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32-579: The operation of services is performed by other companies: In 2011, 285 million journeys were made on the Ruter network. This is much more than the other regional public transport authorities together, and roughly half of the total number of public transport journeys in Norway together. Sporveien is an independent company wholly owned by the City of Oslo. It owns and maintains the rapid transit and tramway systems, including

64-472: A bus or tram. Day passes cost NOK 121 while a month pass costs NOK 853. Children and seniors pay half price. Prices increase if multiple zones are traveled. The Flexus ticket system was introduced in 2011. The Oslo Metro is the rapid transit system that serves all boroughs of Oslo, and also cuts deep into Bærum . It is operated by Oslo T-banedrift , a subsidiary of Kollektivtransportproduksjon. The network consists of five lines that all run through

96-545: A safety risk, and that the company could be able to remove 60 administrative positions if it were better organized. On 7 May 2013, Kollektivtransportproduksjon changed their name again to Sporveien Oslo , not to be confused with what is now Ruter . In December 2013, the subsididiaries Oslotrikken and Oslo T-banedrift changed their names and brands to reflect that of Sporveien, with the two new names being Sporveien Trikken and Sporveien T-banen . Gj%C3%B8vik Line The Gjøvik Line ( Norwegian : Gjøvikbanen )

128-444: A tramway in 1875. By 1894, it was joined by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei . The two private companies were supplemented by the municipal Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie 1899, but since they were operating the least desirable routes, the city chose to sell the unprofitable company in 1905. In 1924 the concessions of the two private tramway companies expired, and the municipality created Oslo Sporveier to take over all tramway operations in

160-498: A year later when the city changed its name from Kristiania to Oslo. In 1940 Oslo Sporveier set up the Oslo trolleybus network , a network of four trolleybus routes, but it was abandoned in 1967. In 1966 Lokaltrafikkhistorisk Forening was created to take care of defunct material from Oslo Sporveier. Oslo T-bane, the Oslo Metro, opened in 1966, at the time making Oslo the smallest city in

192-565: Is a Norwegian railway line between Oslo and Gjøvik . It was originally named the North Line ( Nordbanen ) and ran between Grefsen and Røykenvik . The line was completed to Gjøvik in 1902. The Gjøvik Line was one of the first lines of the Norwegian railway system which was to be contracted on public service obligation , but it was the state owned Norges Statsbaner which won, operating it through its subsidiary Vy Gjøvikbanen . The lines

224-504: Is itself responsible for the rail infrastructure in Oslo. The Oslo Metro is operated by the subsidiary Sporveien T-banen while the Oslo Tramway is operated by the subsidiary Sporveien Trikken . Some of the city buses are operated by Unibuss , though these are subject to public service obligation contracts with Ruter . The responsibility for maintenance and infrastructure is in the hands of

256-544: Is replacing the older T1000 stock with MX3000 stock. The tramway ( Norwegian : Trikken ) consists of six lines running 131.4 kilometres (81.6 mi), with 99 stops and a daily ridership of 100,000—accounting for 20% of total public transport in Oslo. It is operated by Oslotrikken , a subsidiary of the municipal owned Kollektivtransportproduksjon, who maintain the track and 72 tram vehicles. The system operates on standard gauge and uses 750  volt direct current . Depot, workshops and headquarters are at Grefsen (at

288-412: Is the smallest and least trafficked railway line from Oslo, and the only single track line in the capital. Like most other Norwegian railway lines, the entire 124 km long line is electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC . It serves some of the northern neighborhoods of Oslo, and has a few stations in the woods of Nordmarka . Further north the line serves the municipality of Nittedal . At Roa ,

320-524: The Gjøvik , Trunk , Gardermoen , Kongsvinger , Østfold , Eastern Østfold , Drammen , Spikkestad and Sørland Lines . All but one line extend into neighboring counties. Lines 400 and 500 (along the Østfold, Trunk and Drammen Lines) serve the suburban areas of Oslo, and have 30 or 15-minute headways. The other six lines cover towns further away, and normally have 30 or 60-minute headways. Line 450 serves Oslo Airport, Gardermoen . The services are financed by

