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Do not fill this in! ===Public transport=== Oslo has Norway's most extensive public transport system, managed by [[Ruter]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ruter.no/Om-Ruter-As/ |title=Om Ruter |publisher=[[Ruter]] |access-date=1 December 2010 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307000751/http://ruter.no/Om-Ruter-As/ |archive-date=7 March 2010 }}</ref> This includes the five-line [[Oslo Metro]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ruter.no/Rutetilbud/T-bane/ |title=T-banen – forstadsbane og storbymetro |publisher=[[Ruter]] |access-date=1 December 2010 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206002112/http://www.ruter.no/Rutetilbud/T-bane/ |archive-date=6 December 2010}}</ref> the world's most extensive metro per resident; the six-line [[Trams in Oslo|Oslo Tramway]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ruter.no/Rutetilbud/Trikk/ |title=Trikk |publisher=[[Ruter]] |access-date=1 December 2010 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206090439/http://ruter.no/Rutetilbud/Trikk/ |archive-date=6 December 2010}}</ref> and the eight-line [[Oslo Commuter Rail]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nsb.no/getfile.php/www.nsb.no/nsb.no/Bilder/Rutetabeller/Lokaltogkart%20A4.pdf |title=Network map commuter trains |publisher=[[Vy|NSB]] |access-date=1 December 2010 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029104215/http://www.nsb.no/getfile.php/www.nsb.no/nsb.no/Bilder/Rutetabeller/Lokaltogkart%20A4.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> The tramway operates within the areas close to the city centre, while the metro, which runs underground through the city centre, operates to suburbs further away; this includes two lines that operate to Bærum, and the [[Ring Line (Oslo)|Ring Line]] which loops to areas north of the centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avinet.no/Oslopakke2/database/faktaark_ny.aspx?id=46 |title=T-baneringen |publisher=[[Oslo Package 2]] |access-date=1 December 2010 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501173155/http://www.avinet.no/Oslopakke2/database/faktaark_ny.aspx?id=46 |archive-date=1 May 2011}}</ref> Oslo is also covered by a bus network consisting of 52 city lines, as well as regional buses to the neighboring county of Akershus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rutetabeller og linjekart for buss i Oslo |url=https://ruter.no/reise/rutetabeller-og-linjekart/buss-i-oslo/ |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=Ruter |language=no}}</ref> [[Oslo Central Station]] acts as the central hub,<ref name=romplan>{{cite web |url=https://www.jernbanedirektoratet.no/contentassets/52e617297a3a4f21a8441e5e59caf6f3/concept-study-oslo-hub-short-version.pdf |publisher=[[Norwegian Railway Directorate]] |title=CONCEPT STUDY OSLO HUB |access-date=1 May 2019}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and offers rail services to most major cities in southern Norway as well as [[Stockholm]] and [[Gothenburg]] in Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nsb.no/getfile.php/www.nsb.no/nsb.no/Bilder/Rutetabeller/NSB%20Map.pdf |title=Network map |publisher=[[Vy|NSB]] |access-date=1 December 2010 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827025855/http://www.nsb.no/getfile.php/www.nsb.no/nsb.no/Bilder/Rutetabeller/NSB%20Map.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2010}}</ref> The [[Flytoget|Airport Express Train]] operates along the high-speed [[Gardermoen Line]]. The [[Drammen Line]] runs under the city centre in the [[Oslo Tunnel]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Bjørn |last=Holøs |title=Stasjoner i sentrum |year=1990 |publisher=Gyldendal Norsk Forlagg |location=Oslo |language=no |isbn=82-05-19082-8 |page=182}}</ref> Some of the city islands and the neighbouring municipality of [[Nesodden]] are connected by ferry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ruter.no/Rutetilbud/Bat/ |title=Båt til jobb og skole, eller bad og utflukt |publisher=[[Ruter]] |access-date=1 December 2010 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211041834/http://www.ruter.no/Rutetilbud/Bat/ |archive-date=11 December 2010}}</ref> Daily [[cruiseferry]] services operate to [[Copenhagen]] and [[Frederikshavn]] in Denmark, and to [[Kiel]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oslohavn.no/passasjerer/ |title=Passasjer/turist |publisher=[[Port of Oslo]] |access-date=1 December 2010 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501174323/http://www.oslohavn.no/passasjerer/ |archive-date=1 May 2011 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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