– This has been a demanding period for passengers, freight customers, neighbors and train companies. Work on paying Otta Bru has the highest priority for us, says Kristine Jessen. She is the regional director of Bane Nor. In a press release on Friday morning, Bane NOR slid that as it now looks, the Dovrebanen will be opened for pervasive traffic on Monday 7 April. Updated information will be posted on April 3 at 12 o’clock. Thus, it is, after all, to judge normal traffic on the railway line between Oslo and Trondheim well in advance of Easter. Closed since the end of January 27 January, there was a full stop in train traffic on the Dovrebanen at Otta Bridge, in the middle of the center of Otta. The reason was the accumulation of ice. The river had digging into the southern land, something that led to the railway bridge moving 15. The land vessel at Otta bridge. One can clearly see that the railway track has shifted. Photo: Bane NOR Since, Dovrebana has been closed to all traffic between Vinstra and Dombås. In the press release on Friday, Bane NOR writes that the repair of the bridge has good progress. The work is to reinforce the river, and this week the casting of the bottom plate was completed. – In the weeks towards opening, we succeed with the casting and adjustment of the bridge, before we end with repair of rails and sleepers and work on contacting, write the company in the press release. The second time a short time that bridge fails then the extreme weather “his” ravages over large parts of the country August, 2023 collapsed parts of Randklev bridge in Ringebu. SJ Norway drives the passenger trains on the Dovre railway, and had to deposit bus for trains between Lillehammer and Ringebu. At that time, it took nine months for the railway to open again. When the Otta bridge closed again just over half a year after the opening, fear the consequences: – It is a desperate situation for us as a company. It is not long since the Dovrebanen was closed as a result of the extreme weather “his” and then Randklev bridge over Gudbrandsdalslågen down. Now we are in the same situation, said Randi Ness then. She is the director of communication and market in SJ Norway. According to SJ Norway’s own figures, the 170,000 passengers lost the months Randklev bridge was closed. How big the consequences will be this time they are uncertain, but; “It is dramatic for us, there is no doubt that this has great costs for us,” Ness told news in January. Extra maintenance During the closure at the same time as Bane Nor has worked on the reopening of the Otta bridge, they have also carried out extra maintenance work on the route where no trains have passed. – We have had several controls and maintenance work on contact pipes, low voltage systems and signal systems. In addition, we have worked with forest clearing, says the press release. The company also writes that passengers will notice that some of the work will continue at the Otta bridge, even after the track is open for traffic. – Then we will take some measures on Elvebotn to reduce the risk of forming ice on the bottom. The work does not affect traffic, and will essentially go into the river. Published 14.03.2025, at. 12.00
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