the University of Oslo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway...
.
The commuter train serves suburbs further away from Oslo, though some of the commuter rail services remind of a rapid transit service, in particular line 400 and line 500, to Lillestrøm
Lillestrøm Station
Lillestrøm Station is a railway station located at Lillestrøm in Skedsmo, Norway. The station serves as the main transportation hub of the eastern parts of Greater Oslo and all trains east of Oslo stop at Lillestrøm...
, Asker
Asker Station
Asker is a railway station located in downtown Asker in Akershus, Norway. The station serves as the main public transportation hub for the municipalities located around the Asker Line, the Drammen Line and the Spikkestad Line. The station was opened with the Drammen Line in 1872...
and Ski
Ski Station
Ski Station is a railway station located in Ski, Norway. Located from Oslo Central Station on the Østfold Line, at the point where the railway splits in two into an eastern and western line....
, with higher service frequency through the continual populated area of Oslo. Transfer to railway services is available at Jernbanetorget (to Oslo S) and Nationaltheatret
Nationaltheatret (station)
Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The...
, the latter with a considerably shorter walk.
Bus services are provided to numerous stations. Most bus services provide feeding to the metro system where possible, and then do not continue in to town. However, since the metro operates solely into town, instead of across it, many buses operate between stations on different lines, or provide alternative routes across town.
Rolling stock
After the conversion to metro a number of versions of the T1000 stock have been delivered. This includes 146 cars of the types T1 through T4, that have third-rail only operation, and thus do not run on the Holmenkoll and Kolsås Line. These run usually in units of three or six (sometimes four or five) cars on lines 2. Types T5 to T8, 49 in total, delivered with both third-rail and overhead wire equipment, normally run on line 1 (two cars) and 4/6 (three cars).When the Holmenkoll Line was connected to the T-bane it was still using old teak cars; to allow through services the T2000, capable of dual-system running, was delivered in 1993. They have not been particularly successful and only 12 units were delivered, operating in pairs on line 1.
The latest delivery is the MX3000, set to replace the oldest T1000 stock. Delivery started in 2006, and unlike older stock the MX3000 units are painted white instead of red. 83 three-car units were ordered in 2006; a further 32 were ordered in December 2010.
Stations
The system consists of 104 stations
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
, of which 16 are underground or indoors. The only underground station on the pre-metro western network was Nationaltheatret, and most of the underground station are in the common tunnel under the city center, or in shorter tunnel sections on the eastern network; in particular the Furuset Line runs mainly underground, with all but Haugerud
Haugerud (station)
Haugerud is the only outdoor station on the Furuset Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Alna borough, between the stations of Tveita and Trosterud. Like the area around many of the other stations on Furusetbanen, the area around Haugerud is a dense residential neighborhood with a number...
built in or at the opening of a tunnel.
Stations in the city center are located close to large employment centers as well as connection possibilities to other modes of transport, such as tram, rail and bus. All stations can be identified at ground level by signs with a blue T in a circle. Stations outside the center are unmanned since the 1995, with ticket machine
Ticket machine
A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...
s for fare purchase; some stations feature kiosks. A system of turnstile
Turnstile
A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage only to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar...
s have been installed, but will not be activated until the Flexus ticket is taken into use. All stations have step-free accessibility
Accessibility
Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity...
through at least one entrance (except the inbound platform at Frøen), and the platform height
Railway platform height
On a railway the platform height refers to the height of a platform above the rail. The value varies between railway systems. A related term is "train floor height" which is the height of the floor of the rail vehicle. There are a wide number of standards for platform heights and train floor heights...
is aligned with the train cars.
Line 1 (purple)
| Line 1: Frognerseteren – Stortinget – Helsfyr (– Ellingsrudåsen) | |
Frognerseteren Frognerseteren (station) Frognerseteren is the end station of the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro, located in the Marka section of Oslo, the capital city of Norway. It is the station after Voksenkollen. The line to Frognerseteren was completed on 16 May 1916. The station has two platforms which, like other stations on... • Voksenåsen Voksenkollen (station) Voksenkollen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the penultimate station on the line, between Lillevann and Frognerseteren. It is also the second highest station on the network, above mean sea level... • Lillevann Lillevann (station) Lillevann is a station on the Holmenkollen Line on the Oslo Metro. The station is located between Skogen and Voksenkollen, at an altitude of above mean sea level. The station was opened on 16 May 1916 with the extension of the line from Besserud, but the station building is older. That building... • Skogen Skogen (station) Skogen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line located between Voksenlia and Lillevann. The station is at an altitude of above mean sea level. The station was opened on 16 May 1216 with the extension of the line from Besserud to Frognerseteren... • Voksenlia Voksenlia (station) Voksenlia is a station on the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. It is between Skogen and Holmenkollen. The station was opened on 16 May 1916 when the tramway was extended to Frognerseteren. The station was originally called Lia.-References:... • Holmenkollen Holmenkollen (station) Holmenkollen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line on the Oslo Metro, located in the Holmenkollen area, between Besserud and Voksenlia. Until 1916 when Holmenkollbanen was completed, the terminus station was Besserud and was called Holmenkollen. The station is at an elevation of above mean sea... • Besserud • Midtstuen Midtstuen (station) Midtstuen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line on the Oslo Metro, between Skådalen and Besserud. It is the lower end of the popular tobogganing course Korketrekkeren. Midtstuen is located at an altitude of .