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Troms train line project derailed, for now

Some residents and politicians in Northern Norway are feeling let down, after Parliament voted against a proposal to invest at least NOK 100 billion...

Swedes take over seven train lines

Sweden's SJ railway company started operating some of what are billed as "Norway's most beautiful train lines" from Monday. They include the venerable Dovrebanen...

Storms and flooding halt trains, ferries

More stormy weather and high tides set off flooding that forced closure of train stations in Drammen and Halden on Monday. Strong winds and...

Power cut to trains through Oslo

Rail traffic on lies west of Oslo came to a sudden halt just before the commuter rush on Thursday, after a power line snapped...

Train passengers stranded in Sørlandet

Around 2,000 train passengers were stranded in Southern Norway on Monday after a power failure left trains standing still on the line now operated...

Train passengers hope for a new era

The trains and tracks were the same, but British-owned railway company Go-Ahead Nordic made history over the weekend as the first foreign operator to...

Bergensbanen remains Norwegian

After losing the first two rounds of new competition over train lines in Norway, the country's own state railway has managed to retain the...

Railway’s boss opts to derail

Geir Isaksen has been one of the most unpopular executives in Norway this past year. After turning 65 this fall, he claims, it was...

Next train strike to threaten rush hour

Angry Norwegian railroad workers are threatening to halt Norway's trains once again, if the government doesn't postpone implementation of the latest package of EU...

Political strike halts trains nationwide

Railway employees all over Norway walked off the job for two hours on Thursday, to protest implementation of the latest package of EU rules...
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