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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | 27 March 1914 |
| Defunct | Nationalized in 1949 Service discontinued in 1965 Defunct in 1993 |
| Fate | Nationalization |
| Successor | Oslo Sporveier |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
AS Ekebergbanen was a private company that built and operated the Ekeberg Line in Oslo, Norway. It was founded 27 March 1914, and the line opened 11 June 1917 from Stortorvet to Sæter. The company also built a line to Simensbråten that was closed 29 October 1967. Ekebergbanen also operated buses in Oslo.
History
The company was founded in 1914, and started construction of the line immediately, but the delivery of technical equipment and rolling stock was delayed because of the First World War. The line started operating in 1917, from Gamlebyen to Sæter. In 1918, AS Ekebergbanen sent an application to build a funicular from Gamlebyen (then called Oslo) to Ekebergplatået. The stations were mostly built with tiny wooden sheds in new baroque architectural style by the Norwegian architect Erik Glosimodt. On the station Holtet, a larger station building was constructed, also drawn by Erik Glosimodt. This was to be the "main base" for Ekebergbanen, equiped with power stations with and a tram depot with place for twelve cars on six tracks.
In 1924, the company started to operate diesel buses, espescially a route from Oslo city centre to Sværsvann named "Østmarkruten". This bus route was in 1953 overtaken by Oslo Sporveier and renumbered to line 71.
While waiting for the Gullfisk-trams, Ekebergbanen borrowed trams from Bærumsbanen until 1974.
In 1948, Oslo Sporveier bought the major share of the company's stocks. The company formally merged with Oslo Sporveier on 1 July 1992.
Tram lines
Main articles: Ekeberg Line and Simensbråten LineThe Ekeberg Line is a 6.6-kilometer (4.1 mi) long continuation of the Gamleby Line, from which it connects at Oslo Hospital. The entire line is built as a light rail with its own right-of-way. It runs up Ekeberg on the east side of Kongsveien, passing Sjømannsskolen and Jomfrubråten. This is where the Simensbråten Line previously branched off. It was 1.3-kilometer (0.8 mi) long and had three stations: Ekebergparken, Smedstua and Simensbråten. The Ekeberg Line continues from Jomfrubråten past Sportsplassen to Holtet, which is the location of the depot. The line then crosses Kongsveien and continues along the west side of Ekebergveien. It passes the stations Sørli, Kastellet, Bråten and Sæter. Between Sæter and the terminus Ljabru is a bridge over Nordstrandsveien which is single tracked. The remaining part of the network was eventually double track and electrified at 1,200 volts direct current.
Bus operations
In 1924, Ekebergbanen bought four Berliet buses with bodies from Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk and put them into service on two lines, from Jernbanetorget to Abildsø and from Sæter to Godheim. The latter route was used to feed the Ekeberg Line. In 1927, the company bought Republic and Studebaker buses, and in 1928 four Büssing buses which replaced the Berliet vehicles. From 1927 to 1931, the company ran a bus line from Jernbanetorget to Simensbråten, and also for some years from Nordstrandshøgda to Aker University Hospital. From 28 August 1932, the two original were combined and extended to Sværsvann. It was branded as Østmarkaruten and ran the route Jernbanetorget–Abildsø–Klemetsrud–Godheim–Sværsvann. In 1937, the company bought four diesel buses from Büssing. In 1940, the company had four modern diesel buses and three older gasoline buses. The company had silver buses with a wine red cheatline with the EB logo in silver on a blue background. The company also ran a automotive workshop and fuel station at Holtet.
During World War II, the operation of buses was limited, although because some of the buses ran on diesel, it was easier to procure fuel, compared to gasoline buses. One of the buses was rebuilt to a truck. From 1946 to 1951, the company bought new buses from Scania Vabis and Volvo, with bodies built at Holtet. From 1 February 1952, the Østmarkaruten was transferred to Oslo Sporveier, which numbered it Line 71. The buses continued to use Holtet as a depot until 1957, when they were transferred to Grefsen.
References
- Notes
- ^ Krogstie, Anne-Lise (1 July 1992). "Historien om Ekebergbanen" (in Norwegian). Eikabergtinget. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Aspenberg, Nils Carl, ed. (2007). "A/S Ekebergbanen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- Hartmann & Mangset (2001, pp. 84)
- Hartmann & Mangset (2001, p. 89)
- Hartmann & Mangset (2001, pp. 86)
- Hartmann & Mangset (2001, pp. 88)
- "A/S Ekebergbanen (A-40207)" (in Norwegian). Oslo City Archive. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010. Cite error: The named reference "byarkivet" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- Andersen (1992, p. 93)
- Andersen (1992, p. 10)
- ^ Andersen (1992, p. 9)
- ^ Andersen (1992, p. 6)
- Andersen (1992, p. 61)
- Andersen (1992, p. 21)
- Andersen (1992, p. 13)
- ^ Andersen (1992, p. 25)
- ^ Andersen (1992, p. 27)
- ^ Andersen (1992, p. 39)
- Andersen (1992, p. 34)
- Bibliography
- Andersen, Bjørn (1992). Ekebergbanen 75 år (in Norwegian). Oslo: Lokaltrafikkhistorisk Forening. ISBN 82-91223-00-9.
- Hartmann, Eivind; Mangset, Øistein (2001). Neste stopp - verneplan for bygninger (in Norwegian). Baneforlaget. ISBN 82-91448-17-5.
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