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Norway: Vy train drivers' strike since 18 September 2026

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The train drivers' strike at Vy is over. The drivers' union Norsk Lokomotivførerforbund (LO) and the employers' association Spekter reached a negotiated settlement with the National Mediator's help in the night to Saturday 17 October 2026, after a strike that began on 18 September and had grown to 72 drivers. The agreement harmonises the base pay of drivers at Vy and Flytoget and includes productivity measures on the organisation and planning of working time.

What to expect: trains resume from 12:00 on Saturday 17 October; some departures may still be cancelled on the first day while trains return to the timetable, and Vy expects all drivers back at work on Sunday 18 October. The journey planner is updated on Sunday; until then more trains run than it shows.

Why: the union's main demand was to harmonise drivers' base pay with Flytoget; Spekter and Vy had dropped their demand for new general roster arrangements in September, and talks stalled on pay and working-time terms.

This alert was originally created on 11 September 2026.

Public Impact

🚂 Train

Effective Dates

Updates

Oct 17, 2026
✎ Update
The strike is over. The drivers' union and Spekter reached a settlement with the National Mediator in the night to Saturday 17 October, harmonising drivers' base pay at Vy and Flytoget. Trains resume from 12:00 on Saturday; some departures may still be cancelled on the first day, and Vy expects all drivers back at work on Sunday 18 October.
Oct 15, 2026
✎ Update
The strike continues. Vy has published cancellations through Tuesday 20 October in its journey planner and app; it cannot provide alternative transport during the strike.
Oct 13, 2026
✎ Update
Vy has published strike cancellations through Thursday 15 October in its journey planner and app, with heavy cancellations continuing on several eastern Norway lines. Vy cannot provide alternative transport during the strike.
Oct 11, 2026
✎ Update
A meeting between the drivers' union, Vy and Spekter on Sunday 11 October ended without agreement, and the strike continues with 72 drivers out. Vy's journey planner shows 597 departures cancelled through Wednesday 14 October. The union says it has not decided on any further escalation.
Oct 9, 2026
✎ Update
Vy has updated its journey planner through 12 October, with the train drivers' strike still ongoing and major disruption continuing on several eastern Norway services.
Oct 8, 2026
✎ Update
Vy has published strike-related train cancellations for 10 and 11 October, with all R13 Drammen–Dal and R14 Asker–Kongsvinger departures cancelled on 10 October and major disruption continuing on 11 October.
Oct 7, 2026
✎ Update
Vy says the train drivers' strike is still ongoing, and the journey planner has now been updated through Friday 9 October. All R14 Asker–Kongsvinger departures are cancelled again on 9 October, with major disruption also continuing on L1, L2, R13 and RE10 services.
Oct 6, 2026
✎ Update
Vy has published cancellations up to Thursday 8 October: 239 departures on Wednesday and 245 on Thursday. On Wednesday all R14 Asker–Kongsvinger trains are cancelled again, along with nearly half of L1 Spikkestad–Lillestrøm and about two thirds of RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer departures; on Thursday 32 of the 42 R14 departures are cancelled. Vy cannot provide replacement transport during the strike.
Oct 5, 2026
✎ Update
The wider strike started today with 72 drivers out: Vy has cancelled 193 departures on Monday and 241 on Tuesday, almost all R14 Asker–Oslo–Kongsvinger trains and about two thirds of RE10 departures. No new talks are scheduled; the union says it will strike until it gets an acceptable solution.
Oct 4, 2026
✎ Update
The strike widens tomorrow, Monday 5 October, when 72 drivers will be out. Spekter and Vy say they have offered a NOK 3,000 monthly pay rise from the end of the strike, a possible further NOK 6,730 a month from April 2027, individual pay guarantees, and have dropped their demand for new rostering rules; Spekter says the union escalated without replying in writing; the union says it rejected the offer orally on 27 September. Vy expects all R14 Asker–Kongsvinger trains to be cancelled on 6 and 7 October and up to 72 per cent of RE10 departures.
Oct 2, 2026
✎ Update
Vy has published its plan for the first days of the escalation: on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 October all 42 daily departures on the R14 Asker–Oslo–Kongsvinger line are cancelled, and between nine and twelve lines in eastern Norway lose part of their service each day from Monday 5 October. Vy’s journey planner is updated up to 7 October.
Oct 1, 2026
✎ Update
Vy's forecast for this week, until Saturday 3 October: the RE10 Drammen–Oslo–Lillehammer line loses between 63 and 82 per cent of its departures depending on the day, the R22 Oslo–Mysen/Rakkestad between 24 and 62 per cent and the L1 Spikkestad–Lillestrøm between 14 and 27 per cent; western Norway is less affected. From Monday 5 October the strike widens, with the Kongsvinger line hit hardest. Check the Vy app before travelling.
Sep 29, 2026
✎ Update
