Sweden's LKAB opened its newest and deepest excavation level at its iron-ore mine in Kiruna in May, which is using an automated railway to move extracted iron-ore. Kevin Smith travelled 145km into the Arctic Circle and 1365m below the surface to visit the mine.
IRJ at Nordic Rail: SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket says plans to build the country's first high-speed line between Stockholm and Gothenburg are taking shape, with development now well underway on the Stockholm - Linköping and Borås - Gothenburg sections.
STOCKHOLM Traffic Management (TF) has awarded Ballast Nedam, Netherlands, a contract to supply a de-icing system, which will be used to keep the Stockholm Local Transport (SL) suburban train fleet ice-free during the winter.
A much-delayed project to relieve a major bottleneck on the Gothenburg –Malmö line reached an important milestone on September 4, when tunnel boring machine Åsa emerged into the daylight at the northern portal of the 8.7km Hallandsås tunnel, marking the completion of tunnelling works.
SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has selected Strukton Rail, Netherlands, in a SKr 207m ($US 32m) contract to fit out the City Line, a 6km new railway line in Stockholm city centre.
SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has awarded Dutch rail construction and maintenance company Strukton Rail a contract worth around €80m to maintain 680km of track on the northern part of the Southern Main Line from Malmö to Katrineholm near Stockholm.
SWEDEN's Lussavaara-Kirunava AB (LKAB) inaugurated the latest phase of its iron-ore mining operation in Kiruna, northern Sweden today, which includes a 12km, standard-gauge underground automatic railway.
SWEDEN's infrastructure manager Trafikverket says it has received applications from 27 passenger operators and 13 freight companies to run trains on the national network starting from the new timetable on December 15.
SWEDISH operator Hector Rail has acquired 42 type ICK coaches from Netherlands Railways (NS) leasing subsidiary NS Financial Services.
SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has commissioned Sweco, Sweden, to carry out environmental impact assessments and design studies for the construction of a new rail connection to the Port of Gothenburg.