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Oslo Metro

rapid transit system of Oslo, Norway

Key facts

Native name: T-banen i Oslo
Owner: Sporveien (main owner), Ruter (administration, management and ticketing), Oslo Vognselskap (rolling stock)
Locale: Oslo , Bærum , Norway
Transit type: Rapid transit
Number of lines: 5 in operation, 1 under construction
Daily ridership: 323,000 (2016)
Annual ridership: 118,000,000 (2016)
Began operation: 31 May 1898 as suburban tram, 28 June 1928 as underground tram, 22 May 1966 ; 60 years ago ( 22 May 1966 ) as T-bane
Operator s: Sporveien T-banen
Rolling stock: 115 × 3-car MX3000
System length: 85 km (53 mi)
Track gauge: 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge
Electrification: 750 V DC third rail

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The Oslo Metro (Norwegian: Oslo T-bane or Oslo Tunnelbane or simply T-banen) is the rapid transit system of Oslo, Norway, operated by Sporveien T-banen on contract from the transit authority Ruter. The network consists of five lines that all run through the city centre, with a total length of 85 kilometres (53 mi), serving 101 stations of which 17 are underground or indoors. In addition to serving 14 out of the 15 boroughs of Oslo, two lines run to Kolsås and Østerås, in the neighbouring municipality of Bærum. In 2016, the system had an annual ridership of 118 million.

The first rapid transit line, the Holmenkollen Line, opened in 1898, with the branch Røa Line opening in 1912. It became the first Nordic underground rapid transit system in 1928, when the underground line to Nationaltheatret was opened. After 1993 trains ran under the city between the eastern and western networks in the Common Tunnel, followed by the 2006 opening of the Ring Line. All the trains are operated with MX3000 stock. These replaced the older T1000 stock between 2006 and 2010.