Skøyen Line

The Skøyen Line (Norwegian: Skøyenlinjen/Skøyenlinja) is a tramway line running from Slottsparken to Skøyen in Oslo, Norway. It is served by line 13 of the Oslo Tramway. It connects the Briskeby Line at Slottsparken to the Lilleaker Line at Skøyen.

Skøyen Line
Thune
Overview
Native name	Skøyenlinjen/Skøyenlinja
Type	Tramway
System	Oslo Tramway
Locale	Oslo, Norway
Termini	Slottsparken Skøyen
Services
Operation
Opened	2 March 1894
Owner	Kollektivtransportproduksjon
Operator(s)	Oslo Sporvognsdrift
Rolling stock	SL95
Technical
Number of tracks	Double
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Electrification	750 V DC
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph)
Route map Legend Lilleaker Line from Jar Nedre Skøyen vei Skøyen Thune Nobels gate Skarpsno Skillebekk Vika Line, former route Frogner Line Solli plass Vika Line Briskeby Line from Majorstuen Slottsparken Briskeby Line to city center

The line was built on 2 March 1894 from Slottsparken to Skarpsno, and extended to Skøyen in 1903, by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei. At first a shuttle service was provided on the branch line, but by April a through service was offered to Østbanen. The Skillebekk Line was extended on 31 December 1894 to Nobels gate, to Thune in 1901 and to Skøyen on 21 June 1903. On 9 May 1919 the Lilleaker Line was built from Skøyen to Lilleaker, as a suburban line.[1]

References

1. Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1994). Trikker og forstadsbaner i Oslo. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 7. ISBN 82-91448-03-5.

Old map of the Skøyen Line