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Trains back on track

Signal trouble and power cuts, some caused by lightning and more torrential rain, have shut down train lines and caused major problems for thousands...

Airport trains need to expand

Heavy and constantly growing traffic in and out of Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen (OSL) is forcing expansion not only of the airport itself...

More heavy cargo clogs the roads

More heavy goods transport in Norway is ending up on the roads, and less on the rail network, despite the current government’s pledge to...

Flood repairs for a full year

The railroad between Oslo and Dombås needs repairs in 300 different spots following the massive flooding that hit the valley of Gudbrandsdalen in late...

Flood damage claims pour in

The cost of last week's severe flooding in southern Norway is likely to hit a quarter-billion kroner (USD 43 million), as insurance firms tally...

Bergensbanen running again

The popular train line between Bergen and Oslo reopened on Monday after its tracks were blocked by an earthslide in the mountains between Finse...

Reaction mixed to transport plan

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg called it the biggest commitment to public transportation projects ever made in Norway, but his left-center government's release of its...

NRK’s ‘slow TV’ won more viewers

Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) made television history with its record-breaking "minute-by-minute" coverage of a coastal voyage on a Hurtigruten vessel two summers ago. It's since...

Electrical trouble halted trains

All train traffic through Oslo's busy central station (Oslo S) ground to a halt Sunday afternoon because of a grounding problem in the station's...

Tunnel fire disrupts train schedules

Tens of thousands of Oslo-area commuters had to find alternative ways of getting to work on Monday after a fire in the main railroad...
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