Tag: trains

Trains running on time!

Trains that run on schedule normally don't prompt headlines, but in Oslo they do. After years of delays, cancellations and generally unreliable service, it...

NSB cuts fares to Gardermoen

Fares on state railway NSB's line between Oslo and the capital's main airport at Gardermoen are about to be cut by 20 percent, to...

Shake-up looms for transport fares

Fares charged for the public transport system in and around Oslo are about to undergo massive change, starting next week. Transport system officials claim...

More rain brings even more trouble

UPDATED: The relentless rain that's been falling over large portions of Norway since June was causing more trouble on Wednesday. Saturated ground forced a...

Airport train under pressure

The Airport Express Train (Flytoget) serving Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen is fighting hard to maintain its ticket prices and dominance on the line...

Passenger train derails in Hedmark

A passenger train heading from the historic mining town of Røros to Hamar derailed Monday morning, not far from the scene of a fatal...

Roads and rails under water again

The unrelenting rains of the summer of 2011 continue to flood and wash away local roads and a major highway in southern Norway, as...

Oslo Central Station reopens

Oslo Central Station, commonly referred to as "Oslo S," reopened on Monday after weeks of essential maintenance, with promises that the work done would...

Bergen-Oslo train line closed again

More trouble hit the heavily trafficked train line between Bergen and Oslo (Bergensbanen), after several rock- and earthslides left entire portions of the tracks...

Conflict over commuter chaos

Morning rush hour lasted until well into the afternoon as the scheduled halt of all trains through Oslo got off to a start yesterday...

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