line line norwegian kilometre railway line norway line runs corridor line offering increased capacity speed rail network west oslo opened extension opened extension oslo built railway tunnel mph running entire railway electrified section cost nok billion second nok billion purpose new line allow regional express trains run directly station station station slowed delayed commuter trains frequent stops intermediate stations improve capacity increase trains hour direction travel time reduced minutes line received criticism true high speed line compliance accessibility requirements similar parallel high speed lines built northeast southeast oslo line built owned maintained line connects runs east line connects connects line served norwegian state railways regional trains express trains line addition operates oslo airport night freight trains use line background following construction high speed line oslo oslo airport started planning additional high speed lines west southeast oslo allow express regional trains travel faster reliably ski leaving old tracks slower freight trains commuter trains making frequent stops construction earliest completed shown profits operating passenger trains possible debt finance short distance tracks conventional financial method line started railway entirely financed allocation state budget secured political compromise investments financing diverse range road public transport investments including new extension oslo metro new railways package involved state county toll funding collected lot funds agencies responsible investments prior construction capacity trains hour direction west section line increased capacity additional trains opening increase capacity stations line oslo platforms line completed total capacity trains hour equivalent cars hour exceeds capacity lane motorway line necessary component allow high speed route built planned branch branch kilometre shortening sections upgraded opened additional proposals planning remaining sections route station station end line trains continue westwards immediately enters allowing speeds line line commuter trains building line station upgraded platforms received new decorated platforms station located kilometres oslo metres elevation construction section started completed officially opened minister transport august section dominated metre metre cost nok billion kilometres track west line built new right way leaves station joins line leaves station metres elevation track layout criticised permitting high speeds sharp curve station permit trains travel mph scheduled stop station increase travel time hinder efficiency line later high speed lines western norway proposed line west station construction second section started completed section kilometres runs kilometre tunnel local debate tunnel built tunnel boring machine drilling blasting preferred allowed shorter construction time nok million saving total budget nok million serves main public transport hub parts metres jobs additional development located kilometres west receiving major overhaul including new track current station entirely replaced number platforms increased thousand buses depart day proposed terminus line originally proposed people nok billion renovation scandal station built curve straight platforms security problem addition create gap centimetres train platform accessibility trains disabled people claims buy new trains station costing state owned company nok billion minister transport said resolving problems building straight station alternative cost additional millions nok delay new station years section proposed kilometre section modified extension upgraded government set date start construction projects section specific route finalised project proposed run parallel current line placing tracks new tunnel preferred cost nok billion preferred municipality intermediate commuter stations little speed potential gain construction remain tracks advocates claimed gain building section building additional tracks way central station operation operates express trains bergen line regional trains line operate trains stop intermediate stations commuter trains use old line freight trains night freight trains moved new line despite operating mph airport express train operates line times hour class multiple units connecting main stations west oslo oslo airport opening new line stopped operating commuter trains oslo stops passengers need transfer passengers travel times reduced minutes
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