Published January 9, 2022 at 08.18
Economics. Trains between Luleå and Narvik have been canceled due to the risk of severe cold that can go down minus 40 degrees on Saturday and Sunday, reports Norrbottens-Kuriren.
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The operator Vy simply does not dare to venture into inaccessible terrain and the chance that everything works in Sweden's shortage of electricity.
“Our locomotives and wagons can withstand these temperatures, but north of Kiruna the trains travel long distances through roadless land. This means a limited possibility of remediation or evacuation if something should happen to infrastructure or vehicles “, writes Vy train in a press release.
On Saturday morning, Kvikkjokk-Årrenjarka was the coldest in the country with minus 36.7 degrees, reports P4 Norrbotten. The mildest in Norrbotten was Katterjåkk with minus 10 degrees, according to SMHI's observations between 7 and 9.
SMHI has not issued any warning but the risk has been communicated to the Swedish Transport Administration, which also makes its own observations.