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State won’t force an end to train strike

Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen has called an ongoing train strike in southeastern Norway "extremely unfortunate," but claimed this week that he had no plans to order...

Train strike on track to spread again

Tens of thousands of commuters in the Oslo area don't look set to get any relief from a strike by locomotive engineers that has...

Idled trains spur commuter chaos

It was extremely difficult for Oslo-area commuters who rely on local train service to get to work Monday morning. As a strike by locomotive...

Train strike to force more cancellations

One of the main commuter lines around Oslo, Østfoldbanen, may all but grind to a halt this weekend. A strike by locomotive engineers is...

Strike-hit NSB also to cut 300 jobs

UPDATED: Around 170 train departures were cancelled Thursday morning after locomotive engineers went on strike against state railway NSB. More are expected in the...

Bad week for train service around Oslo

Norway's long-struggling train system has been receiving lots of extra public funding for improvements in recent years, but commuters in the Oslo area have...

Train lines shut down at Oslo S

Nearly all east- and northbound trains between Oslo’s central station (Oslo S) and Grefsen, Bryn, Lillestrøm and Ski will be shut down this week,...

Tourists sell out Oslo-Bergen train

Never before have so many tourists been taking the train over the mountains between Bergen and Oslo. The popular line, known as Bergensbanen, has been been...

Commuters told to brace for train trouble

Norway's state railroad, which is in the midst of some major refurbishing projects, warned that its annual summer maintenance program was also due to...

Roadblocks ahead for transport plan

NEWS ANALYSIS: As hundreds of thousands of Norwegians hit the road this week, to spend the country's long Easter holiday weekend at mountain cabins or...
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