Jernbanetorget station

Jernbanetorget is both a rapid transit station on the Oslo Metro and a tram stop of the Oslo Tramway. The metro station is in the Common Tunnel used by all lines under the city centre. It is located between Stortinget to the west and Grønland to the east. Until the construction of the station at Stortinget, Jernbanetorget was the end station for the eastern lines in downtown.^[1] Along with the Oslo Central Station, Oslo Bus Terminal and the tram and bus station above ground, Jernbanetorget is the largest transport hub in Norway.

Jernbanetorget
General information
Location	Jernbanetorget, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59°54′42″N 10°45′3″E
Owned by	Sporveien
Operated by	Sporveien T-banen
Line(s)	Common Tunnel
Distance	500 m from Stortinget
Connections	Train: Oslo S Bus: Oslo Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	5.2 m
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station Stortinget towards Frognerseteren Line 1 Grønland towards Bergkrystallen Stortinget towards Østerås Line 2 Grønland towards Ellingsrudåsen Stortinget towards Kolsås Line 3 Grønland towards Mortensrud Stortinget towards Vestli Line 4 Grønland towards Bergkrystallen Stortinget towards Sognsvann Line 5 Grønland towards Vestli Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station Dronningens gate towards Majorstuen Line 11 Storgata towards Kjelsås Line 12 Stortorvet towards Rikshospitalet Line 17 Storgata towards Grefsen Line 18 Stortorvet towards Majorstuen Line 19 Bjørvika towards Ljabru

All six of the subway lines (including the Ring Route - which is a part of Line 5) pass through the station, totaling 24 departures per hour during most of the day. The station is 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Stortinget and submerged 5.2 metres (17 ft) below sea level.^[2]

It is also the central hub of the tram network with five of the six lines using either the platform in front of Christiania Hotel or the one in front of the public transport information centre, Trafikanten. The sixth line, line 13, does not serve Jernbanetorget, but it stops nearby at Dronningens gate.

History

Jernbanetorget in April 1938

The tram stop opened as part of the Briskeby Line on 3 March 1894. It was originally operated by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei and ran from the Oslo East Station to Majorstuen.^[3] There were several other lines that originally terminated here including the Frogner Line and the Skillebekk Line.^[4] In 1924, the tram companies were merged to create Oslo Sporveier, which now operated the station. Afterwards, the square of Jernbanetorget, became a location to transfer between other tram lines. There was also a trolleybus route that operated and terminated here in the mid-20th century.^[4] Also during the 1950s, the square had a complicated track arrangement.^[5] When the original Gamleby Line's tracks were shifted to run through Schweigaards gate in 1960, the trams on the Ekeberg Line terminated here.^[4] In 1966, the metro station called Jernbanetorget was established. The metro station was originally the terminus of metro's eastbound lines until Stortinget was built in 1977.^[6]

References

1. Oslo Sporveier. "Milepæler 1875 - 2005" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2006.
2. Oslo Sporveier. "T-banestasjonene i øst" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2006.
3. Acando. "Sporveien AS - Våre trikkeholdeplasser". sporveien.com (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
4. Aspenberg, Nils Carls. Trikker og forstadbaner i Oslo (in Norwegian). Baneforlaget. ISBN 82-91448-03-5.
5. Fristad, Hans Andreas (1987). Oslo-Trikken (in Norwegian). Norway: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. p. 105. ISBN 82-05-17358-3.
6. Acando. "Sporveien AS - Våre T-banestasjoner". sporveien.com (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

External links

• Media related to Jernbanetorget stasjon at Wikimedia Commons