-History:... • Skådalen Skådalen (station) Skådalen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. It is between Midtstuen and Vettakollen. The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the tramway to Besserud.-References:... • Vettakollen Vettakollen (station) Vettakollen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. It is between Skådalen and Gulleråsen. The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the tramway to Besserud. The station was originally opened as Greveveien, but changed its name a few months after the opening.-References:... • Gulleråsen Gulleråsen (station) Gulleråsen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. It is between Vettakollen and Gråkammen. The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the tramway to Besserud.... • Gråkammen Gråkammen (station) Gråkammen is a station on the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. It is between Gulleråsen and Slemdal. The station was opened on 31 May 1898 as part of the tramway to Besserud.... • Slemdal Slemdal (station) -References:*... • Ris Ris (station) Ris is a station on the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro between Gaustad and Slemdal, located in the Vestre Aker borough. The station is located at an altitude of and had 366 daily passengers in 2004. The Ris church and cemetery is located on the south side of the line and west of the... • Gaustad Gaustad (station) Gaustad is a Oslo Metro station on Holmenkollen Line between Vinderen and Ris, at an altitude of . The outer highway ring of Oslo crosses the railway at Gaustad. Gaustad is the subway station closest to Rikshospitalet, although the tram system has a stop even closer... • Vinderen Vinderen (station) Vinderen is a station on the lower part of the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Steinerud and Gaustad at an altitude of above mean sea level. The station had 813 passengers daily in 2004. and also has corresponding bus services. The area is mainly residential.-References:... • Steinerud Steinerud (station) Steinerud is a station on the lower part of Holmenkoll Line of the Oslo T-bane system. It is located between Frøen and Vinderen at an altitude of 75.6 metres above sea level. The station had 244 passengers daily in 2004.... • Frøen Frøen (station) Frøen is a station on the Oslo Metro in the Vestre Aker borough, it is the first station on the Holmenkollen Line after Majorstuen. The name refers to Frøen Gård, a stately estate located near the present location of the t-bane station, of which now only the manor house remains... • Majorstuen Majorstuen (station) Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough.... • Nationaltheatret Nationaltheatret (station) Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The... • • Stortinget Stortinget (station) Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,... • Jernbanetorget Jernbanetorget (station) Jernbanetorget is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the... • Grønland Grønland (station) Grønland is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro in the Common Tunnel serving all six lines. It is located in the business and residential area Grønland, between the stations Jernbanetorget to the west and Tøyen to the east. The station was opened on May 22 1966 with the opening of the subway,... • Tøyen Tøyen (station) Tøyen is a rapid transit station located in the Common Tunnel of Oslo Metro in Norway. Located in the borough of Gamle Oslo, it is also called "Tøyen-Munchmuseet" due to its proximity to the art museum. It is the last station on the east side shared by all lines; the Grorud Line and Ring Line... • Ensjø Ensjø (station) Ensjø is a station on the Oslo Metro located in the borough of Gamle Oslo. The station is shared by the Østensjø-, Lambertseter- and Furuset Line. It is the first station on the east side after emerging from the downtown Common Tunnel for these lines. The station is located between Tøyen and... • Helsfyr Helsfyr (station) Helsfyr is a subway station on the east side of the Oslo Metro system located in the borough of Gamle Oslo. The station is shared by the Furuset Line , the Østensjø Line and the Lambertseter Line . In addition, Line 1, which runs on Holmenkollen Line in the west, terminates at Helsfyr... • (Brynseng Brynseng (station) Brynseng is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro system located in the Gamle Oslo borough. The station is shared by three lines, the Østensjø Line , the Furuset Line and the Lambertseter Line . The station has four platforms. The two northernmost platforms are for trains on the Østensjø- and... • Hellerud Hellerud (station) Hellerud is a station on the Oslo Metro system which is shared by two lines, line 2 and line 3 . These two lines diverge immediately east of the station with the eastbound Furuset Line track first diverging southwards before running under the Østensjø Line in order to avoid having the main tracks... • Tveita Tveita (station) Tveita is a subway station on the Furuset Line of the Oslo Metro between Hellerud and Haugerud, located in the Alna borough of Oslo, Norway. The station is the first one on Furusetbanen that is not shared with another line. It was opened as part of the original line in 1970... • Haugerud Haugerud (station) Haugerud is the only outdoor station on the Furuset Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Alna borough, between the stations of Tveita and Trosterud. Like the area around many of the other stations on Furusetbanen, the area around Haugerud is a dense residential neighborhood with a number... • Trosterud Trosterud (station) Trosterud is a station on Furusetbanen in the Alna borough between Haugerud and Lindeberg, 8.4 km from Stortinget. The station is located overground, but is inside the Trosterud shopping centre, and not an open air station... • Lindeberg Lindeberg (station) Lindeberg is an Oslo Metro station on the Furuset Line between Trosterud and Furuset. The station was opened on 19 February 1978 with the opening of the Trosterud-Furuset stretch of the line. The station is located underground... • Furuset Furuset (station) Furuset is a Oslo Metro station in the Furuset borough. It is the penultimate station on the Furuset Line, between Lindeberg and Ellingsrudåsen. The station is located under a fairly large shopping centre, and there is also a small bus terminal above the station.Furuset was opened 19 February 1978... • Ellingsrudåsen Ellingsrudåsen (station) Ellingsrudåsen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro, located at Ellingsrud in the Alna borough. Since its opening November 8, 1981, it has been the end station for the Furuset Line . Ellingsrudåsen is mostly a residential area, above the station are a few shops.Ellingsrudåsen is located deep... ) |
