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October 28, 2024 | Financial

Norway awards temporary passenger contract

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Railway Directorate to approve a five-year direct award of an operating contract for lines in southern Norway to state operator Vy.

April 18, 2024 | Infrastructure

Oslo - Trondheim main line reopens on May 20

Dovre Line closed since August 2023 following storm damage to Randklev bridge.

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.

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