Korsvoll Line

Korsvoll
Balloon loop of the Korsvoll Line at Lisa Kristoffersens plass. In the background the bus garage.
Overview
Type	Tramway
System	Oslo Tramway
Status	Abandoned
Termini	Bentsensgata at Bentsen Bridge Lisa Kristoffersens plass
Operation
Opened	1 May 1924
Closed	17 January 1949
Operator(s)	Oslo Sporveier
Character	Tramway
Technical
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	600 V DC

The Korsvoll Line (Norwegian: Korsvollinjen) is an abandoned line of the Oslo Tramway in Norway. The line branched off from the Sagene Line at Bentsebrugaten and ran along Bergensgata to Lisa Kristoffersens plass in Korsvoll, Oslo. The line opened on 1 May 1924 and was operated by Oslo Sporveier. From 1927 it became part of Line 10, which it remained part of until its closing on 17 January 1949. The reason for closing the line was that it was amongst the least trafficked lines of the tramway and Oslo Sporveier wanted to convert it to a trolleybus line.

The Korsvoll Line branched off from the Sagene Line at Bentsebrugaten. It continued along Advokat Dehlis plass and Bergensgata to Lisa Kristoffersens plass. Services on the line continued from Bentsebrugaten to Torshov, from where they followed the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line to the city center.

Kristiania Sporveisselskab started the construction of the Korsvoll Line in 1923. However, by the time the line was opened on 1 May 1924 the company had merged and been municipalized to create Oslo Sporveier. Thus it was the first line opened by Oslo Sporveier.

On 29 May 1927 Oslo Sporveier rearranged its routing, allocating line 10 to the Korsvoll Line. Korsvoll was connected to the city center at Stortorvet and continued along the Vestbanen Line to Skillebekk. On weekends it was extended to Skøyen. The route was run every fifteen minutes. From 18 February 1940 the western connection was changed and it ran along the Ullevål Hageby Line instead. Most of the services were provided with Class H trams with two trailers.