All stops are getting new real-time signs
Published 30.10.2025
From Monday, October 27, an average of eight real-time signs are being replaced daily at bus and tram stops in Oslo and Akershus.
– The old real-time signs are based on the technology of the 2G network. The 2G network is being phased out over the course of the year, and therefore our plan is to have all the new screens installed by December, says Snorre Lægran, planning director at Ruter.
In December, the information pillars will also be replaced.
Brief downtime for real-time at stops
The real-time signs are to be dismantled and new ones installed the same day, with the exception of a few stops where the work may take longer. We are talking about a couple of hours of downtime at each stop.
– Travelers can use the Ruter app to get updated real-time information while the work is being done. We do our best to ensure efficient installation so that this affects the travelers as little as possible, says Lægran.
The new screens provide a better user experience
The real-time displays that are at many stops today are ripe for an upgrade. The old real-time system receives data with a delay, sometimes up to two minutes, while the new displays get information much faster. Guro Schou Nordengen is the product manager at TET, a technology company owned by several public transport companies in Norway. She says that there are many advantages to the new displays.
– There will be more consistently accurate estimates than there were on the old real-time displays. In addition, the new displays have space and functionality to show deviation and information messages, which will generally provide better travel information to the customers, she says.
For people with low vision using screen reader apps on their mobile phones, it will now be easier to read signs. The new screens do not flicker in the same way as the old LED screens do through the mobile camera. This makes it easier for screen readers to interpret the text.
The new real-time displays will contribute to an even better travel experience for everyone using public transport by the end of the year.