The Fornebu Line
This is the Fornebu Line
The Fornebu Line is a new metro extension in a continuous tunnel system, between Majorstuen and Fornebu. The metro line is approximately 7,7 kilometres long, and has six new underground stations:
- Skøyen
- Vækerø
- Lysaker
- Fornebuporten
- Flytårnet
- Fornebu
The Fornebu Line will provide better public transport services to an area under development into housing and commercial areas adjacent to the city centre. At Majorstuen, the track will connect into the existing metro network in Oslo.
Organization
The metro project is organized as an agency in Oslo municipality and is engineered and designed by Prosjekteringsgruppen Fornebubanen (PGF) consisting of Cowi and Multiconsult.
The project is complex and extensive with large rock caverns, long tunnels, deep construction pits, shafts, structures and comprehensive technical installations.
The tunnel passes through challenging geology with folding structures, faults, deep gouges, clayey soils and with low rock cover.
Short history
The first plans of a train line or metro to Fornebu occurred as early as in 1919.
Later, in 1939, the main airport for the Oslo area opened at the Fornebu peninsula west of Oslo. When it closed in 1998 due to the opening of a new main airport at Gardermoen, the area still had no metro service.
There were several suggestions in the 1990’s and the early 2000’s to improve the local public transportation. In 2011, the suggestion for a Metro from Fornebu towards Majorstuen was finally decided.
The metro project The Fornebu Line, was created in 2017. Three years later, in 2020, groundwork started.
The need for the Fornebu Line
The new metro is important to ensure growth and development in the Oslo area.
At Fornebu, there are plans to build 11.000 new homes in addition to new business development. There are also plans for 20.000 new jobs at Fornebu. To reduce the number of cars it is important to provide a good and environment friendly public transportation alternative.
The area above the metro tunnel is also a part of the project and improves urban development.
Financing
The construction costs for the Fornebubanen are estimated at 23.3 billion Norwegian kroner in 2021 value. This figure appears in an external quality assurance report (KS2) for the project.
The Fornebu Line is financed 50 per cent by the Government. The project is also financed through the Oslo Package 3, urban environment agreements and land ownership contribution. Responsible for funding the project is a collaboration between Oslo council and Akershus council municipality.
For contractors
The construction of the Fornebu Metro Line is divided into several contracts. The following overview shows upcoming contracts. The Fornebu Metro Line is subject to the regulations for public procurement. We have joined TransQ, which is a qualification scheme for the transport sector.
To be invited to participate in our tender competitions for contracts above the EEA threshold, suppliers must therefore be eligible in TransQ and registered on relevant product codes. Contractors can register at TransQ here: https://www.achilles.com/community/transq-nordics/
Contact Carsten Krøger at Achilles for assistance with registration in TransQ.
Phone: +47 958 23 940
Email: carsten.kroger@achilles.com
Contracts
K1A Pit, ground works, and crosscut Majorstuen | Tunnel
- Call for tender: Q3 2023
- Contractor: NRC Group Norge
- 280 MNOK
- NS8405
- Project Manager: Hanne Wiig
- Contact information: hanne.wiig@fob.oslo.kommune.no
K1B Tunnel and groundworks Majorstuen – Skøyen | Tunnel
- Call for tender: Q2 2023
- Contractor: Veidekke
- Length of tunnel: 2,7 km; Blast stone: 250 000 fm3
- 1 400 MNOK
- NS8405
- Project manager: Hanne Wiig
- Contact information: hanne.wiig@fob.oslo.kommune.no
K2D Tunnel and ground works Skøyen – Vækerø | Tunnel
- Call for tender: Q4 2022
- Contractor: Implenia
- Length of tunnel: 1,7 km; Blast stone: 240 000 fm3
- 800 – 1 200 MNOK
- NS8405
- Project manager: Tore Lie Falkenberg
- Contact information: tore.lie.falkenberg@fob.oslo.kommune.no
K3B Rectifiers | Railway technology
- Call for tender: Q3 2024
- Contractor: Malthe Winje Automasjon AS
- 100 MNOK
- NS8407
- Project manager: Klara Lyngnes
- Contact information: klara.lyngnes@fob.oslo.kommune.no
K5A Fornebu station and base | Construction
- Call for tender: Q3 2023
- Contractor: HAB-Dragados ANS
- Platform 12 m below terrain; Concrete: 120 000m3
- 2 250 MNOK
- NS8405
- Project Manager: Marit Gunn Lembach-Beylegaard
- Contact information: marit.beylegaard@fob.oslo.kommune.no
K5B Fornebu station and base – Technical installations | Construction
- Call for tender: Q3 2025
- 800 – 1 200 MNOK
- NS8405
- Project Manager: Marit Gunn Lembach-Beylegaard
- Contact information: marit.beylegaard@fob.oslo.kommune.no
K6 Fornebuporten and Flytårnet stations | Construction
- Call for tender Q2 2023
- Contractor: HENT AS
- Platform depth: 23 and 25 m below terrain; Concrete: 23 000m3
- 1 670 MNOK
- NS8405
- Project manager: Erik Hagen
- Contact information: erik.hagen@fob.oslo.kommune.no
K7 Vækerø and Lysaker stations | Construction
- Call for tender: Platform Q4 2023
- Contractor: Veidekke
- 21 and 28 m below terrain; Concrete: 25 000m3
- 1 773 MNOK
- NS8405
- Project manager: Sindre H. Sande
- Contact information: sindre.higraff.sande@fob.oslo.kommune.no
K10 Skøyen station | Construction
- Call for tender: Q1 2025
- Contractor: Skanska Norge AS
- Station depth: 45 meters
- 1 658 MNOK
- NS8405
- Project Manager: Tore Lie Falkenberg
- Contact information: tore.lie.falkenberg@fob.oslo.kommune.no