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The first of the 87 new Oslo trams is now en route to Oslo from Spain.
So are the new Oslo trams. The tramway
The new trams in the capital will accommodate twice as many passengers as today. Initially, two trams will arrive in Oslo during the autumn, the first already at the end of September. The tram will begin the test run in October.
– The blue tram has a very special place in the hearts of the people of Oslo. The tram is also an incredibly important part of our public transportation system. With 87 new streetcars, we can carry up to 100 million passengers over the course of a year, Council Member Raymond Johansen says in a press release.
A city of extreme trams
Next year, the new trams will be tested on the tracks in Oslo.
– Thorough preparations have been made. Oslo is a relatively extreme tram city. There are very few Central European cities that have such ascents as we do, for example from Ekebergskrenten from the old town or from Grünerløkka to Kjelsås, says press contact Jan Rustad in Sporveien to Aftenposten.
This is what the new trams look like on the inside. The tramway
Each tram has capacity for 220 passengers. The tramway
Total replacement of trams by 2024
In 2018, Sporveien signed a contract with the Spanish supplier CAF for the delivery of 87 new trams to the capital.
At that time, the need to modernize the tram park had been urgent for many years. In the late 1990s, Oslo bought the so-called trams from Italy. It didn’t work out so well. The trams were more in the workshop than in traffic, and the politicians decided to eliminate them.
The new trams are part of the large investment of the municipality of Oslo in the offer of trams in the city. At the same time, the tram infrastructure, city streets and tram bases will also be improved.
By 2024, new trams will have replaced today’s old trams, according to Cato Hellesjø, director of the Oslo tram program and CEO of Sporveien.
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Here are the first images of the new Oslo tram
Space for more travelers
With 87 new trams on the way, 16 more than today and with space for up to 220 passengers per. tram, increases capacity significantly. Multiple doors, universal design, and no stairs will help make the tram time seize. stop shorter than today.
Soon everyone can take the tram
– I hope I can finally get on the tram, says Magnhild Sørbotten, leader of the transport network of the Norwegian Association for the Disabled and regional leader at NHF Oslo in the press release.
According to her, the tram will now be just as easy to get on and use, regardless of whether you are a wheelchair user or a pedestrian.
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