A key rail link in Arctic Sweden is closed after a derailment
Traffic on part of the Iron Ore Line will be stopped for at least a week while work is carried out to repair the damage after 38 wagons loaded with iron ore tipped over.
One of Sweden’s largest mining firms says the derailment on Sunday of 38 cargo wagons carrying iron ore that is expected to halt traffic on a 100-kilometer stretch of a crucial transport corridor in the northern part of that country underscores the need for a second track there.
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