Norwegian infrastructure manger BaneNOR on Tuesday announced that it will work to reduce direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases from construction and maintenance activities by 50 percent in 2030 when compared to 2019 levels.Read more
Bane NOR wants to further reduce the environmental impact of its railway infrastructure projects by mandating an environmental assessment and certification for all upcoming works, the company said on Wednesday.Read more
Norwegian infrastructure manager Bane NOR reactivated the railway line at the port of Larvik on Friday. It had been a disused line since 2012, but an uptick in freight traffic and the aim of moving...Read more
Bane NOR has received support from the Norwegian ministry of Transport and Communications for six projects aimed at reducing emissions at rail infrastructure construction sites in 2022. In total, the company will receive 12,6 million...Read more
In an effort to reduce wildlife train collisions, Bane NOR will be trialing new measures to help scare moose off the tracks in Norway. Between 15 and 20 locomotives will be fitted with audio equipment.Read more
The Norwegian rail infrastructure manager Bane NOR will carry out extensive track works on the Bergen line in the coming week in preparation for the new signalling system ERTMS. The company will also be replacing...Read more
Norway’s Bane NOR will be utilising sensor monitoring to improve maintenance predictability and thereby reduce stoppages and increase punctuality. To that end, it has launched a digital track monitoring system and accompanying app, which will...Read more
The Norwegian ministry of Transport has commissioned the Norwegian Railway Directorate to conduct a conceptual design study into the proposed Northern Norway Line. A report is due in the summer of 2023.Read more
Bane NOR has been named a winner of the European Railway Award 2022 for the work on the new digital signaling system ERTMS, which they have planend to roll out on the whole railway network....Read more
The new Norwegian government is making radical changes to the railway policy. They say no to tendering, splitting and privatisation of the railway, and plan to stop the ongoing tendering of railway sections in Norway. Read more
After almost two years, Swedish operator SJ will run train services between Stockholm and Oslo in Norway again starting on 12 December. The Norwegian government has announced that passenger train traffic will be allowed across...Read more
Several countries have adopted a Norwegian technology that has a positive effect on the climate and saves society from large expenses. Bane NOR calculated that if every European country would follow this method, this would...Read more
Railway supplier Vossloh has won a contract for equipping the Norwegian rail network with switches and crossings for Bane NOR. Deliveries will run until 2029. The order is worth at least 80 million over the ...Read more
The Norwegian government is giving the go-ahead for the construction of a double track into Bergen station. Along with a new green freight terminal, this will greatly improve rail freight in the region, as well...Read more
Bane NOR has awarded contractor Azvi the task of rehabilitating the Ulriken tunnel from 1964 between Arna and Bergen. A new tunnel through the mountain Ulriken was recently opened, and now Bane NOR will renovate...Read more
