Norland Line first of many Norwegian routes to be electrified
The iconic Norland railway line crossing Norway on a north-south axis and connecting Trondheim with Bodø will be the first critical route of the country to be upgraded with electrification and battery locomotive operations. The...Read more
Norway prioritises freight trains after bad weather disruptions
The Dovre Line in Norway, the main railway connection between Trondheim and Oslo, is currently closed after a rail bridge collapsed due to a storm. In order to make sure that some traffic still runs, the...Read more
Floods in Slovenia: rail freight still in a stalemate, EC unlocks funds
Running freight trains between Slovenia and its neighbouring countries is still significantly problematic due to the recent disastrous floods that hit the country. The first estimates of the damages are set at over half a...Read more
Floods and bad weather are causing massive disruptions all over Europe
Slovenia is currently being hit by heavy rain causing floods and significant damage to the country’s infrastructure. The same is happening in the north of the Old Continent, where Sweden and Norway are dealing with...Read more
Rail freight in Norway notes minor growth, Bane Nor wants to invest more
Rail freight traffic in Norway grew by two per cent in 2022 compared to the previous year. The growth is not too significant considering that in 2021 the year-on-year increase was twelve per cent. Bane...Read more
TX Logistik to launch new rail connection for Stockholm Norvik Port
TX Logistik, Mercitalia’s subsidiary that offers rail freight services in Europe, will launch a new rail connection between Stockholm Norvik Port and the Eskilstuna Intermodal Terminal. The company will launch the service in January with...Read more
Rail freight in Norway won’t stop growing
Rail freight in Norway has been constantly growing over the past few years, as Bane NOR, the Norwegian infrastructure manager mentioned. The first half of 2022 saw an eight per cent increase compared to the...Read more
New tracks at Norwegian port of Larvik enable massive modal shift
A new set of tracks put the port of Larvik in `Norway back on the railway map. The port hasn’t been active in rail operations since 2012. However, increased customer demand pushed the authorities to...Read more
Dutch post back on rail tracks after 25 years
Dutch postal company PostNL will again transport parcels and letters by rail. The company will start with a weekly train service to Oslo. The last postal train ran through the Netherlands in 1997.Read more
Port of Narvik finds its way to Finland by rail
A new rail freight connection is in the pipeline in Scandinavia. The port of Narvik will launch a rail link connecting it with Haparanda/Tornio on the Swedish-Finnish border. The service will commence in late April...Read more
Norwegian trains will run on clean energy in 2022
Norway’s infrastructure manager Bane Nor will be among the sustainable pioneers of 2022. Trains in its network will run on emission-free clean energy coming from Norwegian hydropower starting this year, making Norway the frontrunner of...Read moreRail freight could lose competitiveness and shrink due to rising costs
Freight transport by rail has so far been cheaper than transport by truck in most cases, but rising costs threaten to wipe out this advantage. This is according to a study by rail freight corridor...Read more
From northern Norway to the rest of Europe, fish products go by rail
Fish products from Narvik, Norway’s northernmost terminal, now find their way to the rest of Europe via train. A new intermodal service organised by Norwegian Blue Water Shipping, in collaboration with CargoNet and Nor-log Thermo,...Read more
A synchronised Nordic network can do miracles
A synchronised Scandinavian rail network could become the gamechanger in New Silk Road connections. How can Eurasian investments put Nordic countries at the forefront? And what role could Gothenburg play in becoming an all-Nordic hub?...Read more
Fish shippers find another rail alternative in Norway
The fish shipping industry in Norway just acquired another transport option by rail. OnRail, a recently established rail freight operator, will run a frequent service between Fauske in Norway’s northern end and Oslo, the country’s...Read more
Hybrid locomotives to operate on Norwegian tracks
CargoNet, a Norwegian rail freight operator, will start using two EuroDual hybrid locomotives. The Scandinavian company signed a long-term lease agreement with European Loc Pool (ELP) that will provide the state-of-the-art rolling stock by the...Read more
Norway’s northernmost freight terminal undergoes expansion
The Narvik rail freight terminal in Northern Norway is about to expand its capacity. Bane NOR, Norway’s infrastructure manager, wants to implement a 30 million euros project to develop the terminal and make it possible...Read more
Denmark joins the Scandinavian rail-sea link to China
On 6 March, the first China-Europe train departed Xi’an, headed for Denmark. The service includes a sea leg, covering the Baltic Sea from the Russian port of Kaliningrad to the Danish port of Fredericia. The...Read more
New multimodal service between Xi’an-Oslo
Oslo now connects with the Chinese city of Xi’an via a new multimodal service. The first block train arrived at the Norwegian port on 26 December, following a trip estimated to last between 15 and...Read more