Eastern Norway: Vy train drivers' strike from 18 September 2026 (RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer worst hit)
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Train drivers at Vy are on strike from Friday 18 September 2026 after mediation between Spekter/Vy and the drivers' union Norsk Lokomotivførerforbund broke down at midnight. The strike is open-ended and can be widened day by day.
What is affected
- Friday 18 September: 107 departures cancelled. RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer is worst hit (29 cancellations, few or no trains between Eidsvoll and Lillehammer); cancellations also on L1, L2, R12, R13, R14, R21, R22, R23, RE11 and RE20 in Eastern Norway and on L4 Bergen–Arna.
- Saturday 19 September: more lines added, including 36 cancellations on L2 Stabekk–Ski.
- 46 drivers are out in the first phase (Hamar, Oslo, Flytoget and single depots elsewhere); a few Flytoget airport-express departures can be affected.
- Vy is not running replacement buses. Cancelled departures are marked in the Vy app and journey planner on the first day and then removed from search results — check before every journey, as the list changes daily.
Why
The union wants more predictable rosters and equal pay after the merger of Vy and Flytoget ("employees shall not pay for the merger"); Spekter says the drivers are asking for a settlement three times higher than other groups this year.
This alert was originally created on 11 September 2026.
Public Impact
Train
Effective Dates
Updates
Sep 18, 2026
✎ Update
The strike is on: mediation failed overnight and Vy train drivers walked out on Friday 18 September. 107 departures are cancelled on the first day, with RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer worst hit and few or no trains between Eidsvoll and Lillehammer; L1, L2, R12, R13, R14, R21, R22, R23, RE11, RE20 and L4 Bergen–Arna also lose trains. More lines follow from Saturday 19 September, including L2 Stabekk–Ski. No replacement buses — check the Vy app before every journey.
Sep 13, 2026
✎ Update
The drivers' union has published the first-phase strike list: 46 drivers, 24 in Hamar, 15 in Oslo, 2 at Flytoget and one each in Bergen, Moss, Lillestrom, Kongsvinger and Ski. Mediation resumes on 17 September; a strike can start at 06:00 on 18 September at the earliest. RE10 Drammen-Lillehammer remains the line most at risk, with some Oslo-area and Flytoget departures also possible.
Organizer
- Norsk Lokomotivførerforbund
Affected Locations
- Eastern Norway
- Oslo
- Drammen
- Eidsvoll
- Hamar
- Lillehammer
- Oslo Airport (Gardermoen)
- Bergen
Sources
- https://www.vy.no/en/news/information-trainstrike-2026
- https://www.vy.no/vygruppen/presse-og-nyheter/2026/3464136
- https://lokmann.no/2026/08/27/streikefare-i-vy-fra-onsdag/
- https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/6q1z7z/fortsatt-fare-for-togstreik-mekling-paa-overtid
- https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/y5wAlg/nlf-og-vy-i-streik-fra-fredag-morgen
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