Tag: transport

Passengers fainting on packed trains

The Oslo metropolitan area's train lines are so packed with passengers during the commuter rush that several have fainted on board since the end...

Bus drivers shocked by ‘tragic’ fire

A fire that quickly engulfed a bus that's part of the Oslo area's public transport system has shocked and horrified bus drivers and passengers...

Public transport disruptions in Oslo

Two of Oslo's major transport hubs closed during the weekend, as did a key metro line that's especially popular with tourists. That's set off...

Norway to track visitors’ tolls

Tourists and others driving their own foreign-registered vehicles in Norway evaded as much as NOK 186 million worth of road tolls just during the...

Oslo transport hub’s closures begin

Thousands of Oslo-area commuters, tourists and local residents face major public transport disruptions over the next seven months. They were beginning this weekend, with...

No commuter relief on the trains

Commuters crammed into packed trains in the Oslo area also faced more delays and cancellations this week, but can't expect much relief any time...

Another major train line disrupted

Norway's train woes continued this week, after the major Dovrebanen line between Oslo and Trondheim had to shut down because of flooding at the...

Snowfall breaks records, ice fears rise

Winter returned with a vengeance in Southern Norway this week, with sudden heavy snowfall setting new records and disrupting road, rail and air traffic....

Train trouble may save Flytoget

Oslo's Airport Express Train, better known as Flytoget, has been one of Norway's few railroad successes, and popular with passengers. Its future has been under...

‘The railroad in Norway is a scandal.’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Train service in Norway has been unreliable for decades, and more than 25 percent of trains in the Oslo area failed to...
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