Kjelsås Line

{{Short description|Tramway line in Oslo, Norway}}

{{Infobox rail line

|name = Kjelsås Line

|native_name = Kjelsåsbanen

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|image = Kjelsåstrikken 1934.jpeg

|caption = A tram on the Kjelsås Line in 1934

|type = Tramway

|system = Oslo Tramway

|status =

|locale = Oslo, Norway

|start = Storo

|end = Kjelsås

|stations =

|routes = {{ric|Trams in Oslo|11}} {{ric|Trams in Oslo|12}}

|daily_ridership =

|open = 25 September 1934

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|owner = Kollektivtransportproduksjon

|operator = Oslo Sporvognsdrift

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|stock = SL79

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|tracks = Double

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|electrification = 750 V DC

|speed = {{convert|50|km/h|mph}}

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|map = {{Kjelsås Line}}

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The Kjelsås Line ({{langx|no|Kjelsåsbanen}}) is a tramway line running from Storo to Kjelsås in the northern part of Oslo, Norway. The line opened by Oslo Sporveier on 25 September 1934 as an extension of the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line that terminated at Storo. It is served by line 11 and 12 of the Oslo Tramway operated by Oslo Sporvognsdrift. The line was built as a suburban tramway, but has since been transformed to partially run in the streets.{{cite book |author=Aspenberg, Nils Carl |author-link=Nils Carl Aspenberg |title=Trikker og forstadsbaner i Oslo |publisher=Baneforlaget |location=Oslo |year=1994 |isbn=82-91448-03-5 |pages=9}}

On 21 November 2002 the owner Oslo Sporveier closed the Kjelsås Line—replacing the tram with a feeder bus to save costs of the maintenance of the tramway. The line was reopened on 22 November 2004 after local protests, and a compromise in the city council.{{cite web |url=http://www.trikken.no/asp/Hoved.asp?SideId=4&Nivaa3Id=32&prioritet=12&OmOssId=16&Nivaa3nr=78 |title=HISTORIKK Oslo Sporveier 1946 - 2004 |author=Oslo Sporveier |author-link=Oslo Sporveier |access-date=2008-09-19 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722235826/http://www.trikken.no/asp/Hoved.asp?SideId=4&Nivaa3Id=32&prioritet=12&OmOssId=16&Nivaa3nr=78 |archive-date=2011-07-22 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article760269.ece |title=Kjelsåstrikken er reddet |author=Olsen, Gunhild Ring |publisher=Aftenposten |date=2004-03-12 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524024411/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article760269.ece |archive-date=2011-05-24 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article917075.ece |title=Nå kan du ta trikken til Kjelsås |author=Mikalsen, Bjørn-Egil |publisher=Aftenposten |date=2004-11-22 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524024948/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article917075.ece |archive-date=2011-05-24 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article490480.ece |title=Stor frustrasjon på Kjelsås |author=Aftenposten |author-link=Aftenposten |date=2003-02-14 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524025112/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article490480.ece |archive-date=2011-05-24 }}