Grorud Line

Infobox rail line
name = Grorud Line
nativename = Grorudbanen

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caption = Romsås Station on the Grorud Line
type = Rapid transit
system = Oslo T-bane
start = Tøyen
end = Vestli
stations = 16
open = October 16, 1966
close =
owner = Kollektivtransportproduksjon
operator = Oslo T-banedrift
character =
stock =
linelength = 13.0 km
tracklength = 26.0 km
notrack = Double
gauge = RailGauge|sg
el = 750 V DC (third rail)
speed = 70 km/h
elevation = 195.8 m|

The Grorud Line ( _no. Grorudbanen) is a rapid transit line on the Oslo T-bane between Tøyen and Vestli in Oslo, Norway. The line runs through the northern part of Groruddalen, serving such neighborhoods as Grorud, Romsås and Stovner. It is the longest of the four eastern lines on the network. Like all the other eastern lines, the Grorud Line is run by means of a third rail system.

The line was opened October 16, 1966 to Grorud, extended to Rommen on March 3, 1974, extended to Stovner on October 18 the same year, and finally to Vestli on December 21, 1975. In 2004 a tunnel collapsed between the stations of Hasle and Carl Berners plass in connection with the construction of the new Ring Line, forcing the lines closure until December that year. [http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/oslo/article871941.ece]

From August 2008, Grorudbanen received enhanced service and is served by eight trains per hour, instead of the usual four, during the day Monday-Friday. [ [http://www.groruddalen.no/paa-foerste-ekstraavgang.4501520-84746.html På første ekstraavgang] Groruddalen, August 18, 2008]

ee also

*List of stations on Grorudbanen

References