Opened 1966. Five metro lines with 98 stations, plus six light rail/tram lines. See Oslo network map.
Oslo’s metro has been created by a mixture of new construction and converted older suburban railways (such as the Holmenkolbanen of 1898). The first tunnelled section opened in 1928, extending the Holmenkolbanen from Majorstuen to Nationaltheatret. The “T-Bane” metro began operation on May 22, 1966, with the opening of the Jernbanetorget – Brynseng line, from where the former tram route south to Bergkrystallen was upgraded to metro. Steady extension and conversion of further lines to metro progressed over the next 40 years, incorporating further branches, and creating a ring line in 2003.
| Line | Routes | total km | shared km | sta | shared sta | last extended | direction | from | to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shared km and shared stations = infrastructure not unique to this service route Line opening dates are complex due to lines being formed of a mixture of new construction and conversion of various historic railways and interurban tram/light railway routes, much of which is shared, including the 4·9 km core between Majorstuen and Tøyen via Jernbanetorget (mainline station). See Oslo network map for recent specific section opening dates. |
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| 1 | Holmenkolbanen | Lambertseterbanen | 24·7 | 13·2 | 35 | 17 | northwest–south | Frognerseteren | Bergkrystallen | ||
| 2 | Røabanen | Furusetbanen | 22·4 | 10·7 | 26 | 12 | west–east | Østerås | Ellingsrudåsen | ||
| 3 | Kolsåsbanen | Østensjøbanen | 27·2 | 10·7 | 33 | 12 | 2014-10-12 | west–south | Kolsås | Mortensrud | |
| 4 | Grorudbanen | Ring (W) | Lambertseterbanen | 30·9 | 29·4 | 37 | 36 | 2016-04-03 | northeast–south | Vestli | Bergkrystallen |
| 5 | Grorudbanen | Ring | Sognsvannbanen | 37·1 | 29·9 | 43 | 35 | 2006-08-21 | northeast–loop–north | Vestli | Sognsvann |
| 6 | Fornebubanen | (8·2) | (8) | (1) | u/c - open 2027 | southwest | Majorstuen | Fornebusenter | |||
Upgrading of the Kolsås line saw the metro extended 1·8 km from Gjønnes to Avløs in December 2013, and through to Kolsås in October 2014. Construction of the Lørenbanen, a direct link from Sinsen to Økern, began in 2013; it opened on April 3 2016, served by a recast Line 4 service south from Vestli to Bergkrystallen. Most other routes were also changed, with Line 5 services between Sognsvann and Vestli completing a full circuit of the Ringbanen, resulting in trains running over the Ullevål Stadion − Jernbanetorget − Carl Berners Plass section twice.
In November 2017 plans for Line 6 were approved, providing a link southwest to Fornebusenter, with opening planned for 2024.
The tramway/light rail network (first line opened 1875) has six operating lines. A new route through Bjørvika opened on October 4 2020, running south of Sentral serving new waterfront developments and replacing the line via Munkegata as the route to Holtet and Ljabru.
The former Oslo Sporveier changed its name to Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS in 2006 and is a corporation wholly owned by the city of Oslo. It is responsible for tramway, metro and bus operations.
- Address
- Økernveien 9
0653 Oslo
Norway - Phone
- +47 22 79 76 70
- firmapost@sporveien.com
- Website
- www.sporveien.com
Traffic
| Year | Passenger journeys (million) | |
|---|---|---|
| Metro | Tram | |
| 2020 | 74 | 22 |
| 2019 | 119 | 53 |
| 2018 | 122 | 51 |
| 2017 | 118 | 51 |
| 2016 | 106 | 53 |
| 2015 | 95 | 54 |
| 2014 | 88 | 51 |
| 2013 | 85 | 49 |
| 2012 | 82 | 48 |
Network data
Metro (T-Bane)
- Gauge
- 1435 mm
- Length
- 86 km
- Electrification
- 86 km - 750 V DC 3rd-rail
- Rolling stock
- 237 Metro cars
Tram
- Gauge
- 1435 mm
- Length
- 41 km
- Electrification
- 41 km - 600 V DC
- Rolling stock
- 72 LRV/tram cars (replacement fleet of 87 CAF Urbos LRVs being delivered 2020-24)
