Norway’s rail budget boost may mean big contracts for 2025
Norway’s government has proposed to set aside 470 million euros for 2025 to upgrade its railway network, nearly 250 million euros more than last year. The budget still…
Norway: AI cameras to tackle rail crossing accidents
Every year, just under 700 incidents occur at level crossings in Norway. In response, the state-owned rail agency Bane NOR is using state-of-the-art electronic surveillance at 39 of…
Bergensbanen reopens after derailment incident
The Arna-Vaksdal stretch of the Bergensbanen railway line has resumed operations as of Tuesday, April 2nd, following closures due to significant damages resulting from a freight train derailment…
Train derailment disrupts traffic in Norway
Following a freight train derailment on the evening of 22 March 2024, the Norwegian infrastructure manager Bane NOR has initiated cleanup operations at Arna station, in Bergen, Norway.…
Trains Trondheim-Oslo diverted after bridge collapse, but alternative route also damaged by extreme weather
After a storm and heavy rain caused a railway bridge on the Norwegian Dovre line to collapse last week, traffic on that route has come to a standstill.…
Analysis
“No” to rail operators and traffic jams: Norway’s serious problem of capacity
Several 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…
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,…
‘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…
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.…
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…
Bane 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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…