Iron ore train crossing

Now we will have a short stop for a crossing train, the Iron Ore train will pass on your right side. Those trains transport iron ore from Kiruna to Narvik, with about 12 trains per day carrying up to 27 million tons of ore annually. Each train is 750 meters long, and carries 6800 tons—the equivalent of almost 5 Eiffel Towers every day.  Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the primary raw materials to make steel. The iron ore in northern Sweden was formed by volcanic eruptions. The color of iron ore can range from a deep red to a dark gray or black, but the most common color associated with iron ore is a deep red or reddish-brown. The extensive underground mining operation in Kiruna, which produces 80% of the iron ore within the European Union, has created a large deformation zone expanding by approximately 30 meters each year. It creeps ever closer to the city and causes the ground to subside, which required the city to move. Did you know that Residents affected by relocation are given two choices: they can either accept a new home built to match their original one in the new city center or, if technically possible, they can have their entire house physically moved to the new location. So far, approximately 6,000 people have already had to move from the old, unsafe parts of the city to a newly constructed centre in Kiruna. In addition to ore from mining, the railway also transports consumer goods northward. Around 90 percent of the groceries sold in the stores in the North Norway are brought to the region via the Ofoten Line. Each year, 65,000 containers are transported in and out of Narvik by rail. In the opposite direction, 120,000 tons of fish are currently shipped by train from Narvik.