{"id":119692,"date":"2024-09-03T15:15:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T05:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=55757"},"modified":"2024-09-03T15:15:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T05:15:19","slug":"sweden-and-norway-concur-iron-ore-line-capacity-and-traffic-will-grow-but-by-how-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=119692","title":{"rendered":"Sweden and Norway concur: Iron Ore Line capacity and traffic will grow. But by how much?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traffic on the Iron Ore Line will grow, and capacity accordingly needs to be expanded. Both Sweden and Norway, which both have parts of the line on their territory, agree on that. However, the countries present different findings on how much capacity should grow exactly.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Both Sweden and Norway commissioned investigations into the need for extra capacity on the Iron Ore Line. The studies took place against the background of three derailments<\/a> in relatively short succession, which put the line in the spotlight as a crucial artery for goods and military mobility.<\/p>\n

Bane NOR, Norway\u2019s infrastructure manager, found that 66 trains will need to pass the line by 2040. \u201cWe are in the process of planning to achieve such a capacity\u201d, says Thor Br\u00e6kkan, a representative of Norway\u2019s Railway Directorate, which commissioned the study.<\/p>\n