Tram Maintenance Facility
Tram Maintenance facility, Skullerud
As part of the upgrade of Majorstuen Metro Station, it was decided that the tram maintenance base would need to relocate from its former premises on the site. Following a site selection study and a user involvement process, Sporveien chose a site at Skullerud. The area already accommodated a rail workshop, wash facilities, and other tram operational functions, allowing the new base to build on an established environment rather than starting from scratch.
The workshop is the first phase of a larger development plan for the site, and a new zoning plan designating the area for tramway operations is currently being prepared. Covering approximately 600 m², the new facility accommodates a maintenance department, welding workshop, emergency vehicle station, changing rooms, offices, meeting rooms, and a staff canteen.
The design of the building was developed in close collaboration with the various user groups throughout both the planning and construction phases. Their knowledge of daily operational processes informed not only the overall organisation of functions but also the resolution of detailed design elements. The ambition was to create a workshop that performs optimally for those who use it every day, supporting efficient workflows, employee well-being, ease of maintenance, and robust long-term operations.
Large windows and overhead doors with extensive glazing provide generous daylight and establish a visual connection between the main workshop space and the surrounding landscape, including the exposed rock face to the rear of the site.
- commission type:
- Direct commission
- program
- Maintenance Facility
- location
- Oslo, Norway
- status
- Built
- year
- 2025
- size
- 600 m2
- client
- Sporveien AS
- photos
- Einar Aslaksen
- team:
- Helge Lunder, Hanne Brett, Nina Follo, Jonathan Trampe-Ewert, Jared Widner
- category:
- industry
