Tag: transport

Agreement struck on new metro line

The counties of Oslo and Akershus have agreed on financing for a long-planned public transport line between Oslo and the redeveloped Fornebu area west...

Swedes win rights to major train lines

Norway's much-criticized state railway, recently ridiculed when it changed its name to Vy, has now lost the rights to run seven train lines including...

Blast ‘tragic’ for hydrogen vehicles

A major explosion at a hydrogen filling station west of Oslo on Monday has forced the shutdown of the few other such facilities currently...

Government intact, at least for now

"We have received very clear marching orders," Progress Party leader and Finance Minister Siv Jensen said late Wednesday, while confirming that her party will...

Complaints pile up over ‘el-scooters’

Critics claim they're 'littering the landscape,' being dumped into the fjord and often driven recklessly with police unable to take much punitive action. As...

Road tolls threaten the government

It couldn't have been the happiest of birthdays for Progress Party leader and Finance Minister Siv Jensen, who turned 50 on Saturday. Not only...

More trains from Norway to Sweden

After months of criticism over poor train transport among the Scandinavian countries, some new routes have been announced. A new departure from Oslo to...

Electric kick scooter kicks up a fuss

Suddenly it seems like they're everywhere in Oslo. Along with the arrival of spring has come a wave of new elsparksykler (electric kick scooters), and...

NSB teased in April Fool’s Day jokes

A few Norwegian transport operators celebrated April Fool's Day on Monday by claiming they were changing their names - all in a humorous jab...

Truck collision left young man dead

A collision earlier this winter between a car and a large truck on slippery roads in Northern Norway set off a national debate over...
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