Oslo Hospital tram stop

Oslo Hospital is a light rail tram stop on the Ekeberg Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located near Oslo Hospital in Ekeberg, in the borough of Gamlebyen, in Oslo, Norway.

Oslo Hospital
Oslo Hospital, Mars 2013
General information
Location	Gamlebyen, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59.9032°N 10.7674°E / 59.9032; 10.7674
Line(s)	Bjørvika Line Ekeberg Line
History
Opened	2 December 1878

The station opened on 2 December 1878 as the terminus of the second segment of the Gamleby Line built by Kristiania Sporveisselskab. It was renamed following the change of name of the city from Kristiania to Oslo in 1925.^[1] On 11 June 1917 it also became the first station on the Ekeberg Line, after Ekebergbanen had built the suburban tramway to Sæter.^[2] The station is served by lines 13 and 19,^[3] using both SL79 and SL95 trams. Now, it is currently the terminus of the Bjørvika Line.

References

1. Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1994). Trikker og forstadsbaner i Oslo. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 6. ISBN 82-91448-03-5.
2. Aspenberg, 1994: 15
3. Oslo Sporveier. "Linjekart" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.

Preceding station	Trams in Oslo			Following station
Middelalderparken towards Bekkestua		Line 13		Ekebergparken towards Ljabru
Middelalderparken towards Majorstuen		Line 19