On Saturday morning, the summer’s renewal and maintenance work will begin at Oslo’s central railway station (Jernbanetorget – Oslo S).
Rail passenger traffic this year, as last year, will have reduced capacity both in and out of the capital until the 7th of August, reports Teknisk Ukeblad newspaper.
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The reason for the reduced capacity is a renewal project Bane Nor has been working on at Oslo S since 2009, which is now entering its final period.
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‘Gradually, the main station has become stronger, and more flexible. The years’ long work has provided more tracks, and new track equpment that reduces errors’, said communications adviser, Britt-Johanne Wang, of Bane Nor.
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She added that closures of Oslo S next year will be of a lesser extent.
The work will lead to Østfoldbanen being closed for six weeks this summer. In addition, local trains and short-distance, regional trains in large parts of Eastern Norway will be greatly reduced during the same period.
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Among other things, this will lead to fewer departures going to Skøyen, Asker and Drammen. There will also be fewer departures to Eidsvoll, Kongsvinger and Dal.
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‘This project implements maintenance and renewal work which was lagging behind in the inner Oslo area,’ said Wang.
Source: NTB scanpix / Norway Today
