Stortinget station

Coordinates: 59°54′46″N 10°44′30″E / 59.91278°N 10.74167°E / 59.91278; 10.74167
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Stortinget
General information
LocationSentrum, Oslo
Norway
Coordinates59°54′46″N 10°44′30″E / 59.91278°N 10.74167°E / 59.91278; 10.74167
Elevation−9.0 m
Owned bySporveien
Operated bySporveien T-banen
Line(s)Common Line
Distance0.0
Bus routesFrom Tinghuset stop: 1N (Night bus) (Ullerntoppen - Jernbanetorget)
2N (Night bus) (Østerås T - Ellingsrudåsen T)
11N (Night bus) (Majorstuen - Kjelsås)
19N (Night bus) (Kringsjå - Åsbråten)
ConnectionsTram: 11 12 13 17 18 19 
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneZone 1
History
Opened9 January 1977; 47 years ago (1977-01-09)
Previous namesSentrum
Services
Preceding station Oslo Metro Following station
Nationaltheatret
towards Frognerseteren
 Line 1 Jernbanetorget
towards Bergkrystallen
Nationaltheatret
towards Østerås
 Line 2 Jernbanetorget
towards Ellingsrudåsen
Nationaltheatret
towards Kolsås
 Line 3 Jernbanetorget
towards Mortensrud
Nationaltheatret
towards Vestli
 Line 4 Jernbanetorget
towards Bergkrystallen
Nationaltheatret
towards Sognsvann
 Line 5 Jernbanetorget
towards Vestli
Preceding station Trams in Oslo Following station
Nationaltheatret
towards Majorstuen
 Line 11 Dronningens gate
towards Kjelsås
Kontraskjæret
towards Majorstuen
 Line 12
Nationaltheatret
towards Bekkestua
 Line 13 Dronningens gate
towards Ljabru
Tullinløkka
towards Rikshospitalet
 Line 17 Stortorvet
towards Grefsen
Line 18
Tullinløkka
towards Majorstuen
 Line 19 Stortorvet
towards Ljabru

Stortinget is an underground

Parliament of Norway Building (Stortinget). The station is served by all of the five lines of the metro. At the street level, the station serves tram routes 11, 12, 13, 17, 18 and 19. Lines 11, 12 and 13 serves Øvre Slottsgate on the Vika Line while Lines 17, 18 and 19 stops at Tinghuset in the Ullevål Hageby Line. Also close to the station, there is a stop named Prof. Aschehougs gate that stops line FB5 to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. Stortinget is 'kilometer marker zero' for the metro network and is owned by Sporveien T-banen
.

There has been a tram stop at Tinghuset since the opening of the

Oslo Tramway
, in 1875. The rapid transit station opened as Sentrum in 1977, and was connected to the eastern network of the metro. It was forced to close in 1983 due to leaks. It took the new name following the 1987 re-opening; this time it was also connected to the western network. The station has four platforms; originally two were used for the eastern trains and two for the western ones. Since 1993, trains have passed through the station.

History

The first underground railway to serve Oslo was the extension of the

Jernbanetorget opened by Oslo Sporveier. Jernbanetorget was located adjacent to Oslo East Station, the main railway station serving Oslo. However, the eastern lines also did not extend into the core of the central business district of the capital.[1]

Ticket inspection at Stortinget

During the 1960s, the

West Station unnecessary, and would allow a central station to be built at the location of the East Station. The tunnel was planned to run in a similar route as would be necessary to connect Jernbanetorget to Nationaltheatret, and a railway station was planned to connect to Nationaltheatret.[2] Simultaneously, Oslo Sporveier worked with possibilities to connect their eastern and western networks, and get both into the city core. During the 1960s, the planning office for the metro proposed to build a connecting tunnel between Nationaltheatret and Jernbanetorget. However, the initial plans involved creating a station close to Nationaltheatret, named for Slottsparken, which would serve as the transfer point between the two systems. This station had a planned dimension to hold 25,000 people.[3]

At the time, the western and eastern networks were incompatible; in addition to different platform heights, the eastern network used six-car trains with a

Labour Party.[7]

