Grorudbanen
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| Grorudbanen | |
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| Romsås Station on Grorudbanen | |
| Info | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| Start station | Tøyen |
| End station | Vestli |
| No. of stations | 16 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Owner | Municipality of Oslo |
| Operator(s) | Oslo T-bane |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 13.0 km |
| Track length | 26.0 km |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
| Electrified | 750 V DC (third rail) |
| Operating speed | 70 km/h |
| Highest elevation | 195.8 m |
Grorudbanen is a subway line on the Oslo T-bane between Tøyen and Vestli. The line runs through the northern part of Groruddalen, serving such neighborhoods as Grorud, Romsås and Stovner. It is the longest of the four eastern lines on the network. Like all the other eastern lines, Grorudbanen is run by means of a third rail system.
The line was opened October 16, 1966 to Grorud, extended to Rommen on March 3, 1974, extended to Stovner on October 18 the same year, and finally to Vestli on December 21, 1975. In 2004 a tunnel collapsed between the stations of Hasle and Carl Berners plass in connection with the construction of the new northern circle line, forcing the lines closure until December that year. [1]
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