“No” to rail operators and traffic jams: Norway’s serious problem of capacity
AnalysisSeveral of Norway’s railway lines are completely full, leading to traffic jams on the tracks and train delays, Bane NOR said in a statement last week. Norway’s mostly single track rails have almost no capacity...Read more
Spectre of tunnel closure comes back to haunt Bane NOR
Bane NOR has once again been forced to close the Blixtunnel of its new multi-billion-euro Follo railway. The tunnel was closed to traffic following an incident on Monday, the Norwegian infrastructure manager announced on Thursday....Read more
‘Demanding year’ at Bane NOR leads to another high-profile resignation
Bane NOR executive development director Stine Undrum has announced her resignation, marking the second-high profile departure from the Norwegian infrastructure manager this month. She will be replaced by Utbygging’s Bettina Sandvin from 11 April onwards.Read more
Bane NOR ceo bows out with immediate effect
Bane NOR ceo Gorm Frimannslund has stepped down as chief of Norway’s infrastructure manager, the company announced on Tuesday. Henning Bråtebæk has stepped in as his immediate replacement. Frimannslund will keep his ties to the...Read more
Norway’s troubled Folloban railway to reopen on Sunday
Travellers can once more make use of the Folloban railway between between Olso and the city of Ski starting on Sunday, March 5. The announcement comes following weeks of delays and setbacks as a result...Read moreBane NOR calls on PwC to investigate Folloban debacle
Bane NOR has selected consultancy PwC to carry out an independent investigation into the events that led to the multi-billion-euro Folloban railway being suspended shortly following its opening. PwC, on its part, will enlist the...Read more
Bane NOR stumbles again in prepping multi-billion-euro line for reopening
Bane NOR has faced a fresh setback in trying to reopen Norway’s brand-new Folloban railway, admitting this week that it had been “overly optimistic” in its schedule for fixes and testing of the 3.5-billion-euro railway....Read more
Ongoing issues with Norway’s new Follobanen pushes reopening to February 12
The reopening of the double-track Folloban railway between Olso and the city of Ski has been pushed to February 12, while the trial runs have been delayed until tomorrow, Saturday. It means that Bane NOR’s...Read more
Bane NOR completes new line between Oslo and Ski
A new double-track railway was completed on Sunday between Olso and the city of Ski. Development of the 22-kilometre-railway, also dubbed the Folloban, began 2015. The project carries a price tag of 3.5 billion euros.Read more
Bane NOR makes the 150-year-old Drammen Line near fjord future-proof
Norwegian infrastructure manager Bane NOR will mark the 150th anniversary of the Drammen Line this weekend. Work is currently being carried out on the Drammen-Kobbervikdalen section to make line as a whole future-proof, amongst others...Read more
Drop in railway accidents does not stop ÖBB from launching new safety campaign
Despite a steady drop in the number of railway accidents and fatalities in Austria over the past decade, ÖBB is embarking on a new safety campaign aimed at school-going children, adolescents and young adults on...Read more
New energy saving measures at Bane NOR after steep increase in energy costs
Arctic winters or not, Bane NOR will turn down the heat at 334 train stations across Norway in a bid to save energy. The infrastructure manager will drop the temperature in waiting rooms from 21...Read more
Netherlands and Norway see increase in near misses at level crossings
Infrastructure managers Bane NOR and Prorail, operating in Norway and the Netherlands, respectively, have seen the number of near misses at level crossings and other incidents close to the tracks increase this year. In separate...Read more