Commuters and travelers were subjected to more train chaos on Friday morning when Oslo’s main train station (Oslo S) had to close after a derailment followed by technical trouble. All traffic including the Airport Express Train (Flytoget) was halted.
Thousands of commuters were literally left out in the cold all over the Oslo metropolitan area as they waited for trains that didn’t come or couldn’t leave their positions. BaneNor, the state-owned company in charge of railroad infrastructure, was responsible for fixing the problems while state-owned train operator Vy began trying to arrange bus service from Lillestrøm, ski and Skøyen as an alternative to their trains.
So many train lines were affected that it was difficult to provide transport for all the stranded passengers on the morning of Friday the 13th. Some service resumed by 8am but many were late for work or school.
NewsinEnglish.no staff
