Tag: trains

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...

Train disruption starts smoothly

Locals and tourists alike have been bracing themselves for commuter chaos, as the scheduled halt of all trains through Oslo began this morning. "All...

Travelers brace for more train chaos

Commuters and tourists alike are being warned to expect major disruption on all train routes through Oslo, starting this weekend and continuing for the...

Investigation underway into train fire

Railway and railroad officials narrowly avoided a major catastrophe on the train line between Oslo and Bergen, after fire broke out in a snow...

Fire shuts Oslo-Bergen line

Around 250 passengers were evacuated from a train running on the popular line between Oslo and Bergen on Thursday, after fire broke out in...

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