352-675: The Kolsås Line in 1942. The opening of the upgraded metro network on the east side of town occurred in 1966, after the conversion of the 1957 Østensjø Line , followed by the new Lambertseter Line , the Grorud Line and the Furuset Line ; in 1993 trains ran under the city between the two networks in the Common Tunnel , followed by the 2006 opening of the Ring Line . Between 2006 and 2010 the system

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384-583: The Ministry of Transport and Communications , but Ruter pays NSB additional subsidies to provide travellers with Ruter's fares, which are lower than NSB's regular fares. The service on the Gjøvik Line was made subject to public service obligation , and will be operated by the company NSB Gjøvikbanen until 2015. The Ruter tickets are also valid on NSB regional trains, within their geographic area of coverage, which gives more departures to choose from, when going between

416-527: The Roa–Hønefoss Line branches off to Hønefoss , where it continues as the Bergen Line . Formerly, most trains between Oslo and Bergen used this route, but nowadays most passenger trains run on the route through Drammen , which is slightly longer but which runs through more densely populated areas. Freight trains use the line over Roa, and sometimes passenger trains also use this line as a reserve line if

448-556: The City of Oslo and the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications , with a third each. The company planned, marketed and organized the public transport in Akershus, but did not operate any buses or ferries—instead it issued contracts to operating companies based on public service obligation. The company was created in 1973 in part to help coordinate the public transport around Oslo. The metropolitan area of Oslo stretches beyond

480-492: The airport being in Akershus. Ruter was created on 1 January 2008 as a merger between Oslo Sporveier and Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk , that were the public transport authority for Oslo and Akershus, respectively. Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk or SL was the public transport authority for bus and ferry transport in Akershus from 1973 to 2007. SL was organized as a limited company owned by the Akershus County Municipality,

512-482: The capital. The company started with bus transport in 1927, including from 1940 to 1968 trolleybuses . Since 1966 rapid transit and from 1985 water buses have also been operated by the company. The company gradually took over all suburban tramways in Oslo and Bærum, and eventually also operated all bus routes in Oslo. Oslo Sporveier painted their buses red to differentiate them from those operating in Akershus. The first PSO contracts were issued in 1991, and in 1997 it

544-495: The city center, with a total length of 84.2 kilometres (52.3 mi). It has a daily ridership of 200,000 with 101 stations of which 16 are underground or indoors. The first rapid transit line was the Holmenkoll Line , opened in 1898, with the branch Røa Line opening in 1912. It became the first Nordic underground railway in 1928 when the underground line to Nationaltheatret was opened. The Sognsvann Line opened in 1934 and

576-620: The city limits into the county of Akershus. This had created problems coordinating public transport between the counties. All buses operated on contract for SL were uniformly painted green and SL took care of marketing and customer relations for the bus companies. The companies that operate for SL at the time of the merger was Nettbuss , Norgesbuss , Schau's Buss , Schøyens Bilcentraler , Veolia Transport Norge and UniBuss . In addition ferries were operated by Nesodden–Bundefjord Dampskipsselskap and Sandvika Fjordturer . Oslo got its first public transport with Kristiania Sporveisselskab building

608-499: The coach service Lavprisekspressen . Single, 1-day, 7-day, monthly, and yearly tickets are available. Ruter operates on a proof-of-payment system, and there is a fine of either NOK  950 or NOK  1,150 for traveling without a valid ticket, depending on whether or not the fine is paid on location. Payment is based on a zone fare schematic, and Oslo remains a single zone with free transfer. A single-zone ticket costs NOK 40 if bought in advance, and NOK 50 if bought on

640-448: The company Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei (the Blue trams) opened a line between Jernbanetorget via Briskeby to Majorstuen with a branch line to Skarpsno . This was Scandinavias first electric tram company. A/S Holmenkollbanen was created in 1898 and operated the first suburban line between Majorstuen and Holmenkollen . In 1899 the city established its own tram company that expanded

672-482: The company wasted NOK 55 million per year on unnecessary administration because of the structure. In particular, the consulting group found that the judicial independence of the various companies made it necessary for the group to employ a considerable number of specialists in each of the companies—some of which are very small—with the sole purpose of checking the other companies. The report concluded that this also made for unclear lines of responsibility, which could be

