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August 22, 2023 | Infrastructure

Extreme weather causes major damage to Norwegian rail network

Operations on the Oslo - Trondheim main line will be disrupted for some time.

November 15, 2022 | Infrastructure

Norway and Sweden work to improve cross-border services

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

July 13, 2022 | Financial

Norwegian passenger concessions renegotiated

Compensation planned for operators to combat an increase in energy prices.

May 26, 2022 | Infrastructure

Bane Nor plans $US 1.7bn investment in Trøndelag

The plans include NKr 2.5bn for the new Trondheim Central Station.

November 22, 2021 | Policy

Norwegian government halts further competitive tendering of rail services

Tending for the two remaining contracts will now not take place.

October 15, 2021 | Policy

New Norwegian government to stop open tendering for rail operation

The government is also looking to simplify the rail sector.

January 25, 2021 | Europe

Norway to operate reduced timetable until April

NORWAY’s Railway Directorate has reached agreement with the country’s rail operators to reduce the number of services on the network until April because of reduced demand for travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

December 14, 2020 | Fleet

Stadler delivers first Norwegian bi-mode Flirt

STADLER has delivered the first of 14 class 76 Flirt hybrid trains that will be operated by SJ Norge to Skien, Norway, where it will undergo testing before the fleet is introduced in the Trøndelag region throughout 2021.

November 9, 2020 | Passenger

Norway’s state operator rebrands and refocuses in new market

Norwegian State Railways’ (NSB) rebranding as Vy in mid-2019 reflects a radical transformation of the company over the past three years. Kevin Smith speaks with Arne Fosen, the head of Vy’s passenger train division, about its new strategy and the impact of coronavirus on the company and rail operations in Norway.

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