Main Line Reopens October 6 After Västernorrland Train Derailment

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Main Line Reopens October 6 After Västernorrland Train Derailment
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It will take almost three weeks before the train traffic can be fully in operation after two freight trains derailed in flood-affected Västernorrland. The Swedish Transport Administration expects that the Main Line through upper Norrland can be reopened for traffic on October 6, and the Ådalsbanan is expected to be able to reopen on September 28.

Until then, the work to restore the embankments and rails will continue. And initially after the opening, the trains will run at reduced speed, says press communicator Peter Jonsson at the Swedish Transport Administration.

The time for opening is in both cases set to 8:00.

The forecast is given after the derailed freight train on the Main Line near Skorped in Örnsköldsvik could begin to be salvaged on Tuesday. Previously, a freight train with timber has been able to be salvaged from the Ådalsbanan near Prästmon in Kramfors municipality.

No longer acute

During the past day, on Tuesday, the County Administrative Board in Västernorrland also announced that the authorities' acute handling after the heavy rainfall and flooding a week and a half ago has been completed.

In addition to two derailed trains, which almost cut off traffic between southern and northern Sweden, about 40 roads were damaged. One person lost their life when they were traveling on a road section that ruptured.

Insurance issues

On Tuesday, three county roads were still closed: road 738 in Härnösand municipality and roads 786 and 774 in Kramfors municipality. And there are still a number of smaller roads that need to be addressed.

In addition, there is the work of insurance companies to handle all the damage that has occurred to properties, both buildings and land. Similarly, road associations will have to restore their roads. It will cost a lot of money and it will take time, notes emergency director Torbjörn Westman at the County Administrative Board in Västernorrland.

Corrected: In an earlier version, incorrect dates were stated in the introduction.

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