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On Wednesday, September 9, Norway will observe a minute of silence from 1:00 p.m. to 1:01 p.m. in honor of King Harald V’s funeral. An unusually high number of travelers are expected in Eastern Norway, and there will be heavy rail traffic for much of the day.
Bane NOR is planning Stavanger Station for the rail traffic of the future. The goal is to accommodate longer trains and more departures on the Jær Line, so that rail service can meet future needs.
We remember with gratitude His Majesty King Harald’s long service to Norway and all that he has meant to us.
Bane NOR is committed to providing a safe and accessible rail system that people can rely on. To achieve this, competent employees, strong leadership, and an organization capable of evolving are absolutely essential.
Bane NOR and the Norwegian Railway Directorate were called to an urgent meeting after a week of widespread delays and cancellations, particularly around Oslo.
In recent weeks, several incidents on the railway in Eastern Norway have caused delays and service cancellations for passengers. Many are wondering how this can happen, given that several sections of the line were recently closed this summer for extensive renovation work.
Bane NOR will be carrying out renovation and maintenance work on the railway between Eidsvoll and Lillehammer on the weekend of August 22–23. During this period, the line will be closed to train traffic, and passengers must take a bus in place of the train.
Stavanger Station is set to be modernized for the train traffic of the future. We are now announcing the start of the zoning process that will pave the way for longer trains, more departures, and increased capacity on the Jærbanen line.
Traffic has returned through Romeriksporten and the upper section of Hovedbanen after extensive maintenance and renewal work across several parts of the network.
On Monday, August 10, we will reopen the Romeriksporten section and the upper section of the Hovedbanen line to traffic following this summer’s extensive maintenance and renovation work. Earlier this month, the Østfoldbanen line also reopened as planned.
National railway punctuality fell to 83.1 per cent in July as heat and major planned maintenance affected services while much of the timetable was maintained.
From Wednesday, August 5, through Wednesday, September 30, we will be clearing vegetation along the Spikkestad Line from Asker to Spikkestad.
The agreements were updated after Norway’s revised national budget, with new deadlines for infrastructure linked to new trains and future service improvements.
Plans to increase the Oslo–Tønsberg service from one to three trains per hour in August 2027 have been delayed because enough trains will not be available.
A temporary workshop built in Bodø allowed trains to run between Levanger and Bodø again while the line remained severed at the Nesvatnet landslide site.
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