norwegian kilometer long light rail line oslo runs oslo norway operated lines serves area neighborhoods line operated contract line owned line connects runs city center proposals line area launched necessary permits granted line built operated line opened connected reach city center line differed street ran right way supply unlike volts streets early 1930s line rebuilt double track branch built extended current terminus company taken municipal oslo operations integrated line nearly closed 1970s line received new rolling stock renovation future plans include extension line new route city center route line kilometer long continuation connects located near sea level kilometers traditional terminus city center entire line built light rail right way line electrified volts overhead wires runs east passing meters mean sea level kilometers station located kilometers meters previously branched past existed ran station located meters south meters followed kilometers meters location depot balloon loop line crosses continues west station located kilometers meters followed located kilometers meters line continues past located kilometers meters past located kilometers meters bridge single tracked terminus located kilometers meters service line served lines oslo line runs length line line operate morning afternoon line connects city center line runs onwards line travel time minutes minutes minutes lines run minutes day minutes evenings weekends minutes early weekends gives peak service minutes line service provided high floor low floor lack balloon loop operated units units line high permitted axle load units history construction area served steam ships 1860s connected lower areas oslo line line opened giving areas regular service unaffected weather public meeting held transport upper parts area march solicitor sent application build electric railway oslo later supplemented application considered march placed hold considered year later time placed hold politicians wanted new railway act affect plans new application route april time solicitor works manager company operated city time plans slightly changed route proposed built railway particular line connect called oslo line network run intersection plans called regular street regular city vehicles time city limits oslo went application oslo sent city section outside city application sent oslo new line built city center line follow plans sent ministry municipality council passed plans november conditions years municipality demand line extended concession considered november decided concession removed line finished end november postponed issue subject reports issue report suggested different route ran negotiations city agreed allow line follow labour_party rejected line stating want transport easier live outside municipal boundary tax money municipality final permission granted vote concession ministry granted october december june permission granted concession transferred company founded march company received share capital nok later increased million director application technological development started working plans proposed line built light rail right way similar west town allow higher speeds plans called line run east cross road continue west reached end line balloon loop revised plans approved authorities construction started august works finished original line consisted double track single track received passing loop addition line depot parish hall bought combined station office early years company bought pointed ends ease meeting shorter city low floor center section internal steps body mechanical equipment built electrical components built capacity seated passengers early replaced director trial runs started june decided ministry official opening date july initially services hour quickly turned little world war problems receiving supplies germany november delivered minute introduced company started purchasing land allow future double track widening loading gauge allow wide line services hour proved little company chosen line volts instead volts rest network company operate rented operators junction networks meter section overhead wires allowed touch wire current switched changing currents lighting heating battery manually changed switch company ordered seven new electric equipment country norwegian built electrical equipment allowed multiple unit train control delivered addition trailers built delivery new rolling stock required new depot building new electric arc ticket price increase trailers delivered trailers smooth ride company ordered trailers service allow frequent services line needed rebuilt double track section opened double track january followed section february finally september occurred time line built branch construction started december resulted line past moved instead following street line moved higher elevation double tracked placed new line single tracked follow old route cross curve turn right way line completed officially opened september city section tracks gradually rebuilt allow meter wide meter long run including rebuilt width proved heavy ordered new wider delivered capable hauling long ton short ton hills kilometres hour mph line rebuilt double track section past moved including june started process demand line extended onwards stated rebuilding line removed need extension company instead applied concession extend line kilometres southwards west rejected exchange allowed extend line agreed press issue preferred extension time time working building line located east caused residents area wanted line extended known thousand meter construction line municipality granted free municipal land grant nok construction started july having delayed german occupation norway construction included new double track construction turned backed turning loop thousand meter extension opened september world war limitations fuel gave line large increase traffic million passengers million unlike norwegian vehicles confiscated moved germany german volts allowed meter wide vehicles new depot building built allowed meter wide following end war decided oslo merge concession lasted june initially extended year march municipal company operated things street offered purchase shares sold december board identical company retained administration rolling stock personnel company started renovation process infrastructure rolling stock combined municipal policy low company started going loss new delivered built depot equipment older additional new delivered additional rebuilt time narrow rebuilt retired use unique voltage gave operational difficulties regularly blow errors switching supply addition custom built extra equipment limited spare parts delivered 1950s built later converted use supply depot expanded threat closure renewal voted close street replace routes diesel buses specific plans decided line considered stand light rail connected metro october route line city changed instead followed route gate instead old route route terminated rest route closed construction metro july oslo took operation line numbered line oslo took employees rolling stock remained holding real estate company immediately following oslo introduced minute suggested line closed replaced buses october metro opened following closing increased protests closing traffic decreased line proponents keeping stated oslo reduced frequency moved end station core city center proposal close line considered city council decided closed sale cars norway management public transport system changed providing services drive car line lost traffic operate city center decision city council lay new tracks locals suggested continue track west town proposal rejected technically impossible june line ran line city center onwards truncated converted metro line calculations showed line connected needed service city center trial runs new service taken use oslo proposed closing line time reason construction involve construction work proposal resulted public reactions arguments mid-1960s repeated suggestion link line launched oslo calculated cost nok million investments including rebuilding new new tracks necessary buses needed conversion bus services older ran august following day turned new balloon loop investments included new track meters new double track right way gate double track discarded need old ran september september line switched volts ordinary service started september new service involved minute daytime minute evenings lost control line near causing scrapped service sufficient oslo considered introducing old line costly vehicles upgraded instead service section opening signaling system worked fine minute work properly minute routes new system installed proved work poorly old system section rebuilt double track short bridge kept single tracked articulated introduced line line supplemented rush hour route connected line west oslo august service started running connecting weekend night services started operating november section gate rebuilt light rail standard right way period line received new stations renovated new section taken use january rest system voltage increased volts june allowed new low floor operate line board oslo proposed closing line stopped general assembly future line proposed extended station line routes proposed tunnel east extension allow better correspondence southwards including transfer oslo commuter rail buses financing secured redevelopment proposed follow new line south stops alternative proposed tracks gate kept alternate running gate upgrades southernmost line place journey times single track bridge demolished replaced new double track bridge addition curves line straightened
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