Oslo Metro is the rapid transit system that serves Oslo and Bærum in Norway. The system is municipally owned by

Sporveien Sporveien Oslo AS is a municipally owned public transport operator in Oslo, Norway. It operates the trackage and maintains the stock of the Oslo Metro and Oslo Tramway, as well as owning eight operating subsidiaries. In 2005, its 2,365 employees ...

and operated by the subsidiary Sporveien T-banen, which is in contract with

Ruter Ruter AS is the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus counties in Norway. Formally a limited company – 60% of its shares are owned by the Oslo county municipality and 40% by that of Akershus – it is responsible for the administra ...

. The metro served 85 million passengers and operated 7 million train-kilometers (4.3 train-mi) in 2013. It serves 95 stations; of which 15 are underground and 1 is built-in.Aspenberg (1994): 33 In addition, 15 stations have been closed, while 4 stations on the

Kolsås Line The Kolsås Line ( no, Kolsåsbanen) is a line of the Oslo Metro. It branches off from the Røa Line at Smestad Station and runs through western Oslo and Bærum to Kolsås Station. It serves the neighborhoods of Ullernåsen, Øraker, Jar, Bek ...

remain temporarily nonoperational since 2006 while the line is being upgraded. The most heavily trafficked station is Jernbanetorget, which is adjacent to

Oslo Central Station Oslo Central Station ( no, Oslo sentralstasjon, abbreviated ) is the main railway station in Oslo, and the largest railway station within the entire Norwegian railway system. It connects with Jernbanetorget station. It's the terminus of Dramme ...

, closely followed by Majorstuen, the main transfer station between lines west of the city center and to several lines of the Oslo Tramway, and Nationaltheatret, which is in the heart of the city center and provides direct transfer to trains on the Drammen Line. All three stations are in the

Common Tunnel The Common Tunnel ( no, Fellestunnelen), sometimes called the Common Line (), is a long tunnel of the Oslo Metro which runs through the city center of Oslo, Norway. The name derives from the fact that all five lines of the metro use the tunnel, ...

. The least-used station is Lillevann, which serves the recreational area of Nordmarka. At a distance of , Kolsås is the farthest from the city center. The system is served by eight lines that operate as branches from the

—the shared section that runs through the city center. The Ring Line operates in a loop north of the city center.Haldsrud (2013): 162 There are six train services, numbered 1 through 6, that each operate from one branch via the city center to another branch or to the Ring Line. All services run every 15 minutes. Each branch, except for the

Lambertseter Line The Lambertseter Line ( no, Lambertseterbanen) is a line on the Oslo Metro which runs from Brynseng to Bergkrystallen. It further shares track with the Østensjø Line along the section from Tøyen to Brynseng. The line runs through a primary ...

, has one service that operates to its terminus. Because the lines gradually merge as they near the Common Tunnel, stations close to the city center may be served by multiple numbers.Haldsrud (2013): 182 The original section of the metro was the

Holmenkollen Line The Holmenkollen Line ( no, Holmenkollbanen) is an Oslo Metro line which runs between Majorstuen and Nordmarka in Oslo, Norway. Operating as Metro Line 1, it is the route with the fewest passengers and the only one still to have level crossings ...

, which opened as a suburban tramway in 1898.Aspenberg (1995): 28Aspenberg (1994): 8–9 The Røa Line was the next to open as a branch, in 1912.Aspenberg (1994): 13 The system became the first Nordic underground railway in 1928, when the underground line to Nationaltheatret was opened.Aspenberg (1994): 17 The

Østensjø Line The Østensjø Line ( no, Østensjøbanen) is a line on the Oslo Metro which runs from Brynseng to Mortensrud. It further shares track with the Lambertseter Line along the section from Tøyen to Brynseng. The line runs through the primary re ...

opened in 1923,Aspenberg (1994): 19 the Sognsvann Line in 1934,Aspenberg (1994): 16 and the

in 1942.Aspenberg (1994): 18 The opening of the upgraded metro system in the eastern boroughs occurred in 1966, after the conversion of the 1957 Lambertseter Line to metro standard. This involved the implementation of

automatic train protection Automatic train protection (ATP) is a type of train protection system which continually checks that the speed of a train is compatible with the permitted speed allowed by signalling, including automatic stop at certain signal aspects. If it is ...

