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Spordrift transferred to Bane NOR

On 13th March 2023, a final decision was made to transfer Spordrift from the Ministry of Transport and Communications to network operator Bane NOR. Spordrift AS is a state-owned full-service provider for operation and maintenance of railway infrastructure in Norway. At the same time, Eli Giske, who had been chair of the board of Spordrift, was elected to the board of Bane NOR. The government had decided in December 2022 that ownership of Spordrift would be transferred from the Ministry of Transport and Communications to Bane NOR.