Service
The line is served by Line 1 and 2 of the metro. During regular hours, both have a 15-minute headway, combined giving up to eight trains per hour. Both run onwards runs onwards along the Østensjø Line and then through the Common Tunnel through the city center. West of the city, Line 2 runs on the Kolsås Line while Line 1 runs on the Holmenkollen Line. Line 1 runs east of Helsfyr only on weekdays between 07 and 19. Operations of the line is done by Oslo T-banedrift on contract with Ruter, the public transport authority in Oslo and Akershus. The infrastructure itself is owned by Kollektivtransportproduksjon, a municipal company. Service is provided using MX3000 three- and six-car trains. Travel time from Ellingsrudåsen to Hellerud is 11 minutes, and from Ellingsrudåsen to Stortinget in the city center is 23 minutes. Transfer to Ruter buses are available at Tveita, Haugrud and Furuset.
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