, longer platforms, replacement of the overhead wires with third rail and removal of level crossings. This was followed by the conversion of the Østensjø Line to metro standard, as well as the new

Grorud Line The Grorud Line ( no, Grorudbanen) is a line on the Oslo Metro between Tøyen and Vestli in Oslo, Norway. Built as a mix of underground, at ground level and as an elevated line, it runs through the northern part of Groruddalen, serving such neig ...

and the

Furuset Line The Furuset Line () is a long line on the Oslo Metro between Hellerud and Ellingsrudåsen in Oslo, Norway. Running mostly underground, it passes through the southern part of Groruddalen, serving neighborhoods in the boroughs of Alna and Furuse ...

.Aspenberg (1994): 29 From 1987 to 1993, trains terminated at

Stortinget The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

, which has since then been the basis for the kilometer markers. In 1993, for the first time, trains ran through the city between the two networks in the Common Tunnel.Aspenberg (1994): 30 The latest extension is the 2006 opening of the Ring Line, which connects the eastern and western network north of the city center. Between 2006 and 2010, the older T1000 stock was replaced with

MX3000 MX3000 is an electric train used on Oslo Metro in Oslo, Norway. The multiple units are produced by Siemens Mobility, who started serial delivery in 2007. Seventy-eight three-car units were ordered by Sporveien, and five by Akershus County Mun ...

trains.

Stations

The following table lists the name of each station; the line the station is located on; the services (1 through 6); the date the station opened, and, if applicable, closed;Bjerke and Holom (2004): 348 the average daily number of boarding passengers in 2001 and 2002 (except for stations on the Ring Line, where the figures are from 2007); the distance from

; and the grade—whether the station is underground, built-in or above ground (at-grade). Seven stations function as transfer stations between lines. Seven stations allow transfer to the Oslo Tramway, and two stations allow transfer to the

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. The list excludes planned stations, but includes former stations that have been closed. ,

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Trosterud Trosterud is a neighborhood in Alna borough in Oslo, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandin ...

Furuset Furuset is residential and suburban area, situated in the northeast of Oslo, Norway. It was a separate borough of Oslo up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the new borough of Alna. Furuset is a suburb in eastern Groruddalen The Groru ...

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Tveita Tveita is a neighborhood in the borough of Alna in Oslo, Norway. The area was built up between 1963 and 1967. It is served by the station Tveita on the Oslo Metro The Oslo Metro ( no, Oslo T-bane or or simply ) is the rapid transit system of O ...

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Ulsrud Ulsrud is a neighbourhood in Oslo, Norway. Previously an ancient farm, and located between the lakes Østensjøvannet and Ulsrudvannet. The area is served by the Ulsrud station of the Østensjø Line on the Oslo Metro The Oslo Metro ( no, Osl ...

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Vestli 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 Stovner is a borough located to the far north east of the city of Oslo, Norway. Histo ...

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Vettakollen Vettakollen is a hill and neighbourhood in the borough of Vestre Aker in Oslo, Norway. The hill lies west of Sognsvann and southeast of Voksenåsen and Holmenkollen, and measures 419 metres above mean sea level. The estimated population in the Ve ...

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Gallery

File:Oslo-oslo-sporveier-t-bane--610880.jpg, T1000 train at Bergkrystallen in 1971, five years after it opened File:Brattlikollen T-banestasjon.JPG, Brattlikollen after its 2013 renovation File:Sinsen stasjon 1.jpg, The Ring Line's Sinsen is the latest addition not built along an existing line File:Carl Berners plass stasjon.jpg,

Carl Berners Plass Carl Berners plass is a square in Oslo, Norway. It is located in the borough Helsfyr, south of Sinsen. The Sinsen Line of the Oslo Tramway runs over the square. The colloquial expression for the square is just "Carl Berner". Around the square is ...

File:Ellingsrudåsen stasjon - 2012-08-12 at 15-44-22.jpg, Ellingsrudåsen is built in a mountain cavern File:Frognerseteren stasjon.jpg,

Frognerseteren Frognerseteren is a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway, located within Nordmarka. It is a popular starting point for recreational hiking and skiing in Oslo. Frognerseteren Station is the terminal station of the Holmenkollen Line of the Oslo Metro. Frog ...

serves the popular recreational area Nordmarka File:Kringsjå-T-bane-d8837.jpg, Kringsjå File:Linderud t-banestasjon.jpg, Ticket offices above the tracks were a common feature on the eastern lines, such as at Linderud File:Nationaltheatret stasjon 2.jpg, Passengers disembarking at Nationaltheatret, the first underground station in the Nordic Countries File:Røabanen 4.jpg, Aerial view of

Østerås Østerås is a village in Akershus, Norway. Østerås (station) Østerås is a village in Akershus, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises t ...

, the terminus of the Røa Line File:Sentrum stasjon 5.jpg, Ticket bars at

in 1977

References

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