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Line 2 (orange)
| Line 2: Østerås – Smestad – Stortinget – Ellingsrudåsen | |
Østerås Østerås (station) Østerås is the terminal station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro. The station is located in Bærum municipality, 10.2 km from Stortinget.Østerås was opened on 16 November 1972, extending the line from Lijordet.... • Lijordet Lijordet (station) Lijordet is a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Østerås and Eiksmarka, 9.6 km from Stortinget. It is the second of three stations on the Røa Line within Bærum municipality, and passengers travelling here from Oslo need to pay a higher fare.The station was opened in... • Eiksmarka Eiksmarka (station) Eiksmarka is a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Ekraveien and Lijordet, 8.9 km from Stortinget.The station was opened in 1951 as part of the extension to Lijordet. After the closing of Grini in 1995, it is the first of three stations on the Røa Line within Bærum... • Ekraveien Ekraveien (station) Ekraveien is the last Oslo Metro station on the Røa Line within Oslo's city limits. It is between the stations Røa and Eiksmarka. It was opened 22 December 1948 when the Røa Line was extended to Grini.... • Røa Røa (station) Røa is a station on Røa Line of the Oslo Metro, located in the Vestre Aker borough, from Stortinget. The station is located between the stations of Hovseter and Ekraveien. The station is part of the old western suburban rail network and was opened on 24 January 1935... • Hovseter Hovseter (station) Hovseter is a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro 2between Holmen and Røa. It is located in the Vestre Aker borough.The station was opened on 24 January 1935 with the completion of the line to Røa... • Holmen Holmen (station) Holmen is a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo T-bane system. It is located between Makrellbekken and Hovseter. The station is 6.1 km from Stortinget. Holmen was opened on January 24, 1935 when the line was completed to Røa... • Makrellbakken Makrellbekken (station) Makrellbekken is a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro in Norway. It is located between the stations of Smestad and Holmen, from Stortinget and is the first station on the line not shared with another... • Smestad Smestad (station) Smestad is a station shared by the Røa Line and the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. Although the two lines continue to share track some time after Smestad, passing the former station of Sørbyhaugen which was also shared, they diverge before passing another station... • Borgen Borgen (station) Borgen is a station shared by the Røa Line and the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. The station is between Majorstuen and Smestad, and 3.8 km from the central station Stortinget.... • Majorstuen Majorstuen (station) Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough.... • Nationaltheatret Nationaltheatret (station) Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The... • Stortinget Stortinget (station) Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,... • Jernbanetorget Jernbanetorget (station) Jernbanetorget is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the... • Grønland Grønland (station) Grønland is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro in the Common Tunnel serving all six lines. It is located in the business and residential area Grønland, between the stations Jernbanetorget to the west and Tøyen to the east. The station was opened on May 22 1966 with the opening of the subway,... • Tøyen Tøyen (station) Tøyen is a rapid transit station located in the Common Tunnel of Oslo Metro in Norway. Located in the borough of Gamle Oslo, it is also called "Tøyen-Munchmuseet" due to its proximity to the art museum. It is the last station on the east side shared by all lines; the Grorud Line and Ring Line... • Ensjø Ensjø (station) Ensjø is a station on the Oslo Metro located in the borough of Gamle Oslo. The station is shared by the Østensjø-, Lambertseter- and Furuset Line. It is the first station on the east side after emerging from the downtown Common Tunnel for these lines. The station is located between Tøyen and... • Helsfyr Helsfyr (station) Helsfyr is a subway station on the east side of the Oslo Metro system located in the borough of Gamle Oslo. The station is shared by the Furuset Line , the Østensjø Line and the Lambertseter Line . In addition, Line 1, which runs on Holmenkollen Line in the west, terminates at Helsfyr... • (Brynseng Brynseng (station) Brynseng is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro system located in the Gamle Oslo borough. The station is shared by three lines, the Østensjø Line , the Furuset Line and the Lambertseter Line . The station has four platforms. The two northernmost platforms are for trains on the Østensjø- and... • Hellerud Hellerud (station) Hellerud is a station on the Oslo Metro system which is shared by two lines, line 2 and line 3 . These two lines diverge immediately east of the station with the eastbound Furuset Line track first diverging southwards before running under the Østensjø Line in order to avoid having the main tracks... • Tveita Tveita (station) Tveita is a subway station on the Furuset Line of the Oslo Metro between Hellerud and Haugerud, located in the Alna borough of Oslo, Norway. The station is the first one on Furusetbanen that is not shared with another line. It was opened as part of the original line in 1970... • Haugerud Haugerud (station) Haugerud is the only outdoor station on the Furuset Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Alna borough, between the stations of Tveita and Trosterud. Like the area around many of the other stations on Furusetbanen, the area around Haugerud is a dense residential neighborhood with a number... • Trosterud Trosterud (station) Trosterud is a station on Furusetbanen in the Alna borough between Haugerud and Lindeberg, 8.4 km from Stortinget. The station is located overground, but is inside the Trosterud shopping centre, and not an open air station... • Lindeberg Lindeberg (station) Lindeberg is an Oslo Metro station on the Furuset Line between Trosterud and Furuset. The station was opened on 19 February 1978 with the opening of the Trosterud-Furuset stretch of the line. The station is located underground... • Furuset Furuset (station) Furuset is a Oslo Metro station in the Furuset borough. It is the penultimate station on the Furuset Line, between Lindeberg and Ellingsrudåsen. The station is located under a fairly large shopping centre, and there is also a small bus terminal above the station.Furuset was opened 19 February 1978... • Ellingsrudåsen Ellingsrudåsen (station) Ellingsrudåsen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro, located at Ellingsrud in the Alna borough. Since its opening November 8, 1981, it has been the end station for the Furuset Line . Ellingsrudåsen is mostly a residential area, above the station are a few shops.Ellingsrudåsen is located deep... ) |
