Norway - Tram services over obscure routes

Introduction

Some tram systems advertise their depot workings and enable one to ascertain the regular use by passenger-carrying services of junctions or sections of line that do not otherwise see public service. This occasional series lists such services that have come to notice. While the data for each system is current at the date stated, it is not the intention to endeavour to keep every entry up to date at every service change - the listing serves as a guide for travellers as to the sort of services they can look out for, enabling them to check current published timetable material at their time of travel.

To assist in tracing services, the route and/or timetable number for each journey is shown in parentheses, e.g. (1). Days of operation are in English notation (respectively: Su, M, T, W, Th, F, S) - plus "O" for only, "X" for excepted. Su (Sundays) usually includes public holidays in mainland Europe - but check locally.

Listings for other systems throughout the world - in the same format as shown below (please include date of timetable validity) - will always be welcomed.

Oslo: Oslo Sporvognsdrift AS

[trikken = trams]
Advertised journeys in timetable dated 7 April 2015. There have been city centre road works for some time resulting in various diversions, in June 2015 this meant westbound trams on routes 12,19 were not running past the front of Oslo Sentral station but via a single track link from Stortovet to Kongens gate to line of route. Route 13 was also closed beyond Lilleaker for long term works associated with the shared T-banen tracks of Line 2 beyond Jar

Storo - Grefsen stasjon

Note that route 13 is only advertised in this direction as the route terminates at a Depot and the only turning circle runs through it. Cars return to service by running empty through the depot and rejoin the route 200m beyond the arrival stop, so the route towards Oslo is only advertised as first pick up at Storo.

Majorstuen

• The turning loop here is only used by route 11, routes 12 and 19 change route on arrival/departure

Disen turning circle

• Route 12 uses this loop in public service between 07:24 and 20.04 Monday to Friday, 12:24 and 20:04 Saturdays. Outside of these times all services travel further to Kjelsas

Oslo: Oslo T-banedrift AS

[T-banen = metro]
Advertised journeys in timetable dated 2 April 2017. None

On a previous timetable dated 26 April 2009

Ensjø - Carl Berners plass (Tøyen east curve)

• From Ryen to Vestli (depot workings for route 5): 04:49 SSuX, 05:04 SSuX, 05:19 SSuX
• From Ryen to Storo (depot workings for route 5): 05:33 SSuX, 05:48 SSuX, 06:19 SO, 06:49 SuO, 10:34 SuO

There are no return journeys advertised by this route