Ryen Depot
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Ryen Depot is the main depot
for the Oslo Metro, and is located at Ryen
in Oslo
, Norway
. The depot contains 19000 square metres (22,723.8 sq yd) of buildings and has space for 120 trains, and consists of an workshop, inspection hall and a storage hall. It opened in 1966.
. The depot occupies an area which 600 by, covering an area of 6.2 hectares (15.3 acre). The main building is 260 by and 10000 square metres (11,959.9 sq yd). It has ten tracks, with room for 120 cars. North of the main hall is the workshop, which is 159 by, and covers an area of 9000 square metres (10,763.9 sq yd), of which 3800 square metres (4,544.8 sq yd) is the inspection hall. The inspection hall is used for smaller repairs and preemptive work, while the main workshop is used for larger repairs, such as mechanical and electric work on the bodies, bogies and motors.
, near Helsfyr Station
. Following the 1960 decision to close the Oslo Tramway, it was decided that a common depot for the metro would be best, and an area at Ryen was purchased. The depot was taken into use at the same time as the Lambertseter was converted to and became the first line of the metro. From 1971, the area at Etterstad was taken into use as an operations central for both the city tramway, the Lilleaker Line, the Ekeberg Line
and the metro. During the 1980s, some of the trains were stored at the end tunnels of the Furuset Line and the Grorud Line.
Motive power depot
Motive power depot, usually abbreviated to MPD, is a name given to places where locomotives are stored when not being used, and also repaired and maintained. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds", or, for short, just sheds. Facilities are provided for refuelling and...
for the Oslo Metro, and is located at Ryen
Ryen
Ryen is a neighborhood in the borough Østensjø in Oslo, Norway. It is located north of the border to the borough Nordstrand.The area is served by the station Ryen of the Oslo T-bane. The eastern depot of the rapid transit system is located at Ryen. Until 1967, it was also served by Simensbråten of...
in 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
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The depot contains 19000 square metres (22,723.8 sq yd) of buildings and has space for 120 trains, and consists of an workshop, inspection hall and a storage hall. It opened in 1966.
Facilities
The depot is located along the Lambertseter Line, between the line and European Route E6European route E6
European route E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. The route ends close to the Norwegian border with Russia...
. The depot occupies an area which 600 by, covering an area of 6.2 hectares (15.3 acre). The main building is 260 by and 10000 square metres (11,959.9 sq yd). It has ten tracks, with room for 120 cars. North of the main hall is the workshop, which is 159 by, and covers an area of 9000 square metres (10,763.9 sq yd), of which 3800 square metres (4,544.8 sq yd) is the inspection hall. The inspection hall is used for smaller repairs and preemptive work, while the main workshop is used for larger repairs, such as mechanical and electric work on the bodies, bogies and motors.
History
The original plans for the metro called for four smaller depots and a central workshop for both the trams and the metro at EtterstadEtterstad
Etterstad is a neighborhood in Oslo, located between the river Alna and Strømsveien, north of Vålerenga. It was incorporated into Oslo in 1946, two years before the merger of Oslo and Aker. The area is mainly residential.-History:...
, near Helsfyr Station
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...
. Following the 1960 decision to close the Oslo Tramway, it was decided that a common depot for the metro would be best, and an area at Ryen was purchased. The depot was taken into use at the same time as the Lambertseter was converted to and became the first line of the metro. From 1971, the area at Etterstad was taken into use as an operations central for both the city tramway, the Lilleaker Line, the Ekeberg Line
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...
and the metro. During the 1980s, some of the trains were stored at the end tunnels of the Furuset Line and the Grorud Line.