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Line 3 (green)
| Line 3: Sognsvann – Ullevål – Stortinget – Mortensrud | |
Songsvann Sognsvann (station) Sognsvann station is the last stop on Sognsvann Line, the western side of line 3 on the Oslo T-bane. The station is located south of the lake Sognsvann. Next to the station on the west side is the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, while on the east side are the Norwegian National Archives.The... • Kringsjå Kringsjå (station) Kringsjå is the second last station on Sognsvannsbanen on the Oslo T-bane system. It lies between Holstein and Sognsvann and is 8.4 km from Stortinget. The station was opened on 10 October 1934.... • Holstein Holstein (station) Holstein is a station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Norway. The station is located between Kringsjå and Østhorn stations. Holstein was opened during the Second World War, in 1941. Formerly Nordberg was the next southbound station, but it was closed in 1992, at the same time as... • Østhorn Østhorn (station) Østhorn is a station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Norway. It is located from Stortinget station between Tåsen and Holstein stations. As one of the original stations on the line, Østhorn was opened on 10 October 1934... • Tåsen Tåsen (station) Tåsen is a station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. The station is located between Berg and Østhorn stations and is from Stortinget. As one of the original stations on the line, Tåsen was opened on 10 October 1934. The station was moved north in the 1990s, when the line... • Berg Berg (station) Berg is a station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro in Norway. It is located between Ullevål stadion and Tåsen stations and is the first station after the Ring Line leaves the Sognsvann Line. The station is located from Stortinget station. Berg is amongst the original stations on the line,... • Ullevål stadion Ullevål stadion (station) Ullevål stadion is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the last station served by lines 3, 4 and 5. North of the station, the Ring Line branches off from the Sognsvann Line... • Forskningsparken Forskningsparken (station) Forskningsparken is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It also serves as a light rail station for the Ullevål Hageby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at the north of the Blindern campus of the University of Oslo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway... • Blindern Blindern (station) Blindern is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. Served by lines 3, 4 and 5, the station is located adjacent to the main campus of the University of Oslo, Blindern. Until 1999, the station served as terminus of... • Majorstuen Majorstuen (station) Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough.... • Nationaltheatret Nationaltheatret (station) Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The... • Stortinget Stortinget (station) Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,... • Jernbanetorget Jernbanetorget (station) Jernbanetorget is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the... • Grønland Grønland (station) Grønland is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro in the Common Tunnel serving all six lines. It is located in the business and residential area Grønland, between the stations Jernbanetorget to the west and Tøyen to the east. The station was opened on May 22 1966 with the opening of the subway,... • Tøyen Tøyen (station) Tøyen is a rapid transit station located in the Common Tunnel of Oslo Metro in Norway. Located in the borough of Gamle Oslo, it is also called "Tøyen-Munchmuseet" due to its proximity to the art museum. It is the last station on the east side shared by all lines; the Grorud Line and Ring Line... • Ensjø Ensjø (station) Ensjø is a station on the Oslo Metro located in the borough of Gamle Oslo. The station is shared by the Østensjø-, Lambertseter- and Furuset Line. It is the first station on the east side after emerging from the downtown Common Tunnel for these lines. The station is located between Tøyen and... • Helsfyr Helsfyr (station) Helsfyr is a subway station on the east side of the Oslo Metro system located in the borough of Gamle Oslo. The station is shared by the Furuset Line , the Østensjø Line and the Lambertseter Line . In addition, Line 1, which runs on Holmenkollen Line in the west, terminates at Helsfyr... • Brynseng Brynseng (station) Brynseng is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro system located in the Gamle Oslo borough. The station is shared by three lines, the Østensjø Line , the Furuset Line and the Lambertseter Line . The station has four platforms. The two northernmost platforms are for trains on the Østensjø- and... • Hellerud Hellerud (station) Hellerud is a station on the Oslo Metro system which is shared by two lines, line 2 and line 3 . These two lines diverge immediately east of the station with the eastbound Furuset Line track first diverging southwards before running under the Østensjø Line in order to avoid having the main tracks... • Godlia Godlia (station) Godlia is a station on the Østensjø Line on the Oslo Metro. It is the first station after the line diverges from the Furuset Line and is located between the stations of Hellerud and Skøyenåsen, from Stortinget. The station was opened as a subway station 29 October 1967. Karl Stenersen was the... • Skøyenåsen Skøyenåsen (station) Skøyenåsen is a station on the Østensjø Line on the Oslo Metro, located between the stations of Godlia and Oppsal, from Stortinget. The station was opened as a subway station 29 October 1967. Karl Stenersen was the station's architect. Rail service through Godlia is older, having opened as a tram... • Oppsal Oppsal (station) Oppsal is a station on Østensjø Line on the Oslo Metro, located in the suburb Oppsal between the stations of Skøyenåsen and Ulsrud, from Stortinget. The station was opened as a subway station 29 October 1967. P.A.M. Mellbye was the station's architect. Rail service through Oppsal is older, having... • Ulsrud Ulsrud (station) Ulsrud is a station on the Østensjø Line on the Oslo Metro, located between the stations of Oppsal and Bøler, from Stortinget. The station was opened as a subway station 29 October 1967. P.A.M. Mellbye was the station's architect.