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Sweden: 40% of Iron Ore Line obsolete, upgrade pressure keeps adding up

Image: Shutterstock. © Tommy Alven.

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 mining giant LKAB. A recent analysis shows that 40 per cent of the line’s infrastructure is outdated and should have already been replaced.

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critical infrastructure

Sweden: 40% of Iron Ore Line obsolete, upgrade pressure keeps adding up

Image: Shutterstock. © Tommy Alven.

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 mining giant LKAB. A recent analysis shows that 40 per cent of the line’s infrastructure is outdated and should have already been replaced.

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