St. Olavs Gate in
Trondheim,
Norway is the location of the
terminal station of
Gråkallbanen, the only remaining tramline in Trondheim. The station serves the
city center and is located two blocks from the bus station at
Munkegata Terminal. It is located on St. Olavs Gate between Kongens Gate and Dronningens Gate.
The station was built in 1924 and first served as the terminus for the private Gråkallbanen. Until 1946 the trams had to change direction at St. Olavs Gate, but that year a loop was built at the station so the trams could continue on without changing direction. Until 1966, passengers were not allowed on or off along the tram line they shared with the city owned
Trondheim Sporvei
Trondheim Sporvei was a municipally owned tram operator in Trondheim, Norway that existed between 1936 and 1974. The company operated the municipal parts of the Trondheim Tramway until it was merged with A/S Graakalbanen and Trondheim Bilruter ...
. The operation of the tram was taken over by
Trondheim Trafikkselskap
Trondheim Trafikkselskap or TT was the city public transport company for Trondheim, Norway between 1974 and 2001. It operated both the city buses, and the Trondheim Tramway until 1988. The company was owned by the city council.
TT was founded in ...
in 1974. From 1973 the line continued on to Voldsminde and later in the 1980s to
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, and did not stop at St. Olavs Gate. After Gråkallbanen was reopened in 1990, St. Olavs Gate station again became the terminus for the line.
See also
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Boreal Bane
Boreal Bane AS, trading, and formerly known as, AS Gråkallbanen, is a Norwegian company that operates the remaining part of the Trondheim Tramway, Norway. It operates six trams on the Gråkall Line, that connects the city centre to parts of the ...
*
Trondheim Tramway
References
Trondheim Tramway stations
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