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Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS, (formerly Oslo Sporveier or Sporveien) is the municipal public transport operator of Oslo, Norway. In 2003, the company had 2,365 employees, and transported its 160 million passengers 710 million kilometres. The company is after July 1, 2006 administrated by Oslo Sporveier. The actual operations in the company is performed by eight subsidiaries.
On July 1 2006, Oslo Sporveier changed their name to Kollektivtransportproduksjon AS. The name Oslo Sporveier was taken over by a new administrative company for public transportation in Oslo. Kollektivtransportproduksjon is itself responsible for the rail infrastructure in Oslo. The Oslo T-bane (metro) is operated by the subsidiary Oslo T-banedrift while the tram, Oslotrikken, is operated by the subsidiary Oslo Sporvognsdrift. Some of the city buses are operated by the subsidiaries Sporveisbussene and Nexus Trafikk, though these are subject to public service obligation contracts with Oslo Sporveier.
The responsibility for maintenance and infrastructure is in the hands of the mother company. In addition to the operational subsidiaries of the company, Kollektivtransportproduksjon also ownes three other subsidiaries. AS Sporvognsannonsene is responsible for sale of advertisement on the buses and rails. This company cooperates with JCDecaux, and in 2005 it sold for NOK 28.4 million. Oslo T-banevogner AS is responsible for the purchase of the new T3000 cars while Sporveisbilletter AS is developing the new ticket system.
There are currently major revisions to the infrastructure, paid in part by the city's surrounding toll roads in addition to public funding, upgrading the metro system for NOK 7 billion, known as the MetrOslo project.
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