Furuset Line

Furuset Line
Ellingsrudåsen has been the terminus of the line since 1981
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Oslo Metro
Termini	Hellerud Ellingsrudåsen
Stations	6
Operation
Opened	18 November 1970
Owner	Sporveien
Operator(s)	Sporveien T-banen
Rolling stock	MX3000
Technical
Line length	5.6 km (3.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Double
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	750 V DC (third rail)
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Highest elevation	165.2 m (542 ft)
Route map 12.0 km Ellingsrudåsen1981 165.2 m 10.8 km Furuset1978 9.5 km Lindeberg1978 156.5 m 8.4 km Trosterud1974 7.5 km Haugerud1970 163.6 m 6.4 km Tveita1970 Østensjø Line

The Furuset Line (Norwegian: Furusetbanen) is a 5.6-kilometer (3.5 mi) long line on the Oslo Metro between Hellerud and Ellingsrudåsen in Oslo, Norway. Running mostly underground, it passes through the southern part of Groruddalen, serving neighborhoods in the boroughs of Alna and Furuset. The line is served by Line 2 of the metro with four or eight trains per hour. The line is owned by Kollektivtransportproduksjon and operated by Oslo T-banedrift on contract with Ruter using MX3000 trains.

The section from Hellerud via Tveita to Haugerud opened in 1970. The line was extended to Trosterud in 1974, to Lindeberg and Furuset in 1978, and to Ellingsrudåsen in 1981. There are plans to extend the line further east through Lørenskog to Akershus University Hospital, and to build a branch from Furuset to the Grorud Line.

The Furuset Line branches from the Østensjø Line after Hellerud, and runs north-east through the southern part of Groruddalen, in the boroughs of Alna and Furuset, which mostly have dense residential housing. Most of the line is underground, with only two stations being on ground level. The line is the fastest of the metro, and most of the line allows speeds of 70 kilometers per hour (43 mph).