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…
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.…
Cecilie 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…
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 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…
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.…
Norwegian 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…
The 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…
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…
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,…
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 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.…
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 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.…
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…