Frogner Line
Kirkeveien from Frogner plass
Overview
Native nameFrognerlinjen
OwnerKollektivtransportproduksjon
LocaleOslo, Norway
Termini
Service
TypeTramway
SystemOslo Tramway
Services12 
Operator(s)Oslo Sporvognsdrift
Rolling stockSL79
History
Opened1902
Technical
Number of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification750 V DC
Operating speed50 kilometres per hour (31 mph)
Route map

 Majorstuen Depot
Gardeveien
 Oslo Tramway Museum
Harald Hårfagres gate
Briskeby Line from city center
 Majorstuen
     
Briskeby Line to city center
 Frogner stadion
 Vigelandsparken
Frogner plass
1902
Elisenberg
 Lille Frogner allé
 Niels Juels gate
Skøyen Line from Skøyen
 Solli
1894
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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  2. ↑ Timeline of the Oslo tramway Archived 2007-07-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ Trikk i Kirkeveien igjen Archived 2007-07-21 at the Wayback Machine 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)
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Frognerveien
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