Sandaker senter tram stop

{{Infobox station

| name = Sandaker senterFile:NO road sign 513.svg

| style = Trams in Oslo

| type = Oslo tramway station in Sagene

| image = Trikker ved Sandaker senter holdeplass, 2015-05-24, DSC 2438.JPG

| caption = SL79 trams at Sandaker senter tram stop in 2015.

| address = Sagene, Oslo

| country = Norway

| coordinates = {{Coord|59|56|20|N|10|46|07|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| operator = Sporveien Trikken

| lines = Grünerløkka–Torshov Line

| tracks = Double

| connections = {{ric|Trams in Oslo|11}} {{ric|Trams in Oslo|12}} {{ric|Trams in Oslo|18}}

| zone = Zone 1

| opened = 1994

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Trams in Oslo

|line1=11|left1=Torshov|right1=Grefsenveien

|line2=12|left2=Torshov|right2=Grefsenveien

|line3=18|left3=Torshov|right3=Grefsenveien

}}

| services_collapsible = yes

| route_map = {{Grünerløkka–Torshov line|inline=1}}

| mapframe = yes

| map_state = collapsed

}}

Sandaker senter is a tram stop on the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line of the Oslo Tramway network. It is located in the borough of Sagene in Oslo, Norway. Sandaker senter is right next to the mall (the namesake of the tram stop itself; Sandaker senter.) It is also located near Sagene Fire Station and a mill called Bjølsen Valsemølle. This mill was part of the former Grain Tram system, in which special trams transported grain from the silos at Vippetangen. They stopped transporting grain in 1967, after running for 49 years.{{Cite book |last=Aspenberg |first=Nils Carls |title=Trikker og Forstadbaner i Oslo |publisher=Baneforlaget |year=1994 |pages=28 |language=no}}

Facilities

The tram stop has two platforms located beside Sandakerveien. There are two waiting shelters, one on each platform and are infitted with dot-matrix displays. They also have route maps of the system and timetables. SL79, SL95 and SL18 trams currently serve the stop. The areas nearby also have grassed track.

Service

The stop is served by Line 11, Line 12 and Line 18, each with a 10 to 15-minute headway.{{Cite web |date=8 August 2022 |title=Rutetabeller for trikk |url=https://ruter.no/globalassets/rutetabeller/trikk/trikk-rutetabell-08082022.pdf |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=Ruter}} Torshov is the preceding tram stop and Grefsenveien is succeeding tram stop, when travelling north towards Storo.{{Cite web |date=9 August 2021 |title=Linjekart for trikken |url=https://ruter.no/globalassets/rutetabeller/trikk/trikk-linjekart-09082021.pdf |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=Ruter}} The stop is also served by two night bus services (11N and 12N) during the night period, but at a different platform located a few metres away.{{Cite web |date=30 January 2023 |title=Rutetabeller for natt- og morgenbuss |url=https://ruter.no/globalassets/rutetabeller/buss-oslo/buss-natt-1n-83n-rutetabell-30012023.pdf |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=Ruter}}

History

Trams operated by Kristiania Sporveisselskab begun running through the area where the stop is located, since 2 October 1901. In 1994, the Sandaker senter tram stop was established and replaced the former tram stops called Sandaker and Åsengata.Sporvognsnettet 1990 In 2003, the tram stop was upgraded to prevent the passengers' danger. As a safety measure for passengers crossing Sandakerveien when disembarking, the platforms were laid right next to the tracks. As a result of this, private vehicles (like cars) had to wait for the tram to depart first.{{Cite web |title=Sporveien AS – Våre trikkeholdeplasser |url=https://sporveien.com/inter/om/vaaretrikkeholdeplasser?p_document_id=3121049#scrollTarget-Sandakersenter |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=sporveien.com |language=no}} As part of the "Grefsenveien nedre" project of the Fremtidens Byreise programme, the infrastructure was upgraded{{Cite web |title=Grefsenveien nedre |url=https://www.fremtidensbyreise.no/trikkeprogrammet/prosjekter/prosjekt/3809807/grefsenveien-nedre |access-date=24 February 2023 |website=Fremtidens Byreise}} and this also lead to closures of the tram stop.{{Cite web |date=22 November 2021 |title=Sandaker senter holdeplass gjenåpner |url=https://www.fremtidensbyreise.no/trikkeprogrammet/aktuelt/nyhet/4058965/sandaker-senter-holdeplass-gjenaapner?edit=true |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=Fremtidens Byreise}}

References

Category:Oslo Tramway stations in Oslo

Category:Railway stations in Norway opened in 1994