Topic: Norway

DIGITAL AUTOMATIC COUPLING Norway unveils plans for DAC commercial tests

Large-scale commercial tests for Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) will begin next year all across Europe. For Norway, trains operated by Onrail will be equipped with…
Bergen railway Rail freight takes a 60% modal share between Norway’s two biggest cities

Freight traffic between Oslo and Bergen, Norway’s two biggest cities, now takes place on rail 60% of the time. Rail demand on the route is…
Infrastructure, economy and compensation Norwegian rail freight market resurges in 2025 after disappointing 2024

In 2025, the Norwegian rail freight operators had a much better year than in 2024. Infrastructure stabilisation and favourable economic conditions helped the companies to…
THREE CLOSURES IN A YEAR Norway proposes rail freight compensation scheme

The Norwegian rail freight sector has been facing significant challenges throughout 2025 with three major closures, one of which is still ongoing. The Norwegian government…
NATO and rare earth minerals Data of the week: Why we will hear more about the Iron Ore Line in the future

The Iron Ore Line (Swedish: Malmbanan), has been regularly in the news during the past two years. Several derailments in short succession sparked suspicions of…
Modal shift Fresh Train tests “blueprint for sustainable, cross-border fresh corridors”

Fresh on Track, a European public-private partnership, is launching the pilot project ‘Fresh Train’ to put more fresh produce on the rails. With trains running…
Rauma Line closed “We are the victims of subpar infrastructure” says Norwegian rail challenger

The Norwegian Rauma Line is closed for traffic. The reason for the closure is a landslide, so not much could have been done to prevent…
HIGH-NORTH Norway to increase capacity to Narvik for military mobility

The Ofot Line connects the Norwegian port of Narvik with the Swedish Iron Ore Line. The line is now being upgraded to accommodate longer and…
LINE IN NORWAY CLOSED ONCE AGAIN Extreme weather continues to be a problem for European rail freight

Yet another natural disaster has caused an important rail artery in Europe to shut down for over a month. The Rauma Line in Norway leading…
Military or civilian? Russia continues rail infrastructure upgrade in Finnish, Baltic border regions

Russia is continuing the modernisation and development of railway infrastructure in its northwest, with the aim of significantly expanding freight traffic in this direction in…
Onrail excluded from workshop A mess in the Norwegian rail freight sector: defied legal order turns into lawsuit

A legal battle in Norway is unfolding quite dramatically. Private operator Onrail alleged in December 2024 that it was unfairly being denied access to the…
Otta bridge Norway is on track for Dovre Line reopening

The restoration of the Otta bridge on Norway’s Dovre Line is going according to plan. In January, winter weather inflicted significant damage on the bridge.…