Grefsen Depot
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Location | Nordre Aker, Oslo, Norway |
Coordinates | 59°56′33″N 10°46′55″E / 59.94250°N 10.78194°E |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Sporveien |
Operator | Sporveien Trikken |
Type | Electric tram |
Rolling stock | SL79, SL95 and SL18 |
Routes served | (Sinsen Line) Grunerlokka-Torshov Line ) |
History | |
Opened | 1957 |
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Grefsen Depot is a tram depot located next to the
History
[7] The former bus garage was thereafter remodeled to become a tram workshop.[4] The depot was rebuilt in 1982 and again between 1999 and 2000.[6] The reason for this was the ordering of the low-floor SL95 trams. The most recent upgrade was between 2018 and 2021, in preparation for the arrival of the new SL18 trams. The publication of the contract award to CAF was at Grefsen Depot.[8] According to Fremtidens Byreise, 44 of the new rolling-stock will be parked at Grefsen, while the rest are parked at Holtet's depot.[9] On the 12th of October 2020, the first SL18 tram was unveiled to the public.[10]
Facilities
The depot has multiple tracks and contact-wires for trams to move about and be parked. The tracks were lengthened to accommodate the new SL18 trams, which are longer than the former rolling-stock. A rectifier ensures that the depot has a stable and secure power supply. As part of the recent reconstruction, a new machine (which washes the exterior of the trams) was installed, the catenary system and
Location
The depot is located along Kjelsåsveien, a road that begins at the Sinsen Interchange and terminates in Brekke. The depot is across Grefsen railway station, but is separated by Storoveien (a part of Ring 3, a highway that circumnavigates the city of Oslo.) Its official address is Storoveien 25.[12] The depot is (in general) located in the borough of Nordre Aker, in Oslo, Norway.
See also
References
- ^ "Linjekart for trikken" [Route map for the tram] (PDF). Ruter. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Grefsen base". afgruppen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "Sporvognsklubben". OSA (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ ISBN 82-91448-03-5.
- ^ "– En aldeles uhørt moderne sporvognshall!". Nordre Aker Budstikke (in Norwegian). 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ a b "Sporveien AS - Våre trikkeholdeplasser - Grefsen stasjon trikkeholdeplass". sporveien.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ^ Baneforlaget. p. 106.
- ^ Bussmagasinet (tidenes storste trikkesatsing norge)
- ^ "Prosjekter - Grefsen base". Fremtidens Byreise. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "CAF tram for Oslo unveiled". Railway Gazette International. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Nye verkstedspor på Grefsen base" [New workshop tracks at Grefsen base]. Fremtidens Byreise (in Norwegian). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Sporveien Trikken AS". www.1881.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-02-14.