Tag: Malmbanan
Billions closing for LKAB after the derailment on the Malmbanan
Operating profit for the first quarter decreased by SEK 3.8 billion and amounted to SEK 1.4 billion, the company writes in the interim report. As a result, the operating cash…
Norrtåg rejects LKAB’s proposal for stopped passenger traffic on the Malmbanan: “Desperate”
The winter’s derailments on the Malmbanan caused a total of 76 24-day stoppages in the ore traffic towards Narvik. Every day, LKAB lost SEK 100 million in revenue. And due…
The crisis on the Malmbanan – LKAB makes cuts
The mining company is now reducing production. According to information to employees that SVT has heard, a worst-case scenario could mean that Pelletsverket KK3 or Svappavaara and Leveäniemi are put…
Passenger traffic on the Malmbanan will only resume in three months
– We understand that many were hoping for an earlier start, says Helena Eriksson, regional director for the Northern region at the Swedish Transport Agency. Extensive renovation work has been…
The clearing of the Malmbanan has begun – damaged wagons are lifted away
Vehicles and equipment of various kinds began to arrive in Vassijaure during Tuesday. To begin with, it involves lifting away the damaged wagons that are to be driven away on…
So many kilometers of rails appear to have been damaged on the Malmbanan
The reasons for the derailment appear to be “naturally railway-related”, says Bäckstrand. The National Accident Commission, SHK, has some hypotheses but does not want to go into them further as…
Per-Ola saw the train derail on Malmbanan: “I screamed”
Per-Ola Olofsson was about to sit down to watch Melodifestivalen with his wife, when a roar was heard. – I shouted to my roommate that the train is now derailing,…
Accident commission on Malmbanan: “Nothing to indicate sabotage”
It is the second train clock derailment in Vassijaure near the national border in a little more than two months. The new derailment occurred near, but not in the same…
Trains derailed on Malmbanan – The Swedish Transport Administration’s answer about when traffic will resume
It was only a few days after the Malmbanan was opened following the previous derailment that the next derailment occurred at 8pm on Saturday. According to the Swedish Transport Administration,…
Severe weather delays the opening of the Malmbanan after the derailment
It was on December 17 that a fully loaded ore train headed for Narvik derailed at Vassijaure. An extensive effort is underway to restore the railway. The hope was that…