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Simensbråten
Simensbråten is a neighborhood in the borough of Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. A mainly residential area, the suburb is located alongside a grove dividing Simensbråten from Brattlikollen. Transport It was the location of the Oslo Tramway light rail station Simensbråten, the terminus of the Simensbråten Line The Simensbråten Line ( no, Simensbråtenlinjen) was a light rail line of Oslo Tramway between Jomfrubråten and Simensbråten in Oslo, Norway. Opening on 30 September 1931, it branched off the Ekeberg Line at Jomfrubråten and had three stop ... which existed from 1931 to 1967. The area formerly served by Simensbråten station is currently served by Ryen T-bane station. In addition, Simensbråten is the terminus of bus line nr. 23. References Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simensbråten Line
The Simensbråten Line ( no, Simensbråtenlinjen) was a light rail line of Oslo Tramway between Jomfrubråten and Simensbråten in Oslo, Norway. Opening on 30 September 1931, it branched off the Ekeberg Line at Jomfrubråten and had three stops along the route— Ekebergparken, Smedstua and Simensbråten. Operated by Ekebergbanen, the line was closed on 29 October 1967. It is the only light rail line in Oslo to have been closed. __TOC__ Route The Simensbråten Line was a long branch of the Ekeberg Line. It branched off south of Jomfrubråten and had three stations: Ekebergparken, Smedstua and Simensbråten. The line started at above mean sea level and terminated at above mean sea level. The line served the areas of Ekeberg and Simensbråten. In rush hour Ekebergbanen provided direct services to the city center, but otherwise only provided a shuttle service to Jomfrubråten. History In 1918, AS Ekebergbanen sent an application to build a funicular from Gamlebyen (then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simensbråten Bus
Simensbråten is a neighborhood in the borough of Nordstrand, Norway, Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. A mainly residential area, the suburb is located alongside a grove dividing Simensbråten from Brattlikollen. Transport It was the location of the Oslo Tramway light rail station Simensbråten (station), Simensbråten, the terminus of the Simensbråten Line which existed from 1931 to 1967. The area formerly served by Simensbråten station is currently served by Ryen (station), Ryen T-bane station. In addition, Simensbråten is the terminus of bus line nr. 23. References Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simensbråten (station)
Simensbråten is a neighborhood in the borough of Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. A mainly residential area, the suburb is located alongside a grove dividing Simensbråten from Brattlikollen. Transport It was the location of the Oslo Tramway The Oslo tram network ( no, Trikken i Oslo, short from ', 'electric') is the tram system in Oslo, Norway. It consists of six lines with 99 stops and has a daily ridership of 132,000. It is operated by , a subsidiary of the municipally-owned who ... light rail station Simensbråten, the terminus of the Simensbråten Line which existed from 1931 to 1967. The area formerly served by Simensbråten station is currently served by Ryen T-bane station. In addition, Simensbråten is the terminus of bus line nr. 23. References Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{Oslo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryen (station)
Ryen is a station on Lambertseter Line of the Oslo Metro. It is between Manglerud and Brattlikollen, and located in the Nordstrand borough where the Lambertseter Line crosses the E6 highway. Ryen Depot is a workshop and train yard A rail yard, railway yard, railroad yard (US) or simply yard, is a series of tracks in a rail network for storing, sorting, or loading and unloading rail vehicles and locomotives. Yards have many tracks in parallel for keeping rolling stock or u ...s for the subway company, therefore Ryen is a station where some early morning trains originate and some late evening trains terminate. During the early morning on weekdays, all lines serve Ryen, between 4:30 to 5:30. References External links Oslo Metro stations in Oslo Oslo Metro stations located above ground Railway stations opened in 1957 1957 establishments in Norway {{Oslo-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordstrand, Norway
Nordstrand () is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. It borders Gamle Oslo in the north, Østensjø in the east and Søndre Nordstrand in the south. The borough is located in the southern part of the city and with a population of 52,459 people as of 2020. In 2004, Nordstrand was merged with two other boroughs, Lambertseter and Ekeberg-Bekkelaget, to form what is today known simply as Nordstrand. First and second generation immigrants make up 14.6% of the population, which is the lowest percentage in the entire city. The borough is named after a house named ''Nordstranden'', located at Mosseveien 196. Nordstrand is one of the wealthiest boroughs in Oslo, and net incomes, real estate prices, and life expectancy are among the city's highest. In demographic statistics Oslo is usually divided into an eastern and a western part. As Nordstrand differs significantly from its bordering boroughs, it is often considered as belonging to the western part even though it is geographically lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo, Norway
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality (''formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city functi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo Tramway
The Oslo tram network ( no, Trikken i Oslo, short from ', 'electric') is the tram system in Oslo, Norway. It consists of six lines with 99 stops and has a daily ridership of 132,000. It is operated by , a subsidiary of the municipally-owned who maintain the track and 72 tram vehicles on contracts with the public transport authority . The system operates on standard gauge and uses 750 V DC overhead. Depot, workshops and headquarters are at (at the terminus of lines 13 and 17). There is also a depot at (along lines 18 and 19) that is home to the technical company InfraPartner, which maintains the track for the tram and metro systems in Oslo, and a small office building for . History The first tram in Oslo was opened in 1875 with a short line between Homansbyen west of the city centre, Oslo West Railway Station and a sideline to Grønland, east of the city centre. The first "trams" were in fact horse-drawn vehicles on flanged steel wheels. The first expansion of the line came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baneforlaget
Nils Carl Aspenberg (born 26 August 1958) is a Norwegian journalist, historian, author and businessperson. He has written numerous books on rail transport, and is chief executive officer of Baneforlaget. Aspenberg has a ''siviløkonom'' degree from BI Norwegian Business School. He worked as a conductor for Oslo Sporveier since 1980, and from 1981 tram and 1983-2003 subway engineer, as well as a bus driver since 1994. He has written more than thirty books on rail transport and local history and is owner of the publishing company Baneforlaget, which he founded in 1994. The company has published about 60 books. Aspenberg has been an active member of the Norwegian Railway Club, and was editor-in-chief of ''MJ-bladet'' from 1999 to 2003. He has also published the local history magazines ''Røakontakten'' from 1994 to 2008, and ''Langt Vest i Aker'' since 1997. He is also an editorial member of ''Lokaltrafikk'' and since 2013 also editor-in-chief. He is also an editorial member of '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
