Tag: transport

Trains halted just as holidays began

UPDATED: Norway's beleaguered railroad broke down again at a key station in Oslo on Thursday, just as the country's five-day annual Easter holidays officially...

Wild weather hit holiday rush

More blizzards in the mountains of southern Norway and rough weather at sea and along the coast were disrupting traffic once again over the...

Bus driver denies guilt in fatal crash

The driver who lost control of a city bus near Oslo's busy Carl Berners Plass Sunday night has finally undergone questioning by police and...

Fatal bus accidents under investigation

It  was a "terrible" weekend for public bus transport in Oslo, conceded a spokesperson for regional transit authority Ruter. Three people were killed and...

Street parking cuts to improve city flow

Authorities in Oslo plan to ban parking on many streets or raise parking fees, in a bid to get more drivers to use parking...

‘Avoid Bjørvika,’ urge road officials

Even more traffic disruption is expected as highway and construction officials launch into the next phase of waterfront redevelopment at Bjørvika in Oslo. On...

Norway seeks rail cooperation with Sweden

The new conservative Norwegian government is launching an effort to work with their Swedish counterparts on improving rail transport and train lines, especially between...

Cities may win more transit funds

Norway's new transport minister says he wants to steer more extra  funding to the country's urban areas, to relieve traffic congestion where the most...

East Oslo hit by massive power cut

An estimated quarter of the Norwegian capital was blacked out in the early morning hours of Wednesday after a massive power failure hit much...

Bergen-Oslo train line closed indefinitely

Railroad officials were warning on Tuesday that the popular train line between Oslo and Bergen (Bergensbanen) may not re-open for another few weeks after...
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