• Airways
  • Railway
  • Roadways
  • Shipping & Port
Transport Advancement
  • Home
  • News
  • Projects
    Highways England unveils plans to widen A12

    Highways England unveils plans to widen A12

    African Development Bank, Africa50 in Landmark Bridge Project Linking Kinshasa and Brazzaville

    Geely Holding to Cooperate with China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation on Developing Technologies Including Supersonic Trains

    AECOM to provide site supervision services for Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link project

    Talgo obtains €30 million from the European Investment Bank for Innovation projects

    U.S. Department of Transportation Advances Rail Projects in Florida and Texas

    World premiere of the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE: Mercedes-AMG brings Formula 1 technology to the road

    One of the world’s longest electric car highways will be built in Australia

    CX North America Releases Next-Generation Mobile App for Drivers

  • Articles
  • Press Statements
  • Market Reports
    Austal signs agreement to buy BSE Maritime Solutions

    Austal signs agreement to buy BSE Maritime Solutions

    HPC leads machine learning initiative at Hamburg container terminal

    Chinas busiest port sees growth in sea-rail transport

    IATA health checklist to help airlines implement ICAO Covid-19 guidance

    Air cargo demand helps Korean to Q3 operating profit

    Kuehne + Nagel makes acquisitions in the Netherlands and Belgium to expand its overland network

    Kuehne + Nagel makes acquisitions in the Netherlands and Belgium to expand its overland network

    Transoft acquired Keysoft Solutions

    Transoft Solutions Completes Acquisition of Uk-based Keysoft Solutions

    GRAHAM

    GRAHAM revenue stabilisation sets the platform for sustainable growth

    DP World Acquires Topaz in USD 1.1 Bn Deal

    DP World Acquires Topaz in USD 1.1 Bn Deal

    Siemens sells electric aircraft-propulsion business to Rolls-Royce

    C.H. Robinson Acquires The Space Cargo Group to Expand Global Presence

    C.H. Robinson Acquires The Space Cargo Group to Expand Global Presence

  • Events
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Projects
    Highways England unveils plans to widen A12

    Highways England unveils plans to widen A12

    African Development Bank, Africa50 in Landmark Bridge Project Linking Kinshasa and Brazzaville

    Geely Holding to Cooperate with China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation on Developing Technologies Including Supersonic Trains

    AECOM to provide site supervision services for Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link project

    Talgo obtains €30 million from the European Investment Bank for Innovation projects

    U.S. Department of Transportation Advances Rail Projects in Florida and Texas

    World premiere of the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE: Mercedes-AMG brings Formula 1 technology to the road

    One of the world’s longest electric car highways will be built in Australia

    CX North America Releases Next-Generation Mobile App for Drivers

  • Articles
  • Press Statements
  • Market Reports
    Austal signs agreement to buy BSE Maritime Solutions

    Austal signs agreement to buy BSE Maritime Solutions

    HPC leads machine learning initiative at Hamburg container terminal

    Chinas busiest port sees growth in sea-rail transport

    IATA health checklist to help airlines implement ICAO Covid-19 guidance

    Air cargo demand helps Korean to Q3 operating profit

    Kuehne + Nagel makes acquisitions in the Netherlands and Belgium to expand its overland network

    Kuehne + Nagel makes acquisitions in the Netherlands and Belgium to expand its overland network

    Transoft acquired Keysoft Solutions

    Transoft Solutions Completes Acquisition of Uk-based Keysoft Solutions

    GRAHAM

    GRAHAM revenue stabilisation sets the platform for sustainable growth

    DP World Acquires Topaz in USD 1.1 Bn Deal

    DP World Acquires Topaz in USD 1.1 Bn Deal

    Siemens sells electric aircraft-propulsion business to Rolls-Royce

    C.H. Robinson Acquires The Space Cargo Group to Expand Global Presence

    C.H. Robinson Acquires The Space Cargo Group to Expand Global Presence

  • Events
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Transport Advancement
No Result
View All Result
Home Europe

Norwegian government plans for railway reform

15th May 2015
in Europe, News, Railway
0
SHARES
9
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Norwegian Ministry for Transport & Communications has outlined plans for railway reform in the in the transport system.

Norwegian Government plans for railway reform

On the 12th May 2015 a white paper entitled “On the right track. Reform of the railway sector” was presented to the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget.

Ketil Solvik-Olsen, Minister of Transport and Communications, told parliament: “The role of the railway in the transport system is to be strengthened. With an increase in grants, clearer division of responsibilities and focus on long-term planning throughout the sector, we will lift the Norwegian railway system into the 21st century. We will maintain state ownership of the infrastructure in the reform, ensure a more long-term approach to maintenance, consolidate responsibilities and open up for competition in connection with a number of tasks in the railway sector.”