-References:... • Bøler Bøler (station) Bøler is a station on Østensjø Line on Norway's Oslo Metro system between the stations of Ulsrud and Bogerud, from Stortinget, in the area of the same name... • Bogerud Bogerud (station) Bogerud is a station on Østensjø Line of the Oslo Metro. The station is located between Bøler and Skullerud, from Stortinget. The station was opened 26 November 1967. Helge Abrahamsen was the station's architect.... • Skullerud Skullerud (station) Skullerud is a station on Østensjø Line of the Oslo Metro, located in the Østensjø borough, between Bogerud and Mortensrud. Since its opening 26 November 1967, it was the end station of the line until Østensjøbanen was extended to Mortensrud in 1997... • Mortensrud Mortensrud (station) Mortensrud is a rapid transit station on the Østensjø Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located in Mortensrud in the Søndre Nordstrand borough of Oslo, Norway. Construction of the station started in 1995, which was taken into use on 24 November 1997, when it became the terminal station of the... |
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Line 4 (dark blue)
| Line 4: Bergkrystallen – Stortinget – Ullevål stadion | |
From line 6 • Ullevål stadion Ullevål stadion (station) Ullevål stadion is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the last station served by lines 3, 4 and 5. North of the station, the Ring Line branches off from the Sognsvann Line... • Forskningsparken Forskningsparken (station) Forskningsparken is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It also serves as a light rail station for the Ullevål Hageby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at the north of the Blindern campus of the University of Oslo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway... • Blindern Blindern (station) Blindern is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. Served by lines 3, 4 and 5, the station is located adjacent to the main campus of the University of Oslo, Blindern. Until 1999, the station served as terminus of... • Majorstuen Majorstuen (station) Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough.... • Nationaltheatret Nationaltheatret (station) Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The... • Stortinget Stortinget (station) Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,... • Jernbanetorget Jernbanetorget (station) Jernbanetorget is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the... • Grønland Grønland (station) Grønland is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro in the Common Tunnel serving all six lines. It is located in the business and residential area Grønland, between the stations Jernbanetorget to the west and Tøyen to the east. The station was opened on May 22 1966 with the opening of the subway,... • Tøyen Tøyen (station) Tøyen is a rapid transit station located in the Common Tunnel of Oslo Metro in Norway. Located in the borough of Gamle Oslo, it is also called "Tøyen-Munchmuseet" due to its proximity to the art museum. It is the last station on the east side shared by all lines; the Grorud Line and Ring Line... • Ensjø Ensjø (station) Ensjø is a station on the Oslo Metro located in the borough of Gamle Oslo. The station is shared by the Østensjø-, Lambertseter- and Furuset Line. It is the first station on the east side after emerging from the downtown Common Tunnel for these lines. The station is located between Tøyen and... • Helsfyr Helsfyr (station) Helsfyr is a subway station on the east side of the Oslo Metro system located in the borough of Gamle Oslo. The station is shared by the Furuset Line , the Østensjø Line and the Lambertseter Line . In addition, Line 1, which runs on Holmenkollen Line in the west, terminates at Helsfyr... • Brynseng Brynseng (station) Brynseng is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro system located in the Gamle Oslo borough. The station is shared by three lines, the Østensjø Line , the Furuset Line and the Lambertseter Line . The station has four platforms. The two northernmost platforms are for trains on the Østensjø- and... • Høyenhall Høyenhall (station) Høyenhall is a rapid transit station on the Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro. Served by Line 4, it is the first station on the Lambertseter Line not shared with any other line. It is located between Brynseng and Manglerud, away from Stortinget.... • Manglerud Manglerud (station) Manglerud is a rapid transit station on the Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro. It is served by Line 4. It is located between Høyenhall and Ryen, from Stortinget.... • Ryen Ryen (station) Ryen is a station on Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro. It is between Manglerud and Brattlikollen, and located in the Østensjø borough where the Lambertseter Line crosses the E6 highway. Ryen Depot is a workshop and train yards for the subway company, therefore Ryen is a station where some early... • Brattlikollen Brattlikollen (station) Brattlikollen is a station on Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro. The station is between Ryen and Karlsrud, from Stortinget. The station was opened on 28 April 1957 as a tramway and on 22 May 1966 as a metro. The station's architect was Edgar Smith Berentsen.The station is on the south side of... • Karlsrud Karlsrud (station) Karlsrud is a station on Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro, on the north side of Lambertseter. The station is between Brattlikollen and Lambertseter, from Stortinget. The station was opened on 28 April 1957 as a tramway and 22 May 1966 as a metro. The station's architect was Guttorm... • Lambertseter Lambertseter (station) Lambertseter is a station on Lambertseter Line on the Oslo Metro, served by Line 4. It is located between Karlsrud to the north and Munkelia to the south.... • Munkelia Munkelia (station) Munkelia is the second last station on Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro, between Lambertseter and Bergkrystallen, from Stortinget. The station is served Line 4. The station is located just north of the entrance of one of the few tunnels on this subway line. The entrance to the two platforms is... • Bergkrystallen Bergkrystallen (station) Bergkrystallen is the end station on the Lambertseter Line, after Munkelia, of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Nordstrand borough. Bergkrystallen is a road just north of the station. The area is mainly residential. Originally it was planned to extend the Lambertseter Line to Mortensrud, but... |
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Line 4 and 6 serve the Ring Line, continuing in a loop once they leave the Common Tunnel.
