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March 27, 2023 | Passenger

IRJ news in brief - Transit

Chennai CBTC contract for Hitachi, Oslo tunnel contract for Implena, and new light rail lines inaugurated in Turkey, Poland and Austria.

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 17, 2023 | Fleet

Stadler wins Norske Tog contract for 17 long-distance trains

Option for up to 83 eight-car EMUs with reclining seats and flexible sleeping compartments.

February 7, 2023 | Fleet

Norske Tog exercises option with Alstom for 25 additional EMUs

Order adds to 30 Coradia Nordic trains already in production for Oslo commuter lines.

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.

November 15, 2022 | Infrastructure

Norway and Sweden work to improve cross-border services

Stockholm - Oslo frequency to increase while Oslo - Gothenburg improvements studied.

December 14, 2021 | Signalling

Sporveien awards Siemens €270m CBTC contract

Siemens will install CBTC across the entire Oslo Metro network.

November 25, 2021 | Europe

Norway to explore Oslo - Copenhagen night train revival

Services could start in 2024 with extension to Hamburg possible.

June 5, 2021 | Main line

Flytoget introduces Norway’s fastest trains

CAF was awarded the contract to supply the eight 245km/h EMUs in 2015.

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