Røabanen
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| Røabanen | |
| Info | |
|---|---|
| Type | Rapid transit |
| Start station | Majorstuen |
| End station | Østerås |
| No. of stations | 11 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Owner | Municipality of Oslo |
| Operator(s) | Oslo T-bane |
| Rolling stock | T1-T4 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 7.5 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 | 142.4 m |
Røabanen is a line on the Oslo T-bane subway system which runs from downtown Oslo to Østerås in Bærum. It serves neighborhoods such as Røa in Western Oslo, and some suburbs in Bærum.
The first part of the line from Majorstuen to Smestad was originally constructed as a branch line to Holmenkollbanen and opened November 17, 1912. The line was opened to Røa on January 24, 1935. On December 22, 1948 the line crossed Lysakerelven into Bærum and was extended to Grini (the station at Grini was closed in 1995). The next extensions were to Lijordet December 3, 1951, and finally to its present end station at Østerås November 16, 1972.
Like the other western lines of the T-bane network, Røabanen was constructed with overhead lines, short platforms only capable of handling 2-car trains, and numerous level crossings. Demand for increased capacity of the line led to the upgrading of the line in 1995. The overhead lines were replaced with third rail, the level crossings were removed or replaced with bridges, and the platforms were extended to accommodate 6-car trains. The trains running on Røabanen on the west side now run through the city centre and run on Furusetbanen to Ellingsrudåsen on the east side as line 2 of the network. Trains are operated using the fairly old third rail only T1-T4 type stock.
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