Nykirke-Barkaker Railway Line
Progress status
33%
Data updated to July 2021
SDG Obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile
Climate action
Industry innovation and infrastructure
The project consists in the upgrade a 13.6-kilometre section of a railway line between the towns of Nykirke and Barkaker, south of Oslo.
A double-track line, including 3 bridges, 3 tunnels (Gråmunk and Skottås tunnels in drill&blast, Kopstad tunnel in cut&cover) and a station near the town of Skoppum.
The project concerns a section of the so-called Vestfold Line, which is being modernized to reduce travel times and increase railway passenger capacity. Norway has as one of its priorities the establishment of a continuous double-track rail line between Oslo and Tønsberg by 2024.
Once it is upgraded, travel time between the two cities will be about an hour, with a frequency of up to four trains an hour in either direction. The project will also favour economic development beyond the Norwegian capital.
Technical data
Steel reinforcement (tons)
39,314
Concrete (m3)
87,720
Open air excavation (m3)
1,482,355
Sustainability
Advantages and benefits of the work
Co2 emissions avoided per year
640 tons
Reduction of travel times
36%
Passengers expected per year
345,662
Milestones
31/01/2020
