Tag: trains
Fewer train delays this winter
There were some signal problems in the Oslo area Thursday morning, but Norway's chronic railway delays have been reduced by more than a half...
Train crash victim finally wins compensation
A 33-year-old woman who was among those injured in one of Norway's worst train crashes ever has finally won compensation, 11 years after the...
Snow snarled traffic, again
Wintertime tourists may enjoy Norway's snow, but Oslo-area commuters faced more frustration on Thursday when a heavy snowfall halted trains, made driving hazardous and...
T-bane struggles back into business
Oslo's underground transit system, the T-bane, was mostly back in service Thursday after a derailment on Wednesday shut down all operations through downtown. Commuters,...
Transit trouble after T-bane derailed
Commuters in the Oslo area faced even more challenges than normal on Wednesday, after a metro train known as the T-bane derailed at the...
Train boss quits
After 10 years in the hot seat as head of Norwegian State Railways (NSB), Einar Enger has handed in his resignation. He would have...
Revolution in train service delayed
A much-hyped "revolution" in train service in Norway has met the same fate as much of the country's train schedule. It's been delayed, and...
Heavy rains drench the southwest
Residents of Norway's southwest coast were mopping up on Thursday after heavy rains set off flooding and landslides. The main train line between Kristiansand...
Key train stations to close for repairs
Armed with millions from the state budget proposed this week, railway and railroad authorities plan to get down to work repairing Norway's ailing train...
Fatal accident halted Dovrebanen
UPDATED: The railway line between Oslo and Trondheim known as Dovrebanen was halted on Wednesday after a passenger train collided with a truck on...
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