Three kilometers of railway destroyed – news Vestland

The derailment has major consequences for train traffic over the mountain. The Bergen line will probably be closed between Voss and Myrdal at least until Sunday, perhaps longer, Bane Nor said on Friday afternoon. The stretch has been closed since around 03.00 on the night of Friday. It was one of the wagons on a freight train that derailed with two wagon wheels on its way east from Voss. The night train to Oslo had to turn around at Voss and drive back to Bergen. In the direction of Bergen, people had to take a bus from Ål to Voss. The train derailed just before Voss on the night of Friday. According to Vy, no injuries have been reported following the derailment at Voss. – Unfortunately, there are few available buses and taxis, and it is difficult to get hold of enough. We will do everything we can, but recommend that you consider other means of travel, Vy writes on its website. The derailment must have occurred at low speed. Photo: Bane Nor 1,800 parts must be replaced. Press guard at Bane Nor, Harry Korslund, tells news that they have now discovered damage to the sleepers on the track. – The wagon has destroyed sleepers on a stretch of three kilometres, says Korslund. The work will take a long time. Bane Nor is working to find out which parts of the track need to be repaired. They estimate that 1,700-1,800 sleepers must be replaced before traffic can resume. In addition, there is damage to the attachment of the rails, cables and other equipment. All trains on the Bergen Railway have been canceled on Friday after the derailment. Photo: Bane Nor On Friday morning, the derailed wagon was transported to Voss and the freight train removed from the section. Bane Nor cannot currently estimate an exact time for re-opening, but will give a new update on Saturday at 12 noon. Posten hit Press manager at Posten, Kenneth Pettersen tells news that both packages and goods sent by Posten over the mountain are delayed as a result of the derailment. People waiting for packages have to be prepared for a one to two day delay. There will be no delays with letters going over the mountain. – We transport a lot with Bergensbanen. We hope that they get this sorted as soon as possible, so we don’t have so many cars on the roads, says Pettersen. Published 15.11.2024, at 10.52 Updated 15.11.2024, at 14.23



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