Frogner Line

Frogner Line
Kirkeveien from Frogner plass
Overview
Native name Frognerlinjen
Type Tramway
System Oslo Tramway
Locale Oslo, Norway
Termini Solli plass
Majorstuen
Services 12 
Operation
Opened 1902
Owner Kollektivtransportproduksjon
Operator(s) Oslo Sporvognsdrift
Rolling stock SL79
Technical
Number of tracks Double
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification 750 V DC
Operating speed 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph)
Route map
Legend
Majorstuen DepotGardeveien
Oslo Tramway MuseumHarald Hårfagres gate
Briskeby Line from city center
 Majorstuen
     1914
Briskeby Line to city center
 Frogner stadion
 Vigelandsparken
Frogner plass1902
Elisenberg
 Lille Frogner allé
 Niels Juels gate
Skøyen Line from Skøyen
 Solli1894
Vika Line to Aker Brygge
 Skøyen Line to city center

The Frogner Line (Norwegian: Frognerlinjen) is a section of the Oslo Tramway which runs between Solli and Majorstuen, serving the neighborhood of Frogner. The line is served by tram number 12, and the Frogner section makes up the westernmost part of this line. From Solli to Frogner, the line runs northwestwards to Frognerveien, then turns northeast along Kirkeveien, along the Frogner Park, including a stop at the main gate to the Vigeland sculpture installation, before ending at Majorstuen where it connects with the Homansbyen Line and Briskeby Line.[1]

The southern part of the line was opened in 1902 to Frogner. The extension between Frogner and Majorstuen was opened in 1914 in connection with the 1914 Jubilee Exhibition at Frogner.[2]

The balloon loop at Frogner was removed[3] since it caused the intersection to become rather cluttered, although the tram company had expressed a desire to keep the loop.[4] The line underwent major upgrades in 2005 although a mistake with the track elevation jeopardized scheduled reopening.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Oslo tram diagram
  2. ↑ Timeline of the Oslo tramway (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ Trikk i Kirkeveien igjen bytrafikk.no (in Norwegian)
  4. ↑ City of Oslo. "Kirkeveien fra Frogner plass til Middelthuns gate, reguleringsplan. Offentlig trafikkområde gateopprusting. Bydel Uranienborg – Majorstuen" (in Norwegian).
  5. ↑ Dyr skinnebom for Frognertrikken Aftenposten, June 29, 2005, updated March 12, 2008, accessed February 23, 2009 (in Norwegian)
Frogner plass
Frognerveien
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