Singsaker Line

Singsaker Line
A tram on the Singsaker Line in the late 1920s, with NTNU in the background.
Overview
Native nameSingsakerlinjen
StatusAbandoned
OwnerTrondheim Municipality
Termini
Service
TypeTramway
SystemTrondheim Tramway
Operator(s)Trondheim Sporvei
History
Opened27 September 1927
Closed20 November 1968
Technical
Line length3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Track length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Number of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Route map

Rosenborg
Asbjørnsens gate
Festningsgata
Ankers gate
Jonsvannsveien
Vollabakken
Studentersamfundet
← to city centre │ to Dalsenget
 

The Singsaker Line (Norwegian: Singsakerlinjen) was a branch of the Trondheim Tramway which ran from Øya and Elgeseter to the neighborhoods of Singsaker, parts of Tyholt and Rosenborg in Trondheim, Norway. The line branched off from the Elgeseter Line at the Student Society. It was double track until Tyholtveien, after which it ran through a loop through Rosenborg. It was served by Line 3, which continued through the city center to Trondheim Central Station.

The line opened in 1927 to Ankers gate and was the first of the network not to feature conductors. It was extended to Asbjørnsens gate in 1933. Until 1955 it used the old Class 2 trams, but after 1958 it received wide, more comfortable Class 4 trams. The Rosenborg Loop opened in 1958 along with the introduction of Class 7 trams. In this configuration it was 3.3 kilometers (2.1 mi) long. The line was closed in 1968 and replaced by buses.