He continued: “A successful reform of the railways will result in more and better rail services per krone spent. The railways are a key element in achieving important environmental and transport goals. The aim is to strengthen the railways by increasing efficiency and organisation at all levels. Greater emphasis will be placed on the needs of the customer. Railway customers will experience greatly improved services. In addition the administration of the sector will be improved by the political establishment stipulating clear and well-defined objectives for long-term development, while the operative units will have more responsibility for the details.”

Mr Solvik-Olsen outlined a number of challenges facing the industry including the responsibility for railway property, which is currently shared between the Norwegian National Rail Administration and the major train operator NSB’s real estate subsidiary Rom Eiendom. The Ministry believes this creates unclear areas of responsibility in the development of transportation hubs. Other considerations include the weak economic incentives in the Norwegian railway sector. The Ministry states, the current form of organisation does not result in satisfactory focus on customer and supplier relations to ensure that rail traffic is expedited as planned and scheduled. A focus to spur on competition will now be made to improve efficiency and innovation.

The Minister suggested the potential to improve the co-ordination between rail traffic and other forms of public transport. He insisted on any development plans having a long term perspective and a need to take into account the travel and transport needs of the future.

The Ministry for Transport & Communications will remain the highest authority in the sector with overall responsibility for stipulating the long-term objectives and strategic course, stipulating framework terms, preparing budgets and with overall authority and responsibility for legislation and regulations.

One of the measures in the reform is to gather more governmental responsibilities in one state controlled body that does not have production tasks. The government will retain parts of the Norwegian National Rail Administration as a smaller Railway Directorate, which will report directly to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The Railway Directorate will amongst other tasks conduct long-term planning and have the role of co-ordinator of the sector’s participants and towards other forms of public transport.

The government plans to establish a state-owned enterprise with the main tasks of operating, maintaining and constructing railways, as well as expediting trains. Parts of the Norwegian National Rail Administration will continue as the new infrastructure enterprise, which will report directly to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The state-owned enterprise will have a clearly-defined role as the supplier of a fully-functioning railway infrastructure.

Mr Solvik-Olsen added: “The driving force behind the reform is the strong political aim to give the railway’s customers better, improved rail services. Norway already has experience with competition in passenger rail transport. The tendering of the right to operate the Gjøvik line in 2004 has amongst other things resulted in a satisfactory increase in the number of passengers, and high customer satisfaction. The freight transport sector on rail is also fully liberalised since 2007. The government will bring the positive elements of competition into the railway sector to a higher degree with the aim of improving vitality, efficiency and innovation.”

Previous Post

Jazeera to develop own base at Kuwait International

Next Post

Air Passenger protection on cards for UAE

Related Posts

News

Solar Bases To Decarbonize Freighters Docked At Kenya Port

27th January 2023
Wales to leverage new technologies to maintain rail services in autumn
News

Varamis launches fully-electric freight train for logistics services in UK

26th January 2023
High-Speed Railways

RB Rail, CPK and SZCZ sign MoU on high-speed rail cooperation

26th January 2023
Hexagon unveils security and surveillance portfolio for rail operations
News

BNSF Railway unveils $3.96bn 2023 capital investment plan

26th January 2023
News

Cambodia to spend $4bn in Phnom Penh-Poipet rail overhaul

26th January 2023
Ethiopian Cargo highlights its readiness for vaccine distribution
Airways

Ethiopian Ramps up Cargo Investment for African E-commerce Hub

26th January 2023
Next Post

Air Passenger protection on cards for UAE

Latest Post

Ethiopian Cargo highlights its readiness for vaccine distribution
Airways

Etihad Cargo bolsters its global customer service centre operations

26th January 2023
Ethiopian Cargo highlights its readiness for vaccine distribution
Airways

Ethiopian Ramps up Cargo Investment for African E-commerce Hub

26th January 2023
No Increase In The Air Cargo Demand Post Holiday Season
Airways

WFS cargo fast tracks sustainability in Spain

26th January 2023
American Airlines Welcomes Its Newest Aircraft to the Fleet
Airways

American Airlines Cargo teams up with Airlink for Haiti aid flight

26th January 2023
No Increase In The Air Cargo Demand Post Holiday Season
Airways

No Increase In The Air Cargo Demand Post Holiday Season

19th January 2023
Cathay Pacific Cargo is first Asian carrier to offer Envirotainer Releye RLP container
Airways

Cathay Pacific welcomes quarantine-free travel and will more than double its flights to the Chinese Mainland

10th January 2023
Transport Advancement

About Us

Transport Advancement is a leading information centric website for latest updates within the industry. We cover Railway, Road Traffic, Airways, Shipping & Port and run with an objective to provide knowledge driven content to our readers and subscribers in various forms like news, projects, upcoming events.

Resources

  • Advertise with us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Download Mediapack
  • Newsletter Subscription

System

  • Search
  • Site map
  • RSS Feed
  • Airways
  • Railway
  • Roadways
  • Shipping & Port

© 2022 Copyright Value Media Services 2022 All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Projects
  • Articles
  • Press Statements
  • Market Reports
  • Events
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Copyright Value Media Services 2022 All rights reserved.