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Luleå Railway Research Center (JVTC) is a competence centre focusing on development of operation and maintence within the railway sector.
Luleå Railway Research Center (JVTC) is organisationally placed under the President of the university.
Luleå is a center of communication in the Barents region
- Several local industries such as mines, steel plants and paper mills using railway freights
- Established air freight hub
- Development of Barents region needs good communications
- Large scale regional investment under decision (North Bothnia Line)
Demand for research
- Mixed traffic (freight/passenger train) special requirements
- Malmbanan among the highest Heavy Axle Load in Europe (30 tons)
- Varying grounds conditions
- Cold climate
Established competence at LTU
- LTU already has competence in fields central for railways
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