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Simensbråten Line

Simensbråten Line
Ekebergbanevogn Simensbråten.jpg
A tram on the line close to Simensbråten
Overview
Native name Simensbråtenlinjen
Type Tramway
System Oslo Tramway
Locale Oslo, Norway
Termini Jomfrubråten
Simensbråten
Operation
Opened 30 September 1931
Closed 29 October 1967
Owner Ekebergbanen
Operator(s) Ekebergbanen
Technical
Line length 1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Number of tracks Single
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1,200 V
Route map
Ekeberg Line
Jomfrubråten
Simensbråten
Smedstua
Ekebergparken
Simensbråten Line (closed 1967)
Sportsplassen 107.0 m
Ekeberg Line

The Simensbråten Line (Norwegian: Simensbråtenlinjen) was a light rail line of Oslo Tramway between Jomfrubråten and Simensbråten in Oslo, Norway. Opening on 30 September 1931, it branched off the Ekeberg Line at Jomfrubråten and had three stops along the 1.5-kilometer (0.9 mi) route—Ekebergparken, Smedstua and Simensbråten. Operated by Ekebergbanen, the line was closed on 29 October 1967. It is the only light rail line in Oslo to have been closed.

The Simensbråten Line was a 1.3-kilometer (0.8 mi) long branch of the Ekeberg Line. It branched off south of Jomfrubråten and had three stations: Ekebergparken, Smedstua and Simensbråten. The line started at 115.0 meters (377.3 ft) above mean sea level and terminated at 146.7 meters (481 ft) above mean sea level. The line served the areas of Ekeberg and Simensbråten. In rush hour Ekebergbanen provided direct services to the city center, but otherwise only provided a shuttle service to Jomfrubråten.

In 1918, AS Ekebergbanen sent an application to build a funicular from Gamlebyen (then called Oslo) to Ekebergplatået. This application was recommended by Aker Municipal Council, but the idea was rejected by the Tramway Committee for Kristiania and Aker. They felt a funicular was not an appropriate and efficient means of transport for the planned residential areas at Ekebergplatået. Instead, they recommended a light rail. Oslo City Council stated on 27 April 1921 that instead a branch of the Ekeberg Line should be built from Sportsplassen Station to Simensbråten, in addition to the funicular.


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