Line 5 (yellow)
| Line 5: Storo – Ullevål – Stortinget – Grorud – Vestli | |
Storo Storo (station) Storo is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro, and a tram station on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Storo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The tram station opened on 28 November 1902, and the rapid transit station on 20 August... • Nydalen Nydalen (station) Nydalen is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located at Nydalen in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The station opened on 20 August 2003, as part of the first section of the Ring Line to Storo. The station is served by lines 4, 5 and 6 of the metro, as well... • Ullevål stadion Ullevål stadion (station) Ullevål stadion is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the last station served by lines 3, 4 and 5. North of the station, the Ring Line branches off from the Sognsvann Line... • Forskningsparken Forskningsparken (station) Forskningsparken is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It also serves as a light rail station for the Ullevål Hageby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at the north of the Blindern campus of the University of Oslo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway... • Blindern Blindern (station) Blindern is a rapid transit station on the Sognsvann Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. Served by lines 3, 4 and 5, the station is located adjacent to the main campus of the University of Oslo, Blindern. Until 1999, the station served as terminus of... • Majorstuen Majorstuen (station) Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough.... • Nationaltheatret Nationaltheatret (station) Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The... • Stortinget Stortinget (station) Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,... • Jernbanetorget Jernbanetorget (station) Jernbanetorget is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the... • Grønland Grønland (station) Grønland is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro in the Common Tunnel serving all six lines. It is located in the business and residential area Grønland, between the stations Jernbanetorget to the west and Tøyen to the east. The station was opened on May 22 1966 with the opening of the subway,... • Tøyen Tøyen (station) Tøyen is a rapid transit station located in the Common Tunnel of Oslo Metro in Norway. Located in the borough of Gamle Oslo, it is also called "Tøyen-Munchmuseet" due to its proximity to the art museum. It is the last station on the east side shared by all lines; the Grorud Line and Ring Line... • Carl Berners plass Carl Berners plass (station) Carl Berners plass is an underground rapid transit station located on the Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro, and a tram stop on the Sinsen Line of the Oslo Tramway. The square also has a bus stop for lines 20, 21, 31, 33 and 57. Located at Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway, the area has a mixture of... • Hasle Hasle (station) Hasle is a station on the Oslo Metro system located in the Grünerløkka borough between Carl Berners plass and Økern. It is the first outdoor station on Grorud Line after the downtown tunnel. After completion the of the Ring Line in 2006, Hasle is the first station on the Grorud Line not shared with... • Økern Økern (station) Økern is a station on Grorud Line on the Oslo Metro between the stations of Hasle and Risløkka, 5.4 km from Stortinget station. The station is located at the intersection between the subway line and the Ring 3 highway which runs north of Oslo, and Økern is a transportation node with... • Risløkka Risløkka (station) Risløkka is a station on Grorud Line on the Oslo Metro. The station lies between Økern and Vollebekk and is situated 6.5 km from Stortinget. The station is among the original stations on the line and was opened ob 16 October 1966. Peer Qvam was the station's architect.The line bridges the local... • Vollebekk Vollebekk (station) Vollebekk is a station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between the stations of Risløkka and Linderud and is from Stortinget. The station is among the original ones on Grorudbanen, and opened on 10 October 1966. Peer Qvaam was the station's architect.The local road Lunden passes... • Linderud Linderud (station) Linderud is a station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro located between Vollebekk and Veitvet. The station is located in the Bjerke borough. Linderud is a residential area, with several tall apartment buildings. The area has a fairly large and modern shopping centre , it is located from the station.... • Veitvet Veitvet (station) Veitvet is a station on Grorud Line on the Oslo Metro. It lies between Linderud and Rødtvet, from Stortinget. It was opened on 16 October 1966. Like much of the eastern subway network, the station is located in a largely residential area with apartment buildings. The station is located just north... • Rødtvet Rødtvet (station) Rødtvet is a station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro. The station is located in north-central Groruddalen, between the stations of Veitvet and Kalbakken, from Stortinget.... • Kalbakken Kalbakken (station) Kalbakken is the station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro between Rødtvet and Ammerud. It is located in the Grorud borough. Kalbakken is part of the original stretch of the Grorud Line opened 16 October 1966.The Kalbakken neighbourhood is mostly residential... • Ammerud Ammerud (station) Ammerud is the station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro between Kalbakken and Grorud. It is located in the Grorud borough. Ammerud is part of the original stretch of Grorudbanen opened 16 October 1966.The Ammerud neighborhood is mostly