Europe’s mining giant scrapes for options to secure more rail capacity

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LKAB, the largest mining company in Sweden (and Europe), relies heavily on rail freight transport along the Iron Ore Line, which connects the Swedish port of Luleå to the Norwegian port of Narvik. However, the company is in dire need of additional capacity, and it is now considering the option of purchasing buses to remove passenger trains along some sections of the Iron Ore Line.

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Europe’s mining giant scrapes for options to secure more rail capacity

Image: Shutterstock. Tommy Alven

LKAB, the largest mining company in Sweden (and Europe), relies heavily on rail freight transport along the Iron Ore Line, which connects the Swedish port of Luleå to the Norwegian port of Narvik. However, the company is in dire need of additional capacity, and it is now considering the option of purchasing buses to remove passenger trains along some sections of the Iron Ore Line.

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Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

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