Another two of the closed stations Ny Tid wrote about in November have now been saved. The mayor of Fet is overjoyed.
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[railway] On Monday this week it became clear that the Svingen station on the Kongsvingerbanen will be saved from closure, and will be upgraded as early as New Year. Guttersrud station, which is also closed now, takes a little longer.
- We have every reason to rejoice now. I am
very happy, says Mayor Lisbet Lofthus
Gabrielsen (Labor).
She thanks everyone who has been involved with the train stations.
Already the stations Hunderfossen and Upsete have been promised upgrades to meet the new security requirements. With the promises Svingen and Guttersrud received when the Norwegian Railway Inspectorate and the Swedish National Rail Administration met the chairmanship in Fet on Monday, train lovers can note that four of the six stations affected by the new safety rules will be renovated.
