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Newsletter The Follo Line Project
What’s happening –
where and when? READ MORE ABOUT:
Final breakthrough – 2019
More than 70% of the entire Follo Line Project is now
Further work
completed. Several major milestones have been reached in
Important dates
2018. There is still a lot of work to be done, and Bane N OR and
Contact information
the contractors look forward to important progress also in
Thanks to our neighbours
2019.
banenor.no/follobanen
Among upcoming events are the final breakthrough for the last
two tunnel boring machines at Ski winter/early spring 2019.
Follo Line Project December 2018
The northern part of the tunnel in the Ekeberg hill will be connected to the concrete tunnel below the Medieval Park in Oslo. Photo: Bane NOR
The final breakthrough will take place in 2019
In the winter/early spring 2019, the two tunnel boring machines Anna from Kloppa and Magda Flåtestad
will break through in the southbound direction towards Ski. In Oslo, the construction work will continue at
the Medieval Park, Bispegata and Oslo Central Station. In addition, a new stakeholder will be involved
when the City of Oslo embarks on a “Tram Project” at Bispegata.
Anna and Magda are approaching Ski
The two tunnel boring machines (TBM), Queen Eufemia and
Queen Ellisiv, broke through at Oslo city centre on 11
September. The boring heads, shield and main bearings of the
two machines were dismantled and transported to the port of
Oslo this autumn, where they will be shipped back to the
factory in Germany.
Some of the components of the machines will be reused, but other parts
are worn out after rough drilling in the hard Norwegian rock. The TBMs,
Anna from Kloppa and Magda Flåtestad, which are drilling in the
southbound direction towards Ski, have only a kilometre each to the
finish.
Cross passages The concrete elements are being manufactured at a factory at Åsland. Photo:
Einar Aslaksen
Work on the cross passages is taking place in parallel to the drilling
of the two separate tubes.
All the cross passages in the northbound direction have been completed, Production of concrete will soon be complete
and four cross passages in the direction towards Ski remain. The production of the concrete elements to line the inside of the tunnel is
These passages will be drilled after the tunnel boring machines have in the final phase. Soon the contractor will have produced 20,000 tunnel
passed, and will be fully blasted and lined in the first half of 2019. rings at the factory in Åsland, which satisfies the total demand.
When the production is completed, most of the 22,700 m2 factory Construction vehicles from both the Follo Line Project and the
building at Åsland will be used for other purposes. It will initially be used Tram Project will be using Bispegata, which will entail increased
as a temporary storage site for railway technology and construction traffic in this area.
telecommunications.
The phase during which the railway tracks and technical equipment Status in Ski
will be installed, is starting now. In Ski, more than 60% of the work has now been completed. The main
Christmas in the tunnel work is now taking place on the west side of Ski Station and at the
The tunnel workers will also be celebrating Christmas. Friday 21 tunnel portal, which is located between Ski Station and Langhus Station.
December is the last day of production before the Christmas The plan is to open the west side of the new Ski Station in August 2019.
holidays, and production will start again on 3 January 2019. There
will not be any noisy work at the construction site at Åsland or in Large concrete structures are being erected on the west side of the station,
the tunnels, only necessary maintenance and preparation for where the concrete work on platforms 1 and 2 has been completed. A travel
production after the new year. square and new parking spaces are also being constructed here.
What is going on inside Ekebergåsen?
The northern part of the Follo Line’s long tunnel has now passed
through the mountain underneath Mosseveien, and the
construction work to connect it with the 600 m long concrete
tunnel (culvert) to run under the Medieval Park, has started. This
work is expected to be completed in 2019.
The project is working on clearing the floor inside the tunnel in
the Ekeberg mountain, which entails hammering and blasting.
Due to demanding ground conditions inside the tunnel, this work
has lasted longer than expected. The work is expected to be
completed in this area in early January.
The concrete work on platforms 1 and 2 has now been completed. This also
In the new year, similar work will start up in the area below Kongsveien
includes concrete work for the underpass that leads to the two platforms. Photo:
and Karlsborgveien – in the southbound direction. The work in this area is Røer Production
scheduled to continue until the spring of 2019.