residential... • Grorud Grorud (station) Grorud is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro. Located between Ammerud and Romsås on Grorud Line, it serves the Grorud borough. The station is located on the south side of a tunnel entrance... • Romsås Romsås (station) Romsås is a subway station on Grorud Line on the Oslo Metro in the Grorud borough. It is located in the tunnel between Grorud and Rommen. Like Ellingsrudåsen, Romsås has natural mountain walls. The architect Håkon Mjelva was together with civil engineer Elliot Strømme and entrepreneur F. Selmer... • Rommen Rommen (station) Rommen is a Norwegian Oslo Metro station on Grorud Line between Romsås and Stovner, 13 km from Stortinget. It is located immediately east of the entrance to the tunnel which runs under the Romsås hill... • Stovner Stovner (station) Stovner is a subway station on Grorudbanen on the Oslo Metro, between Rommen and the end station Vestli, it was opened in 1974. The station is underground, at the entry of the tunnel. At or above the station is the large Stovner shopping centre, the Stovner police station, and a small bus... • Vestli Vestli (station) Vestli is a subway station on Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro. It is the last station on the line and comes after Stovner. The station is located in the Stovner borough. The station opened 21 December 1975. The station has a small depot for subway carriages beyond the platforms.The area around... |
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Line 6 (light blue)
| Line 6: Nydalen – Carl Berners plass – Stortinget – Smestad – Kolsås | |
Kolsås Kolsås (station) Kolsås is the end station of the Kolsås Line on the Oslo Metro. The station, located in Bærum municipality, comes after Hauger, and is located from Stortinget.... • Hauger Hauger (station) Hauger is a station on the Kolsås Line on the Oslo Metro system. It is between Kolsås and Gjettum, from Stortinget. It serves the neighborhood Hauger and the mainly industrial area Rud... • Gjettum Gjettum (station) Gjettum is a station on Kolsås Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Hauger and Valler at the foot of Kolsås, from Stortinget.The station was opened 1 January 1930 as part of the tramway Lilleaker Line.... • Valler Valler (station) Valler was a station on the Kolsås Line on the Oslo Metro. It was located between Gjettum and Avløs, from Stortinget.The station was opened January 1, 1930 as part of the tramway Lilleaker Line.... • Avløs Avløs (station) Avløs is a station on the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. It is between Valler and Haslum, 13.6 km from Stortinget. The station was opened 1 July 1924 as part of the tramway Lilleaker Line. Along with most of the line, Avløs has been closed for upgrades since 1 July 2006 and its... • Haslum Haslum (station) Haslum is a station on the Kolsås Line on the Oslo Metro. It is between Avløs and Gjønnes, from Stortinget. It serves the neighborhood Haslum.The station was opened 1 July 1924 as part of the tramway Lilleaker Line.... • Gjønnes Gjønnes (station) Gjønnes is a station on the Kolsås Line of the Oslo Metro system. It is located between Haslum and Bekkestua, from Stortinget.The station was opened in 1924 as part of the tramway Lilleaker Line.... • Bekkestua Bekkestua (station) Bekkestua is a station on Kolsås Line of the Oslo Metro situated at Bekkestua in Bærum, Norway.Located between Egne Hjem and Gjønnes it is being served by the Oslo Tramway line 13 while the Kolsås Line is closed for upgrade... • Ringstabekk Ringstabekk (new station) Ringstabekk is a station on the Kolsås Line on the Oslo Metro system. Located in Bærum, Norway, it is between Bekkestua and Jar, 10.2 km west of Stortinget.... • Jar Jar (station) -External links:*... • Bjørnsletta Bjørnsletta (station) The old Bjørnsletta was a station on the Kolsås Line between Åsjordet and Lysakerelven of the Oslo Metro. It is located in the Ullern borough. Along with Frøen, Bjørnsletta was one of only two stations on the subway network which lacks step-free access to the platform.. The station was opened on... • Åsjordet Åsjordet (station) Åsjordet is a station on the Kolsås Line and Line 6 on the Oslo Metro system. It is located between Ullernåsen and Bjørnsletta, from Stortinget. The station was opened on 15 June 1942 when the line from Røabanen to Jar was completed.... • Ullernåsen Ullernåsen (station) Ullernåsen is a Oslo Metro station located at Ullern in Oslo, Norway. It is on Kolsås Line between Åsjordet and Montebello. It was opened on 15 June 1942. Since June 2006 it was temporarily closed while Kolsåsbanen was upgraded, and reopened on 18 August 2008.... • Montebello Montebello (station) Montebello is a station on the Kolsås Line of the Oslo Metro. The station is located between Smestad and Ullernåsen. Montebello is the first station on line 6 not shared with another line. The station is on the north side of the Ring 3 highway which runs in an arch north of Oslo... • Smestad Smestad (station) Smestad is a station shared by the Røa Line and the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. Although the two lines continue to share track some time after Smestad, passing the former station of Sørbyhaugen which was also shared, they diverge before passing another station... • Borgen Borgen (station) Borgen is a station shared by the Røa Line and the Kolsås Line on the Oslo T-bane system. The station is between Majorstuen and Smestad, and 3.8 km from the central station Stortinget.... • Majorstuen Majorstuen (station) Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough.... • Nationaltheatret Nationaltheatret (station) Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The... • Stortinget Stortinget (station) Stortinget is an underground rapid transit station on the Common Line of the Oslo Metro, Norway. It is located in the heart of