Homansbyen Depot

Homansbyen Depot (Norwegian: Homansbyen vognhall), officially Kristiania Sporveisanlæg ("Kristiania Tramway Installation") was an Oslo Tramway depot at Sporveisgata 8 near Bislett in Oslo, Norway. It was constructed for Kristiania Sporveisselskab in 1874 and was the first tramway depot in the country. The facilities were designed by Henrik Thrap-Meyer and featured an administrative office, a horse stable, a forge, a workshop, a weighing shed, and a wagon depot. It had space for 28 horse wagons, 16 sleds, and 116 horses. The administrative office was built in brick and housed apartments, offices, and a laboratory for the veterinarian. The depot was reconstructed several times, and taken out of use in 1966. It was demolished three years later, and replaced with residential apartment blocks.

The tramway operating company Kristiania Sporveisselskab was established on October 2, 1874, and started scheduled horse tram services on October 6, 1875. The network comprised a line from Homansbyen over Stortorvet to Gamlebyen, with a branch line to Oslo West Station. Also in October 1874, Kristiania Sporveisselskap bought 12 square kilometers (4.6 sq mi) of the square Underhaug near Bislett, at the end of the Homansbyen Line, where the depot was built. It was constructed with a building housing the company's administrative office, horse stables, a wagon depot, a forge, and a weighing shed. These installations were designed by the Norwegian architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer. All installations but the head office were addressed to Sporveisgata 8. The head office was addressed to Underhaugsveien.

When the Oslo Tramway was electrified in 1899, a large reorganization of Homansbyen Depot took place. The horse stables were rebuilt to serve as tramway depots, requiring more space. The workshop was extended with additional rooms in the surrounding buildings. Plans for building a steam power station at the depot never materialised.

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