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704-551: The country, though these normally have restrictions on transport within Oslo and Akershus. NOR-WAY Bussekspress and several other coach companies operate intercity coach services to Oslo, but these are also hindered from providing transport within Oslo and Akershus. Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is served by both the Flytoget (the Airport Express Train) and several airport coaches, all that are outside Ruter's jurisdiction, despite

736-428: The most important stations. Bus transport is the dominant form of public transport in Akershus, and there is also an extensive bus network in Oslo and in the surrounding area of Akershus . Multiple companies operate the busses, including Sporveien's subsidiary, Unibuss . The main ferry route connects the peninsula of Nesodden —located on the other side of the fjord of Oslo—with Aker Brygge and Lysaker. This service

768-479: The parent company. In addition to the operational subsidiaries of the company, Sporveien also owns three other subsidiaries. AS Sporveien Media is responsible for sale of advertisement on the buses and rails. This company cooperates with JCDecaux .. The first tramways in Oslo were created by Kristiania Sporveisselskab (the Green trams) in 1875 when it opened a horsecar line between Stortorvet and Homansbyen. In 1894

800-500: The rolling stock. The company was established on 1 July 2006, when the former Oslo Sporveier was split into an operating company and an administration company. The actual operation of the T-bane is performed by the subsidiary Sporveien T-banen , while the tramway is operated by Sporveien Trikken . Sporveien also owns Unibuss , which has won many of the public service obligation bids for bus operation in Oslo and Akershus. Unibuss also operates

832-587: The route from Hønefoss to Oslo via Drammen is temporarily closed. Further north, the Gjøvik Line runs through the district of Toten before ending at Gjøvik. The Gjøvik Line formerly had three branch lines, the Røykenvik Line , the Valdres Line and the Skreia Line . All these lines are now closed. Most of the service on the Gjøvik Line is provided by electric multiple units . The passenger routes are served by

864-471: The routes of the Green trams after they transferred to electrical propulsion . This company was taken over by the Green trams in 1905. Holmenkollbanen opened the first subway in Scandinavia in 1928 between Majorstuen and Nationaltheatret . The municipal A/S Kristiania Sporveier was created in 1924 when the concession for the Blue and Green trams expired. The company changed its name to A/S Oslo Sporveier

896-492: The terminus of lines 17 and 18). The commuter rail has eight services which all operate from Oslo. The system is operated by Vy , who use Class 69 , Class 72 and now Class 74 electric multiple units. The infrastructure is owned by Bane NOR . All services serve the three railway stations of Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), Nationaltheatret and Skøyen , with all eight services operating east of Oslo S and four operating west of Skøyen. The system has services that extend along

928-634: The world with a rapid transit . But it was not until 1993 that the western and eastern networks in the city were connected, and in 2006 the T-bane circle route opened. The company ordered 99 new metro cars from Siemens in 2003. Since the late 1990s the company has been under a constant reorganization, including the creation of a corporate structure and the separation of production and ordering into two separate companies, as well as privatization of operations. On 1 July 2006, Oslo Sporveier changed their name to Kollektivtransportproduksjon . The name Oslo Sporveier

960-479: Was reorganized as a corporation with operating subsidiaries. Sporveien Sporveien Oslo AS is a municipally owned public transport operator in Oslo , Norway . It operates the trackage and maintains the stock of the Oslo Metro and Oslo Tramway . In 2022, its 3,306 employees transported 217 million passengers. Since 2008 it has operated on contract with the public transport authority Ruter . Sporveien

992-706: Was taken over by a new administrative company for public transportation in Oslo, the Oslo Public Transport Administration , which later merged with Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk to form Ruter from 2008. The organization structure was largely the brainchild of Peter N. Myhre , former Councilor for Transport of the Progress Party . Kollektivtransportproduksjon is organized as a concern , with six subsidiaries four business units as well as sister companies. A report published by Rokade in January 2011, claimed that

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1024-594: Was traditionally served by municipal owned Nesodden–Bundefjord Dampskipsselskap , but from 2009 the PSO contract was won by Tide Sjø . The other ferry services are operated by Oslo-Fergene , that run from Vippetangen to the Oslo Islands. Several public transport services in Oslo and Akershus are outside the jurisdiction of Ruter, mainly because they are self-financing or because they represent intercity transport. NSB operates both intercity and regional trains to several parts of

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