RailTech Europe ’24: Is ATO a fit for Norway?
InterviewCecilie Bjørlykke and Ingar Østerby, both Senior Advisers at the Norwegian Railway Directorate (NRD), shed light on Norway’s exploration of integrating Automatic Train Operation (ATO) with its European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). This discussion...Read more
Norway’s southern railway struggles to win back passengers
Norway’s most southern railway line, the Sørlandsbanen running from Oslo via Kristiansand to Stavanger, has not seen all its passengers return after the pandemic. Some even fear that the line is losing out to roads...Read more
Norway’s Norland Line to be partially electrified for battery locomotives
The iconic Norland railway line crossing Norway on a north-south axis and connecting Trondheim with Bodø will be the first critical route of the country to be upgraded with partial electrification for battery locomotive operations....Read more
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. Therefore, operator SJ diverted its traffic via...Read more
Will Norway lose state operator Flytoget?
part 2Norwegian operator Flytoget faces an uncertain future after its current operations between Oslo and the airport will go to Norway’s other state operator Vy by 2028. What would this mean for Norwegian rail, and why...Read more
Norwegian rail became a ‘victim of its own success’, operator Flytoget drew the short straw
Part 1The current airport express rail service in Norway will not be continued with Flytoget after the contract with the operator expires. The other national operator, Vy, will take over operations, after getting the contract for...Read more
“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
New long-distance trains for Norway ordered at Stadler
Norske tog has awarded a contract to Swiss manufacturer Stadler for the purchase of 17 long-distance trains, the first of which will go into service on the Bergen line from 2026. The contract is worth...Read more