Sweden to upgrade Iron Ore Line after derailments and NATO accession
Sweden has decided to upgrade the Iron Ore Line, or Malmbanan in Swedish. The upgrades are necessary due to two recent derailments. Moreover, the country’s NATO accession requires the rail line to function properly at...Read more
How can Sweden enhance rail freight capacity along the Öresund axis?
The Öresund Bridge, connecting Sweden and Denmark, is one of the key rail nodes of the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. However, many in the rail freight sector have been stressing about the lack of redundancy and...Read more
Iron Ore Line to fully reopen this week after derailment
Traffic along the Iron Ore Line should fully restart on Thursday, 7 March, after a train derailed near Vassijaure, not far from the Sweden-Norway border, on 24 February. The particularity of this derailment is that...Read more
How can railway monitoring improve?
In Europe, demand for available rail infrastructure continues to increase sharply. Indeed, further modal shift towards this more sustainable type of transportation is a key element to reaching climate targets. Continuous monitoring of rail assets...Read more
What is the future of the Oslo-Gothenburg line?
The railway line stretching from Oslo, in Norway, to Gothenburg, in Sweden, is currently one of the main bottlenecks along the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. A feasibility study to double the track was recently published by...Read more
Sweden chooses loans to speed up rail projects funding
The Swedish Transport Administration Trafikverket is considering financing new rail freight projects through government loans that might total over 2.5 billion euros. This, according to a spokesperson from the agency, should “enable an earlier and...Read more
Rail planning issues in Sweden might not be solved before late 2024
The Swedish government tasked the country’s infrastructure manager Trafikverket to find solutions to improve maintenance planning and traffic reliability. The deadline set for Trafikverket to submit their proposals is 12 February 2024, with extensions up...Read more
Floods and bad weather are causing massive disruptions all over Europe
Slovenia is currently being hit by heavy rain causing floods and significant damage to the country’s infrastructure. The same is happening in the north of the Old Continent, where Sweden and Norway are dealing with...Read more
Rail planning system in Sweden: 2023 is fully compromised
The rail planning system implemented for 2023 in Sweden (MPK) has been quite disruptive for rail freight operations in the country. Many companies are lamenting the lack of timely communication and poor foresight from Trafikverket,...Read more
The new rail planning system in Sweden is causing mayhem
InterviewThe Swedish rail freight industry is currently struggling to adapt to the new planning system implemented by Trafikverket, the government agency responsible for the country’s rail network. RailFreight.com interviewed Shad Hallam, Head of Network Management...Read more
Freight train derailment in Sweden leads to 7-day line closure
A freight train derailed in Trelleborg’s rail freight terminal in Sweden. The derailment occurred under unknown circumstances but destroyed substantial parts of the rail track. Rail traffic to and from Trelleborg is impossible, with the...Read more
838-metre test train looks at the future of Swedish rail freight
TX Logistik ran two test services with an 838-metre train between Malmö and Frövi in Sweden. The rail operator did the trial services in cooperation with its customer Coop-the retail chain, and Sweden’s transport infrastructure...Read more
Swedish coastal line ramps up rail freight
The North Bothnia Line in Sweden will be the newest addition to the country’s rail freight network. The coastal line will be 270-kilometres long, connecting Umeå and Luleå on the country’s northeast coast and considerably...Read more
Trafikverket signs multi-million deal for railway assessment
Trafikverket, the Swedish Transport Administration, has signed a multi-million agreement with Lloyd’s Register (LR), a global engineering consultancy. The company will deliver third party assessment services for the country’s rail network. It follows a previous...Read more
Bombardier reaches milestone ERTMS preparations Sweden
Bombardier Transportation has successfully tested the latest software of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 solution in Sweden. Known as Baseline 3 Release 2, the testing indicated a milestone in the preparations...Read more
Swedish track acces charges reviewed: ‘marginal costs are too low’
The track access charges for Swedish railway are under review for the first time in history. The marginal costs charged for freight and passenger services are too low, and the charging structure is not compliant...Read more
Gothenburg’s new intermodal terminal officially open
The Port of Gothenburg’s new intermodal terminal has had its official opening, confirming the Swedish port’s status as a world-leading rail, road and sea hub. Covering 65,000 square metres, the Arken Combi Terminal provides Gothenburg with...Read more
Sweden approves Bombardier’s Level 2 ERTMS for roll-out
Swedish transport authorities have given the go-ahead for implementation of Bombardier’s Interflo450 ERTMS signalling technology, as part of a nationwide 11,000 kilometre rail network modernisation programme. The approval by the country’s two transportation agencies, Trafikverket and...Read moreStockholm-Oslo rail corridor study recommends improvements
Rail freight services between Stockholm and Oslo would benefit from increased competitiveness and shorter travel times, says a new report into this vital economic transport corridor between Sweden and Norway. The action selection study by...Read more