Northern Norway Line back on the cards
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
Norway’s ERTMS programme wins European Railway Award
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
Norway stops further competitive tendering of passenger rail
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
Trains between Stockholm and Oslo resume in December after 21 months
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
Norwegian rail technology saves electricity in 9 countries
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 moreVossloh to supply switches and crossings in Norway
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
Double track approved for Bergen, Norway
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
Northern Europe’s busiest single-track railway tunnel gets upgrade
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
Bane NOR invests 145 million in first ERTMS line Nordlandsbanen
Bane NOR will invest a total of NOK 1.54 billion (145 million euros) for maintenance and ERTMS on the Nordlandsbanen line. It is the first line in Norway to implement the European standardized system for...Read more
Data fusion algorithms provide more advantages for ETCS
Brussels-based railway certification organisation Belgorail has approved the ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2. The latest standard was developed by Alstom and includes the usage of data fusion algorithms. As a result, the solution is able...Read more
First solar-powered train station in Norway
Norwegian rail infrastructure manager Bane NOR plans to make the first train station in the country solar-powered. It will install 4,500 square metres of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Drammen railway station. This...Read more
Norwegian Railways dismisses 1,100 staff due to lockdown
Norwegian railway operator Vy has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the imposed restrictions, the company lose over 80 per cent of its passengers. As a result, Vy is dismissing more than 1,100...Read more
Coronavirus impact on railways: 19 March
RailTech continues to inform about the impact of coronavirus on the rail sector in Europe. Below you can find some highlights of Thursday, 19 March. Earlier, we have published similar updates on Wednesday, 18 March,...Read more