– There are two trains standing on the section without electricity. We must evacuate the passengers when it is safe to do so, says communications manager Åge-Christoffer Lundeby in Vy. A catenary that supplies the trains with electricity has been torn down on the section between Oslo S and Ski. The wire initially carries 16,000 volts. One train is standing close to the catenary. – We do not know whether it is the train that has done it. We are waiting for it to be safe to get the passengers out, says Lundeby. The passenger trains between Moss and Oslo have been cancelled, the other trains on the Østfold Line have been canceled between Vestby and Oslo. Buses for trains have been set up. The local trains between Ski and Oslo run on a different track as normal. So it dawned on Roar Lyby sitting on one of the two trains that are stuck. He was on his way to Oslo when he heard a bang. – It was a very different thing that puffed and lit up when we drove in, and suddenly the train stopped completely and here we are sitting, says Lyby. The passengers have been told that the cable hanging loosely behind the train is live. It must be secured and grounded before they can leave the train. He does not feel completely comfortable in the situation. – It’s a bit scary, I think, so here we sit. Lyby says that the power in the train itself has been cut and that it is getting cold. The fire service has moved out The fire service has moved out to the railway line. Bane Nor’s people are now working on site. – The 16,000 volt overhead line has been disconnected. We will get the passengers out, get the carriages out and then we will fix the line, says Dag Svinsås, press officer at Bane Nor. They currently do not know the reason why the overhead line has fallen.
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