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British train operator Go-Ahead is going out of Norway for good

The British train company that took over operations in southwestern Norway is giving up on running the three train lines Sørlandsbanen, Arendalsbanen and Jærbanen....

Train crew hailed after fire on Bergensbanen

Firefighters, police and paramedics were hailing employees of Norwegian train operator Vy, after fire broke out on board one of Vy's trains traveling from...

Trains halted late Sunday night

BaneNor, the state agency in charge of the Norwegian railroad, announced a five-hour shutdown of trains all over the country during the weekend. The...

Metro back on track, train delays rise

Norway's long-suffering train system had another bad month of delays and cancellations in October, much of it blamed on inadequate capacity and infrastructure around...

Passengers fainting on packed trains

The Oslo metropolitan area's train lines are so packed with passengers during the commuter rush that several have fainted on board since the end...

No commuter relief on the trains

Commuters crammed into packed trains in the Oslo area also faced more delays and cancellations this week, but can't expect much relief any time...

Another major train line disrupted

Norway's train woes continued this week, after the major Dovrebanen line between Oslo and Trondheim had to shut down because of flooding at the...

Train trouble may save Flytoget

Oslo's Airport Express Train, better known as Flytoget, has been one of Norway's few railroad successes, and popular with passengers. Its future has been under...

‘The railroad in Norway is a scandal.’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Train service in Norway has been unreliable for decades, and more than 25 percent of trains in the Oslo area failed to...

Trains finally rolling again through Oslo

Norway's long-troubled state railroad agency finally fixed another problem that had shut down all traffic through a critical tunnel in Oslo since late Saturday...

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