The Iron Ore Line (Swedish: Malmbanan), has been regularly in the news during the past two years. Several derailments in short succession sparked suspicions of…
In December 2023, a freight train derailed along the Malmbanan (also known as Iron Ore Line) in Sweden. Swedish authorities have now concluded that the…
Sweden is going ahead with significant investments in the Iron Ore Line (Swedish: Malmbanan). The far-north railway is crucial for the logistics operations of mines…
The derailment on Sweden’s Iron Ore Line on 24 February 2024 was caused by strong winds, temperature difference between the ground and air, and a…
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…
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 (Swedish: Malmbanan), now has ERTMS installed on a part of its length. Between Gällivare and Kiruna in northern Sweden, trains have…
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…
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…
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’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…
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…