{"id":137591,"date":"2024-10-07T21:48:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T11:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=56862"},"modified":"2024-10-07T21:48:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T11:48:52","slug":"swedish-west-coast-mainline-upgrade-to-hinder-freight-trains-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=137591","title":{"rendered":"Swedish West Coast mainline upgrade to hinder freight trains for years"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of its 2025 rail plan, Sweden will start upgrading its Western mainline. Notably, the catenary between a suburb of Gothenburg and Alings\u00e5s will be replaced, taking three years in total. During that time, freight traffic on the route will be significantly disrupted.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>“It looks like we will get most of the trains through in 2024, but in 2026 and 2027 it looks very difficult,” Stephan Ray, communications manager at Swedish rail freight operator Green Cargo, tells Swedish rail publication J\u00e4rnv\u00e4gar.nu.<\/p>\n

The Swedish Transport Agency will allow four trains to run on the route during construction works every hour: an express train, a regional train, a commuter train and a freight train, the Swedish publication says. To make matters worse, during the afternoon, there will be three freight train-free hours.<\/p>\n

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The Western mainline between Gothenburg and Stockholm. The Southern mainline is shown in dotted green. Image: Wikimedia Commons. \u00a9 TS Eriksson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt will be difficult to be forced to run most of the freight trains during the night,” Stephan Ray tells the Swedish publication. “Loading and unloading of the trains in the port takes place around the clock and requires a continuous flow of trains from and to the port if the logistics are to work and the railway yard does not become clogged.”<\/p>\n