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Fornebu Line
Proposed route of the metro alternative
Overview
Native name
Fornebubanen
Status
Under construction
Termini
Majorstuen
Fornebu
Service
Type
Rapid transit
System
Oslo Metro
Rolling stock
MX3000
Technical
Line length
8.15 km (5.06 mi)
Number of tracks
Double
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
750 V DC third rail
Operating speed
70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map
Legend
Common Tunnel
2.7 km
Majorstuen
Madserud
5.3 km
Skøyen
6.6 km
Vækerø
7.9 km
Lysaker
9.0 km
Arena
9.9 km
Flytårnet
10.9 km
Fornebu Senter
Depot
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The Fornebu Line (Norwegian: Fornebubanen) is an under construction rail line which will serve the peninsula of Fornebu in Bærum, Norway. The line is under construction and the transit agency Ruter is working towards connecting it to the Oslo Metro. The line has at various stages been proposed as an automated people mover, tram-train, tramway, light rail, stadtbahn, rapid transit, bus rapid transit and commuter rail, with the rapid transit option being selected as the final proposal. The metro line will start at Majorstuen Station and will run entirely in a tunnel for 8,150 meters (26,740 ft). The line will have six stations, at Skøyen, Vækerø, Lysaker, Telenor Arena, Flytårnet and Fornebu Senter. A depot will be built at Fornebu and the line will connect to the metro's Common Tunnel at Majorstuen.
Plans for a light rail to Fornebu were first launched in 1919, but at the time there was not the population to support it. Oslo Airport, Fornebu opened in 1939, and from the 1980s the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) proposed serving it with a branch of the Drammen Line. A 1986 report from said agency also looked at a people mover to a proposed new terminal. In 1992 Parliament voted to close the airport and build Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. Fornebu closed in 1998 and the area was to enter into a period of redevelopment. However, the zoning plans state that full-scale development of 6,000 residences and between 15,000 and 25,000 jobs cannot take place until a rail transit has been established.
After discarding proposals for a railway and a tram-train, Akershus County Municipality planned a people mover to Lysaker Station. This was approved of in 2004, but in 2007 the county changed its opinion and instead opted for a connection to the Oslo Tramway, allowing direct access to the city center. Ruter took over the planning in 2008 and followed up with additional reports. It instead recommended that the site be served by a metro. It cited that estimates showed that no other transit systems will have sufficient capacity in the long run. The project is estimated to cost 26.4 billion Norwegian krone and began construction in December 2020, aiming to finish in 2027 - it has since been delayed to 2029.[1][2]
^NTB (2020-12-11). "Byggestart for Fornebubanen". finansavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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