Ryen Depot
Ryen Depot (Norwegian: Ryen vognhall) is the main depot for the Oslo Metro, and is located at Ryen in Oslo, Norway. The depot contains 19,000 square meters (200,000 sq ft) of buildings and has space for 120 trains, and consists of an workshop, inspection hall and a storage hall. It opened in 1966.
Facilities
The depot is located along the Lambertseter Line, between the line and European Route E6. The depot occupies an area which 600 by 150 meters (1,970 by 490 ft), covering an area of 6.2 hectares (15 acres). The main building is 260 by 45 meters (853 by 148 ft) and 10,000 square meters (110,000 sq ft). It has ten tracks, with room for 120 cars. North of the main hall is the workshop, which is 159 by 75 meters (522 by 246 ft), and covers an area of 9,000 square meters (97,000 sq ft), of which 3,800 square meters (41,000 sq ft) is the inspection hall. The inspection hall is used for smaller repairs and preemptive work, while the main workshop is used for larger repairs, such as mechanical and electric work on the bodies, bogies and motors.[1]
History
The original plans for the metro called for four smaller depots and a central workshop for both the trams and the metro at
References
- Notes
- ^ a b Strandholt (1994, p. 211)
- ^ Aspenberg (1994, p. 38)
- Bibliography
- ISBN 82-91448-03-5.
- Strandholt, Thorleif (1994). A/S Oslo Sporveier – Busser, T-banen (in Norwegian). Oslo: Sporvejshistorisk Selskab. ISBN 87-87589-35-4.