Vy Cancels 163 Sunday Trains in Eastern Norway

Vy cancelled 163 train departures on Sunday, September 20, 2026, as a locomotive engineer strike that began Friday at 10 a.m. continued through eastern Norway and into a Bergen local line, the company said on its website as reported by NRK.

Travelers with tickets on RE10 Drammen to Lillehammer, Oslo to Gothenburg, or Oslo commuter lines should check the live list before leaving for the station, because Vy is not running replacement buses, taxis, or flights. If your trip still centers on the capital, start with our Oslo cruise-day planning guide so a cancelled train does not strand the rest of the day.

Sunday Cancellations Hit Eastern Norway First

NRK’s line list, updated Sunday afternoon from Vy, shows the heaviest Sunday cuts on L2 Stabekk to Ski (44 departures), RE10 Drammen to Lillehammer (31), R21 Stabekk to Moss (27), and L1 Spikkestad to Lillestrom (20). RE20 from Oslo Central to Halden and Gothenburg lost 10 Sunday trips. On the west coast, L4 Bergen to Arna lost 18 Sunday trips, a jump from two on Saturday.

News in English reported Saturday that nearly 400 departures were cancelled across the following three days, with Drammen through Oslo to Hamar and Lillehammer the worst hit. That independent count matches the Sunday-plus-Monday scale now on Vy’s public list. SJ Nord’s six daily Oslo to Lillehammer trains are not part of the strike.

Monday and Tuesday Lists Are Already Posted

Lundeby told NRK on Sunday morning that Monday’s strike-related cancellations total 141. The same NRK rundown, refreshed at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, lists Monday cuts on L1 Spikkestad to Lillestrom (39), RE10 Drammen to Lillehammer (33), RE20 Oslo to Halden and Gothenburg (14), R13 Drammen to Dal (13), and R14 Asker to Kongsvinger (12). West-coast Monday cuts include six L4 Bergen to Arna trips and seven R40 Bergen to Voss and Myrdal trips.

Tuesday’s posted list still concentrates on RE10 (31 cancellations) and adds 33 R23 Oslo Central to Ski trips, plus 15 on R13 Drammen to Dal and 13 on R21 Stabekk to Moss. NRK Innlandet copied Tuesday’s Innlandet rows from vy.no at 12:57 p.m. Sunday, so the Tuesday plan is already in the operator file even if later hours change a few trips. Recheck the operator list the night before you travel; Vy is updating it as the walkout continues.

Refunds on Cancelled Vy Tickets

Vy told NRK that a cancelled departure qualifies for a refund regardless of ticket type, but the passenger has to make the change. Flexible and refundable tickets can be moved to another departure or refunded in full. Standard nonrefundable tickets can be cancelled through Vy’s cancellation form for a refund. A period ticket can be cancelled at any time; it then stops from the cancellation date and the unused remainder is refunded.

A cancelled ticket can also be used on another Vy train the same day on the same stretch, except on Oslo to Bergen and on departures that require a seat reservation. That same-day reuse is the fastest fix when a later train on your corridor is still running. It does not create a bus, taxi, or flight voucher. If you already bought a separate airline or long-distance ticket to skip the strike, that purchase is on you unless your own card or insurance covers it.

Replacement Transport Is Not Coming

Vy will not insert buses for cancelled trains while locomotive engineers are on a legal strike, and it will not offer taxi or air alternatives. Lundeby told NRK the company is following the strike rules rather than trying to paper over the walkout. News in English independently reported the same bar on buses, taxis, and flights. Travelers who need to move on Sunday or Monday should plan around remaining Vy trips, SJ Nord on Oslo to Lillehammer, or a privately booked car, not a promised rail-replacement bus.

The walkout started after overnight talks at the National Mediator ended without a deal Friday morning. Norsk Lokomotivforerforbund, the locomotive engineers’ union, first pulled 46 members out. The union wants pay equal to Airport Express (Flytoget) staff after Vy took over that operation, plus more predictable schedules. Spekter, the employer side, said the union is striking for a pay result more than three times what other groups can expect this year. That dispute is why the list keeps growing by the day instead of ending after one weekend.

SJ Nord Still Serves Oslo to Lillehammer

RE10 is the strike’s pressure point: Lundeby said 67 percent of Drammen to Lillehammer trains are cancelled, and NRK Innlandet recorded 31 Sunday trips, 29 Monday trips, and 31 Tuesday trips off that line. If you only need Oslo to Lillehammer, SJ Nord’s six daily trains on that corridor are not in the Vy walkout. Buy or keep an SJ ticket rather than assuming a leftover Vy RE10 will appear at the platform.

Lundeby also said nearly 90 percent of Vy trains still run, so a planned trip is often possible if you pick a line that is not on the cancellation table. That is true on many corridors and false on RE10 this weekend. For a Norway trip that can shift off rail entirely, our Norway small-ship and fjord cruise guide is the next planning page if the strike has already broken a rail-and-port connection, not a substitute for today’s cancelled commuter trip.