Munkegata tram stop

Munkegata
Munkegata, March 2013
General information
Location	Gamlebyen, Oslo Norway
Coordinates	59.9059°N 10.7677°E / 59.9059; 10.7677
Line(s)	Gamleby Line
History
Opened	6 October 1875
Closed	27 September 2020

Munkegata was a tram stop on the Gamleby Line of the Oslo Tramway. It is located at the intersection of Oslo gate and Schweigaards gate in Gamlebyen, Oslo, Norway.

The station opened on 6 October 1875 as part of the Gamleby Line extension to Oslo Hospital by Kristiania Sporveisselskab.[1] The station was served by lines 18 and 19,[2] which used both SL79 and SL95 trams. It was closed in late 2020, when the Gamleby Line was shifted to run through Bjørvika.

References

1. Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1994). Trikker og forstadsbaner i Oslo. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 6. ISBN 82-91448-03-5.
2. Oslo Sporveier. "Linjekart" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.

Preceding station	Trams in Oslo			Following station
Bussterminalen Grønland towards Rikshospitalet		Line 18		St Halvards plass towards Ljabru
Bussterminalen Grønland towards Majorstuen		Line 19