Green light for new northern train line
April 20, 2021
UPDATED: A majority in Parliament has overruled the Norwegian government and voted Tuesday to start working on an extension of the
Nordlandsbanen train line to Tromsø. Transport Minister Knut Arild Hareide called the vote “irresponsible” because of the huge costs involved.
The new line would finally extend train service in Norway north to Tromsø, through some spectacular scenery but also areas of rough weather and terrain. Plans have also included spurs over to the airport at Evenes and as far west as Harstad. MAP: Jernbanedirektoratet
Plans now call, however, for a new train line to run from Fauske (just east of Bodø) north to Narvik, Bardufoss and Tromsø. The new
| UPDATED: 18:47, Thu, Dec 17, 2020
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The Centre Party, which is currently leading in opinion polls wants a “looser deal” with Brussels. It comes as the ruling Conservative Party threatened to block EU vessels from Norwegian waters if a UK Brexit trade deal isn’t secured.