Norway’s state-owned company responsible for the national railway infrastructure, Bane NOR, awarded Infranord Norway a NOK 475 million (EUR 50.65 million) contract under Follo Line Project. the contract covers the new railway infrastructure between Oslo Central Station and the Ekeberg Hill. This is the fifth and final EPC contract for The Follo Line Project.
The contract, called EPC Railway Systems Oslo S, includes work on new railway infrastructure from Oslo S to the Ekeberg hill, and for the inner part of the Follo Line and the Østfold Line. The work involves the design and construction of final track layout and installation of technical systems. In addition, auto-transformers, high-voltage and low-voltage systems will be built, and there will be facilitated for signal and telecommunications. 
The engineering work starts in May 2017. The main works will commence in January 2019 and continue until the autumn 2021.
“Infranord Norway has presented good technical solutions in their offer. The company has long experience from similar railway projects and we are looking forward to high quality deliveries and good cooperation in the years to come,” Project Director of the Follo Line Project said.
The Follo Line project is currently the largest transport project in Norway and includes the country’s longest railway tunnel (20 km). Combined with the existing Østfold Line, four tracks to the capital Oslo will represent more trains and faster trains on schedule.
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