When the tunnel inside Ekebergåsen is ready and connected to the At the tunnel portal, the Roås Tunnel is starting to take shape, and the area
concrete tunnel, the technical railway equipment, such as rails, is being prepared for the arrival of the two southbound tunnel boring
sleepers and overhead contact lines will be installed. This work will machines Anna fra Kloppa and Magda Flåtestad.
not affect the neighbours who live in the area. General tunnel work
at Sydhavna and inside Ekebergåsen will continue until the autumn In December, work will be performed on the entire section from north of
of 2019. Langhus Hagesenter to the south of Ski Station. Construction activity will
be reduced during Christmas and then stepped up again in the new year.
Medieval Park, Bispegata and Oslo Central Station No work will be performed on public holidays during the Christmas
The work at the Medieval Park, Bispegata and Oslo Central Station season.
has been going round the clock for a long time, and this work will also
continue throughout 2019. About the Follo Line Project
During Christmas, there will be less noisy work, such as monitoring of With the Follo Line Project, Bane Nor will deliver a double track
pumps and heating systems, and less construction work. No work will between Oslo and Ski which will enable the travel time to be
be performed at night between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, and reduced by half. The trains will pass directly through the longest
work will stop on public holidays. railway tunnel in the Nordic region to date, with a travel time of
11 minutes. The Østfold Line, where the local traffic will continue
Challenging traffic situation to operate, will also be adapted.
The traffic situation is challenging, and there will be major changes from
January 2019 when the Agency for Urban Environment’s (BYM) Tram Project The new Follo Line will be 22 km long, and the project includes a
starts up. The traffic in Bispegata will be redirected, and BYM is working on a modern new public transport hub in Ski.
proposal for a new signage plan in cooperation with the Public Roads
Administration and Bane NOR. Bispegata will be closed to general traffic, You can see more pictures and read more about the
including taxis, and only public transport, construction vehicles and cyclists project on our website banenor.no/follobanen or follow
will be permitted to use Bispegata. us at facebook.com/follobanen
Project Director Per David Borenstein had a nice visit to one of the neighbours, Wenche Kosberg Feldt, earlier this year. Photo: Bane NOR
Merry Christmas and a Important Dates
Happy New Year! 23/03–24/03 bus for train
18/04–21/04 bus for train
23/04–24/05 bus for train
25/05–26/05 bus for train
A large construction project like the Follo Line will unfortunately 29/06–12/08 bus for train
Note: Subject to possible minor adjustments.
result in inconveniences for many neighbours during the Neighbours affected by this will receive more
information along the way.
construction period. Bane NOR is actively working to limit these
inconveniences and emphasises to have a good dialogue with and
follow-up of the neighbours who will be affected by the Contact us!
construction work from Oslo to Ski.
If you would like to contact us, you will find
our contact information at:
Drilling of the long tunnel underneath densely populated areas has been completed. Bane NOR has
banenor.no/follobanen/kontakt
conducted a survey of the neighbours who have been in dialogue with Bane NOR regarding tunnel
work, and 84.4% of those who have responded say that they are satisfied with their dialogue with us. You can also send an e-mail to:
We very much appreciate that. All feedback is important to us, and we want to thank everyone who follobanen@banenor.no
has participated in the survey.
For urgent inquiries after 16:00, you can contact us
on :
Even though the drilling of the long tunnel is nearly completed, a lot of work is still to be performed in
+47 459 75 212
Oslo and Ski, which will at times cause inconveniences to the neighbours in these areas.
Weekdays from 16:00 to 22:00 and
We will maintain our close follow-up and dialogue, and encourage any of you who have questions Saturday/Sunday and public holidays
or have experienced inconveniences to contact us. from 11:00 to 16:00.
We would like to extend our thanks to our neighbours for their patience and cooperation. We wish
everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! INFO Centre
Welcome to our Information Centre in Oslo Bispegata 13 in Oslo – entrance from Trelastgata.
Close to 1,000 visitors have visited Bane NOR’s Information Centre for the Follo Line in 2018. Most come in Monday to Friday 11:00 to 15:00 and
groups and have made an appointment in advance, but the centre is open to everyone all week long, so you Thursdays 11:00 to 18:00
are most welcome to visit!
Larger groups are requested to contact us in advance at: follobanen@banenor.no.
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