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Kristiania Sporveisselskab information


A/S Kristiania Sporveisselskab
Company typePrivate
IndustryTramway
Founded26 August 1874
Defunct1924
FateMerger
SuccessorOslo Sporveier
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Kristiania Sporveisselskab
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Ullevål Hageby Line
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Vippetangen Line
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Stortorvet
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Gamleby Line
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Vålerenga Line
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Kampen Line
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Sagene Ring
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Sinsen Line
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Grünerløkka–Torshov Line

A/S Kristiania Sporveisselskab or KSS, nicknamed the Green Tramway (Norwegian: Grønntrikken), was an operator of part of the Oslo Tramway from 1875 to 1924. The company was established in 1874 and started with horsecar operations on the Ullevål Hageby Line, Gamlebyen Line and the Grünerløkka–Torshov Line. The network was electrified with in 1899 and 1900, whereby the company was bought by Union-Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft. It delivered new Class U trams. Within a few years the company had also opened the Vålerenga Line and Kampen Line. It took over Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie in 1905, taking over its fleet of Class S trams and the Sagene Ring, the Vippetangen Line and the Rodeløkka Line.

The company was based at Homansbyen Depot. From 1912 it started an extensive cooperation with its main competitor, Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei (KES). KSS also took delivery of the Class SS trams and from 1921 the Class H trams. The company build part of the Sinsen Line in 1923. Both companies were municipalized in 1924 to become Oslo Sporveier.

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Kristiania Sporveisselskab

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Homansbyen Depot

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Sporveisgata 8 near Bislett in Oslo, Norway. It was constructed for Kristiania Sporveisselskab in 1874 and was the first tramway depot in the country. The facilities...

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Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei

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Line was built to Lilleaker in 1919. KES and its competitor, Kristiania Sporveisselskab (KSS) were both taken over by Oslo Municipality in May 1924 and...

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Oslo Metro

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city. By 1875, Kristiania Sporveisselskab (KSS) opened the first horsecar trams. In 1894 electric trams were in service by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei...

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History of the Oslo Tramway and Metro

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Oslo Tramway and Oslo Metro in Oslo (Kristiania until 1925), Norway, starts in 1875, when Kristiania Sporveisselskab (KSS) opened two horsecar lines through...

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Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie

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Line. The three were connected by means of lines of Kristiania Sporveisselskab (KSS) and Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei (KES). KKS bought twenty motorized...

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Sporveien

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Kristiania Sporveisselskab (the Green trams) in 1875 when it opened a horsecar line between Stortorvet and Homansbyen. In 1894 the company Kristiania...

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KSS

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Mormon bank in Kirtland, Ohio Kissi language (ISO 639 code: kss) Kristiania Sporveisselskab, a defunct tram company in Oslo, Norway KSS (company) (ケイエスエス)...

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Munkegata tram stop

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1875 as part of the Gamleby Line extension to Oslo Hospital by Kristiania Sporveisselskab. The station was served by lines 18 and 19, which used both SL79...

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Homansbyen

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shed and a wagon depot. The installations were constructed by Kristiania Sporveisselskab in 1874. The depot was designed by Henrik Thrap-Meyer, and was...

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KKS Class S

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3 long tons; 7.1 short tons). Ownership of the class moved to Kristiania Sporveisselskab (KSS) in 1904, when it bought KKS. The trams were variously rebuilt...

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Paludan

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Paludan Vogt (1830–1892), Norwegian engineer and first director of Kristiania Sporveisselskab (Oslo tramway operator) Johannes Paludan (1912–2001), Danish architect...

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Torshov tram stop

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closed down and replaced with the Torshov depot. It was created by Kristiania Sporveisselskab with the capability of storing 28 trams. It was located at Torshovgata...

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Falkenried

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In 1897, the company made a delivery of fifteen horsecars to Kristiania Sporveisselskab of Oslo, Norway. They were 6.6 metres (22 ft) long and remained...

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Kampen Line

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eastern section of the city. The tramline was established by Kristiania Sporveisselskab in 1900 as a siding to the Gamlebyen Line from Grønland and up...

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Ruter

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first public transport with Kristiania Sporveisselskab building a tramway in 1875. By 1894, it was joined by Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei. The two private...

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Oslo Sporveier

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1875, Kristiania Sporveisselskab (KSS) started the first horsecar services in Oslo—at the time called Kristiania. It was followed by Kristiania Elektriske...

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Gamlebyen Line

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replaced by Bjørvika Line since October 2020. The line was opened by Kristiania Sporveisselskab in 1875 as a horsecar route between Stortorvet and Gamlebyen....

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Akersbanerne

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January 1926. For the first three years street trams operated by Kristiania Sporveisselskab went the 1.5 km route to Bryn, but after the full line opened...

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Sandaker senter tram stop

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different platform located a few metres away. Trams operated by Kristiania Sporveisselskab begun running through the area where the stop is located, since...

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List of Oslo Tramway and Metro operators

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network. The private Kristiania Sporveisselskab started with a horsecar service in 1875, but electrified their lines after Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei...

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Jens Vogt

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October 1892) was a Norwegian engineer and first director of Kristiania Sporveisselskab who operated the first tramway in Oslo. He was the son of priest...

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Oslo Hospital tram stop

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the Gamleby Line built by Kristiania Sporveisselskab. It was renamed following the change of name of the city from Kristiania to Oslo in 1925. On 11 June...

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Sagene Line

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to Sagene Church. The company and the line were taken over by Kristiania Sporveisselskab (KSS) in 1905. The line was expanded on 28 December 1914 with...

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Vippetangen Line

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to Athaeneum to St. Hanshaugen. The track was transferred to Kristiania Sporveisselskab (KSS) when it bought KKS in 1905, and again to Oslo Sporveier...

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