Buses and suburban train services were running in both the cities.

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Buses in the Greek capital offered partial services, while suburban and overland train services also were disrupted.

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For example, public transport is expensive: a one-way ten-kilometre (six-mile) train ride from suburban Oslo into the city costs NKr26, which is twice as much as the road toll.

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