Oslo Metro

Oslo Metro
MX3000 on the Østensjø Line
Overview
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
Number of stations	101
Daily ridership	323,000 (2016)
Annual ridership	118,000,000 (2016)[1]
Operation
Began operation	31 May 1898 as suburban tram 28 June 1928 as underground tram 22 May 1966 as T-bane
Operator(s)	Sporveien T-banen
Rolling stock	115 × 3-car MX3000
Technical
System length	85 km (53 mi)[2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail

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),^[2] 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.^[1]

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.