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Climate change likely major factor in Iron Ore Line derailments

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October 9, 2024
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Two derailments in short succession on the Swedish Malmbanan, or Iron Ore Line in English, sparked suspicions of sabotage. Now that the investigations for the…

Sweden’s 2025 rail plan: Western mainline and Iron Ore Line to get upgrades

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September 25, 2024
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Trafikverket, the Swedish Transport Administration, has published its rail plan for 2025. As part of the largest planned works, the agency intends to upgrade the…

The Iron Ore Line is now the first line in Sweden to have ERTMS (partially) installed

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September 9, 2024
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The Iron Ore Line (Swedish: Malmbanan), now has ERTMS installed on a part of its length. Between Gällivare and Kiruna in northern Sweden, trains have…

Sweden and Norway concur: Iron Ore Line capacity and traffic will grow. But by how much?

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September 3, 2024
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Traffic on the Iron Ore Line will grow, and capacity accordingly needs to be expanded. Both Sweden and Norway, which both have parts of the…

LKAB profits nearly halved due to continuous problems on Iron Ore Line

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August 16, 2024
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Sweden’s mining giant LKAB recorded a significant decline in its half yearly profits. The financial downturn is a result of persistent problems on the crucial…

Norway and Sweden enter into military rail wagon purchasing agreement

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August 14, 2024
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Norwegian state-owned railway company Bane NOR, Norway’s Armed Forces and the Swedish Armed Forces have entered into a rail wagon purchasing agreement. Through the deal,…

Sweden: 40% of Iron Ore Line obsolete, upgrade pressure keeps adding up

Nikos Papatolios
August 7, 2024
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Sweden’s Iron Ore Line, also known as Malmbanan, has been plagued by frequent train derailments and closures heavily affecting the line’s industrial users, such as…

Boden Industrial Park to get connected to Malmbanan despite already scarce capacity

Marco Raimondi
July 5, 2024
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The Boden Industrial Park (BIP), not far from the Swedish border with Finland, will get a rail link to the Malmbanan, Sweden’s busiest rail freight…

Yet another derailment on the Iron Ore Line

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July 3, 2024
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For the third time in approximately half a year, a train has derailed on the Swedish Malmbanan, or Iron Ore Line. The incident likely took…

Sweden upgrades Iron Ore Line, possibly raises TACs for funding

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June 4, 2024
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Sweden’s traffic administration intends to advance several rail infrastructure projects along the country’s northern Iron Ore Line, which is crucial for mines in the area. Moreover, Sweden is considering raising track access charges to fund a partial double track between Boden and Luleå. Sweden’s northern rail infrastructure is vital for some of Europe’s largest mining…