Ring Line (Oslo) - Service

Service

When operating a full circle route, trains start through the Common Tunnel. If running clockwise, they pass through all the common stations (Tøyen, Grønland, Jernbanetorget, Stortinget, Nationaltheatret and Majorstuen). They head north on the Sognsvann Line, stopping at Blindern, Forskningsparken and Ullevål stadion. The Ring Line proper then splits off, and the trains serve Nydalen, Storo and Sinsen, before Carl Berners plass on the Grorud Line. After that, the trains again enter the Common Tunnel at Tøyen.

Lines 3, 4 and 6 operate on the Ring Line, each with a 15-minute headway. Line 3 and 6 operates on the west side of the line, with line 3 terminating at Storo and line 4 operating on the east side. Between Nydalen and Storo, lines 4 and 6 swap numbers. From the city center, line 4 comes from the Lambertseter Line, line 3 from the Østensjø Line and line 6 from the Sognsvann Line. After line 4 and 6 have run through the loop, they continue though the city again before heading to the terminal destination. Travel time from Nydalen and Storo stations is about the same, independent of which direction on the Ring Line travelers choose. Riders heading for the city center can therefore take the first train that comes, independent of which direction it is heading, thus giving Nydalen and Storo a five-minute headway service to the city center. The trains are operated by Oslo T-banedrift, a subsidiary of Kollektivtransportproduksjon, on contract with the public transport authority Ruter.

Transfer to the Kolsås-, Røa- and Holmenkoll Line is available at Majorstuen; transfer to the Lamberseter, Østensjø- and Furuset Line is available at Tøyen and transfer to the Grorud Line is available at Carl Berners plass. Transfer to Oslo Central Station, which serves all trains in Eastern Norway, is available at Jernbanetorget. Most west-bound trains can also be reached at Nationaltheatret, and trains along the Gjøvik line can be reached at Grefsen Station, that is close, but not adjacent, to Storo. The Oslo Tramway can be reached from several stations. In the city center, transfer to all lines is possible at Jernbanetorget; all lines but no. 12 can also be reached at either Stortinget or Nationaltheatret. Lines 11, 12 and 19 all terminate at Majorstuen; lines 17 and 18 run via Forskningsparken; lines 11, 12 and 13 can be reached at Storo; and line 17 runs past Carl Berners plass.