I've been busy with our future home in Åkarp, and therefore the blog has been quiet for a couple of weeks.
From April on, I'll be able to follow a very interesting railroad project closely. The Swedish Southern Main Line (Södra Stambanan) will be expanded from two to four tracks between Arlöv (5 km North East of Malmö) and one km south of Lund. The existing commuter stations Burlöv, Åkarp and Hjärup will be rebuilt, and Lund will get its fourth station, Klostergården (south of Lund C).
The first step is to build two temporary tracks, parallel to the existing tracks. After that, the old tracks are removed and the embankment is lowered six meters. Four tracks are added and finally, the temporary tracks are removed:
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| Initially, there are two old tracks on the ground level |
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| Two temporary tracks are added next to the old tracks |
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| A six meter deep trench for new tracks is built where the two old tracks were. |
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Four hundred meters of the tracks are covered in Åkarp.
A public park is planned to be put on top of the tunnel.. |
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| The temporary tracks are removed, and the bottleneck is resolved. |
I'll explore this project further in future blog posts.
I'll write about this project alongside with my personal pet projects.
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