It was at 18:30 on Saturday that one of LKAB's ore trains derailed on the Malmbanan at the height of the Arctic Circle. It has since been a stop for all traffic past the accident site.

Buses replace the night trains

According to the latest forecast from the Swedish Transport Administration, train traffic on the route will not be able to resume until Thursday 18 June. The preliminary time is then set to 16:00.

The train operator SJ announces that they will set up replacement buses on all departures from Luleå / Boden and northwards during the time of the traffic disturbance.

- Of course, we install replacement buses. This applies to all traffic on the Luleå / Boden route and up to Kiruna and the Riksgränsen. However, the border with Norway is closed because of coronary restrictions, says Christina Psarris, informant at SJ.

According to Christina Psarris, however, it has been far enough to install one replacement bus per train.

- It is not very travelers like this in corona times.

Buses replace Norrtåg

Norrtåg has also decided to replace its departures on the current route with buses. The decision applies so far this Sunday.