First movement after eleven days: on Sunday 27 September Vy and the employers' association Spekter put a new offer to the union, aligning base pay between Vy and Flytoget drivers by folding allowances into fixed salary and dropping their demand for flexible rostering as a general rule. The union rejected it and its leader says a decision to widen the strike is now likely within the week; any new drivers taken out must be announced four days in advance. Cancellations continue on the same eastern Norway lines meanwhile.
Sep 29, 2026
✎ Update
Vy has now published strike-related train cancellations for Thursday 1 October as well, with further disruption on lines including RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer, R13 Drammen–Dal and Bergen-area services.
Sep 29, 2026
✎ Update
The strike is being widened. From Monday 5 October a further 21 drivers join the walkout — 19 more drivers based at Kongsvinger (20 in total there) plus one each at Hamar and Oslo — after the union rejected the offer Vy and Spekter made at the weekend. R14 Asker–Kongsvinger will be the line hit hardest from that date; Vy has not yet published the timetable and expects around 580 cancellations this week alone. The union says the strike could last from a few more days to several weeks.
Sep 28, 2026
✎ Update
The strike is still disrupting Vy services, and Vy has now published cancellations for Wednesday 30 September as well, including RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer, R22 Oslo S–Mysen/Rakkestad, R13 Drammen–Dal and some Bergen-area services. Contact between the parties over the weekend did not produce an agreement.
Sep 27, 2026
✎ Update
The strike enters its second full week with no talks scheduled and no widening announced so far. On Monday 28 September half of R14 Asker–Kongsvinger and a third of R21 Stabekk–Moss departures are cancelled, on Tuesday 29 September R23 Oslo–Ski loses more than six in ten departures and R21 nearly four in ten; L2 loses roughly a quarter on both days, and a handful of R40 Bergen–Voss/Myrdal trains are also dropped.
Sep 25, 2026
✎ Update
The strike continues into its second weekend with no talks scheduled. Vy has published reduced timetables for Saturday and Sunday: on Saturday about three in ten L1 and a quarter of RE10 departures are cancelled, and on Sunday more than half of R22 Oslo–Mysen and four in ten L2 departures are dropped. Check the Vy app before travelling.
Sep 24, 2026
✎ Update
One week in, the strike continues with 46 drivers out, two of them at Flytoget, and no talks scheduled; the union leader says the parties are "far apart" and that widening the strike is possible if the employers do not respond to the demands sent on Tuesday. Thursday 24 September is again heavy, with about two thirds of RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer and 60 per cent of R22 Oslo–Mysen departures cancelled and 52 L1 departures dropped; Friday is lighter, with RE10 at about half its timetable and L2 losing 41 departures. Reduced service continues on the weekend.
Sep 23, 2026
✎ Update
Wednesday and Thursday are the heaviest days of the strike so far, with 169 departures cancelled on 23 September and 168 on 24 September. On Wednesday R23 Oslo–Ski, L1 Spikkestad–Lillestrøm and R13 Drammen–Dal are the worst hit; on Thursday L1 loses 52 departures, followed by RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer and R22 Oslo–Mysen. The union says it is weighing whether to widen the strike but has decided nothing, and no talks are scheduled.
Sep 22, 2026
✎ Update
Day five of the strike: Vy has cancelled 111 departures on Tuesday 22 September and 169 on Wednesday 23 September, with RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer again the hardest hit line. There has been no contact between the union and Vy since the strike began on Friday, although the union leader has hinted that an initiative could come soon. No widening of the strike has been announced; check the Vy app before travelling, as the affected departures change from day to day.
Sep 21, 2026
✎ Update
The strike enters its fourth day with 46 drivers out and no contact between the union and Vy since mediation collapsed. Vy has cancelled 402 departures across Sunday, Monday and Tuesday: 163 on 20 September, 128 on 21 September and 111 on 22 September. RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer is the worst affected line, with about seven in ten departures cancelled on Tuesday, followed by R23 Oslo–Ski and L2 Stabekk–Ski; on the Bergen line, around three in ten R40 Bergen–Voss/Myrdal departures are cancelled on Monday. No replacement buses are provided, so check the Vy app before each journey.
Sep 20, 2026
✎ Update
Third day of the strike: 163 departures are cancelled on Sunday 20 September. On Sunday 20 September every RE10 departure between Drammen and Lillehammer is cancelled, with further cancellations on L1, L2, R14, R21 and RE20 in Eastern Norway and 18 on L4 Bergen–Arna. From Monday 21 September the Bergen line R40 Bergen–Voss/Myrdal joins the list. The union says it does not plan to widen the strike in the coming days; no new talks are scheduled. Vy runs no replacement buses — check the app before every journey.
Sep 19, 2026
✎ Update
The strike is continuing on 20 September, with further cancellations added on L1 Spikkestad–Lillestrøm, L2 Stabekk–Ski, R14 Asker–Kongsvinger, R21 Stabekk–Moss, RE10 Drammen–Lillehammer, RE20 Oslo S–Halden/Göteborg and L4 Bergen–Arna.
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 and RE20 also lose trains. From Saturday 19 September L4 Bergen–Arna is also affected. 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

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