The decision to build Sentrum Station was taken by the city council on 22 May 1969; the decision also involved that the transfer station be placed at Slottsparken/Nationaltheatret. Construction started in 1972, and the first leaks were revealed. By the time the station opened on 9 January 1977, the leaks had not been removed.[8] During trials in January, it turned out that the tracks were too low for all types of trains to be able to open their doors, causing the tracks to have to be raised.[9] By 1978, the contractor and the municipality felt that the leaks were under control, and the municipality took over the station. In February 1983, the station was closed to finally remove all leaks. At the time, it was expected that the station could reopen in 1984.[8] The leakages were caused by two sources: the use of the wrong type of concrete, and the wrong construction method. These were specified correctly in the tender contracts, but after the contractor was chosen, an agreement was made between the municipality and Selmer for the use of the membrane method. Combined with the inferior quality of concrete, the leaks were unavoidable.[10] In 1986, the municipality sued Selmer for the 158 million kr it cost to repair the station.[11]

The station reopened on 7 March 1987, with the new name Stortinget. The name derives from the Parliament of Norway (

Sinsen
,
Sognsvann Line and the Common Tunnel were rebuilt to metro standard, and the first through trains started operating on both sides of Stortinget. By 1995, also the Røa Line was upgraded, and all lines started operating through Stortinget.[14]

Facilities

The hall leading to the platform

Stortinget has four

Ellingsrudåsen (Line 2).A loop which passes underneath the main track connects the two side platforms, allowing the trains to turn without having to reverse direction.[12] The stations Øvre Slottsgate and Tinghuset of the Oslo tramway
are close to the station entrances making it possible to transfer to all the tramway lines for example Line 13.

Service

Stortinget is served by all five lines of the Oslo Metro. The station is considered the heart of the system, and is 'kilometer marker zero' for measuring all distances. All services have a 15-minute headway. The metro is operated by

Oslo T-banedrift on contract with Ruter.[15]

The trams running through Grensen and Pilestredet serve the tram stop Tinghuset (the courthouse) next to one of the Metro entrances. The stop is served by lines 17, 18 and 19 of the Oslo Tramway. Westwards, line 17 and 18 operate along the

Oslo Sporvognsdrift on contract with Ruter.[16]

References

  1. ISBN 82-91448-03-5
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  2. ^ "Både jernbane og T-bane under Oslo sentrum". Verdens Gang. 20 March 1967. p. 4.
  3. ^ a b Sundene, Thor Fr. (30 July 1975). "Plansjefene får konkurranse". Verdens Gang. p. 12.
  4. ^ Sundene, Thor Fr. (28 June 1976). "Øst–vest T-bane mulig om få år". Verdens Gang. p. 14.
  5. ^ Sundene, Thor Fr. (11 February 1976). "De fraskriver seg ansvaret!". Verdens Gang. p. 10.
  6. ^ Sundene, Thor Fr. (14 February 1975). "Seier for de reisende". Verdens Gang. p. 10.
  7. ^ Sundene, Thor Fr. (18 November 1978). "T-banen tvers gjennom Oslo". Verdens Gang. p. 15.
  8. ^ a b Mathismoen, Ole (19 March 1987). "Foto avslører SelmerFuruholmen?". Aftenposten. p. 13.
  9. ^ "Sentrum T-banestasjon åpner". Norwegian News Agency. 5 March 1977.
  10. ^ "Kritikk, rot og trøbbel". Verdens Gang. 2 August 1985. p. 7.
  11. ^ "Saksøker Selmer". Norwegian News Agency. 25 September 1986.
  12. ^ a b Wiik, Karsten (24 January 1987). "Hatten av for Stortinget stasjon". Aftenposten. p. 16.
  13. ^ Fristad, Hans Andreas (24 January 1987). "Efter 90 års utbygging: Tunnelbanenettet endelig fullført". Aftenposten. p. 16.
  14. ^ Ruter (2008). "Tidslinje" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  15. ^ Ruter (18 August 2008). "Rutetider T-banen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 March 2009.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ Ruter (30 March 2008). "Sporvogn" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (pdf) on September 20, 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2009.

External links

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