the city center, next to Stortinget, the Parliament of Norway. The station is served by all six lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 17,... • Jernbanetorget Jernbanetorget (station) Jernbanetorget is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the... • Grønland Grønland (station) Grønland is a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro in the Common Tunnel serving all six lines. It is located in the business and residential area Grønland, between the stations Jernbanetorget to the west and Tøyen to the east. The station was opened on May 22 1966 with the opening of the subway,... • Tøyen Tøyen (station) Tøyen is a rapid transit station located in the Common Tunnel of Oslo Metro in Norway. Located in the borough of Gamle Oslo, it is also called "Tøyen-Munchmuseet" due to its proximity to the art museum. It is the last station on the east side shared by all lines; the Grorud Line and Ring Line... • Carl Berners plass Carl Berners plass (station) Carl Berners plass is an underground rapid transit station located on the Grorud Line of the Oslo Metro, and a tram stop on the Sinsen Line of the Oslo Tramway. The square also has a bus stop for lines 20, 21, 31, 33 and 57. Located at Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway, the area has a mixture of... • Sinsen Sinsen (station) Sinsen is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located at Sinsen in the Grünerløkka borough of Oslo, Norway. Next to the station is the tram station Sinsenkrysset, that has been part of the Sinsen Line of the Oslo Tramway since 1939. The station opened on 20 August... • Storo Storo (station) Storo is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro, and a tram station on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Storo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The tram station opened on 28 November 1902, and the rapid transit station on 20 August... • Nydalen Nydalen (station) Nydalen is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located at Nydalen in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The station opened on 20 August 2003, as part of the first section of the Ring Line to Storo. The station is served by lines 4, 5 and 6 of the metro, as well... • becomes line 4 |
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Line 4 and 6 serve the Ring Line, continuing in a loop once they leave the Common Tunnel.
Note: As of August 2006, the line to Kolsås is closed for maintenance. The temporary western terminus since December 2010 for line 6 is Jar.
Future expansion
- Between 2006 and 2014 the Kolsås Line is being upgraded to metro standard.
- As part of the political compromise Oslo Package 3 a number of changes have been proposed for the Oslo Metro.
- Expansion of the Furuset Line to LørenskogLørenskogis a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lørenskog. Lørenskog was separated from the municipality of Skedsmo on 1 January 1908.-Name:...
with stations at Skårer, Lørenskog Centre and a new terminus at Akershus University HospitalAkershus University HospitalThe Akershus University Hospital is a Norwegian public university hospital located in the Lørenskog municipality, in the county of Akershus, east of the Norwegian capital Oslo. It is one of four university hospitals affiliated with the University of Oslo...
, with travel time to Jernbanetorget of 27 minutes. - The frequency on the eastern lines will be increased. Grorudbanen, Lambertseterbanen and Furusetbanen will get eight departures per hour, with half (B-routes) terminating at MajorstuenMajorstuen (station)Majorstuen is a subway station on the Oslo Metro and a light rail station on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located in the Majorstuen neighborhood in the Frogner borough....
for Lambertseterbanen and Furusetbanen. This will reduce the capacity in the Common Tunnel. - Because of this it has been suggested that Holmenkollbanen be converted to a tramway connecting to the Ullevål Hageby LineUllevål Hageby LineThe Ullevål Hageby Line is a light rail section of the Oslo Tramway. It runs from Stortorvet in the city center of Oslo, Norway to Rikshospitalet. It passes through the areas of St. Hanshaugen, Ullevål Hageby and Blindern before reaching Gaustad...
, since it already uses overhead wireOverhead linesOverhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains at a distance from the energy supply point...
s. While this was part of Oslo Package 3, the city council has since initialized retaining it as a metro line, but converting it to third-rail operation. This would allow the use of the new MX-stock in time for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011. - The construction of the Løren Line will connect the Ring Line with the Grorud Line, allowing trains to run from Grorudbanen directly to the Ring. In addition a new station at Løren would be built. This will not increase the load on the Common Tunnel since it is an extension of the current line that terminates at StoroStoro (station)Storo is a rapid transit station on the Ring Line of the Oslo Metro, and a tram station on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at Storo in the Nordre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. The tram station opened on 28 November 1902, and the rapid transit station on 20 August...
. This will give all stations except HasleHasle (station)Hasle is a station on the Oslo Metro system located in the Grünerløkka borough between Carl Berners plass and Økern. It is the first outdoor station on Grorud Line after the downtown tunnel. After completion the of the Ring Line in 2006, Hasle is the first station on the Grorud Line not shared with...
and Løren eight departures per hour. - A new station, Homansbyen, on the Common Tunnel between Majorstuen and National Theatre.
- Expansion of the Furuset Line to Lørenskog