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June 26, 2023 | Infrastructure

Bane Nor says 21% of Norwegian network in need of renewal

Infrastructure status report identifies increasing need for maintenance.

March 20, 2023 | Infrastructure

Gorm Frimannslund steps down as CEO of Bane Nor

Frimannslund will be at Bane Nor’s disposal until January 2024.

March 8, 2023 | Infrastructure

Bane Nor reopens Follo Line through the Blix Tunnel

After exhaustive tests the infrastructure manager is satisfied overheating incidents will not reoccur.

March 1, 2023 | Infrastructure

Follo Line resumption set for March 5

Bane Nor says extensive testing and analysis have resolved electrification overheating concerns.

February 23, 2023 | Infrastructure

Norway’s Follo Line remains closed as Bane Nor continues investigation

The line was closed weeks after opening after electrical issues were identified.

December 15, 2022 | Infrastructure

King of Norway officially opens the Follo Line

New 20km high-speed line with Nordic region’s longest tunnel has increased capacity southeast of Oslo.

March 31, 2020 | Infrastructure

Costs of Norwegian rail infrastructure projects to increase - report

NUMEROUS projects underway across Norway are expected to cost more than previously budgeted, a report from the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications has found.

February 27, 2019 | Main line

Follo Line tunnelling completed

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane Nor completed the tunnelling for the Follo Line on February 26 when the last two of four 150m tunnel boring machines (TBM) broke through at Kvakestad in Ski, creating the Nordic region’s longest railway tunnel.

January 28, 2019 | High-speed

Follo Line faces delay and cost escalation after contract cancellation

THE cancellation of two key contracts with Condotte, Italy, in January 2018 has delayed the opening of Norway’s Follo Line by a year, with the project costs increased to NKr 30.7bn ($US 4.6bn), infrastructure manager Bane Nor reported on January 24.

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