After more than two years of work, a new digital infrastructure service has been launched in Sweden: the Swedish National Distribution System (NDS). By facilitating streamlined ticket sales and improved cross-selling opportunities for operators, the...Read more
Alstom announced an agreement with SL to supply an additional 20 Movia C30 metro trains, expanding the existing fleet to a total of 116 metro trains. This agreement builds upon the initial contract signed in...Read more
PartnerPilz, a leading automation expert, has secured a crucial role in the digitisation project led by the Swedish railway authority, Trafikverket. Read more
The Swedish Public Transport Association (Svensk Kollektivtrafik) has produced a report summarising knowledge about the increase in climate emissions and how public transport and increased transport efficiency can reduce emissions and create benefits for society....Read more
Alstom has delivered the 40th Flexity tram to the agency responsible for the Gothenburg tram network Västtrafik, marking the completion of the initial order for light rail vehicles this month. The contract was signed in...Read more
INTERVIEWThe railway industry is rapidly digitalising and adopting new technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). These new technologies allow for increased overall efficiency in the sector, which is instrumental in reaching sustainability...Read more
Since this week, trains run between Malmö and Lund on a new four-track railway, announced the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket). This significantly increases traffic capacity, and with the upcoming timetable change means more trains on the...Read more
Alstom and Stockholm-based design and technology company STILFOLD have announced a partnership to explore how STILFOLD’s origami-inspired manufacturing technology, dubbed “industrial origami” could be used to build trains in a more sustainable manner.Read more
“There is a large maintenance debt that has built up over a long time and that requires action, the Swedish railway network must be improved”, Swedish infrastructure minister Andreas Carlson said at a press conference...Read more
FlixTrain has had to cancel trains between Göteborg and Stockholm this week due to the problem of damaged carriages. Swedish media report several wagon windows and the undercarriage have been damaged so badly that the...Read more
The alliance of independent passenger rail companies AllRail says plans by Swedish state-owned operator SJ to extend its night train Stockholm-Hamburg to Berlin will cause unfair competition, as operator Snälltåget runs night trains on that...Read more
Swedish operator SJ will extend its existing EuroNight service to Berlin starting from the end of March. While it could not yet confirm all the details of the service, it did say that the problems that plagued...Read more
Swedish regional operator Skånetrafiken will assume responsibility for the regional trains that cross the Öresund straight between Sweden and Denmark from Danish operator DSB on Sunday, when the new timetable goes into effect in the...Read more
Spanish contractor Comsa in a consortium with Nortúnel S.A will construct the 1.6-kilometre Ersmark tunnel in Sweden. After some delay due to an appeal, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) says the contract is greenlit to...Read more
Already a frontrunner in ticketing for public transport, Sweden will be the first country to have a nationwide ticket distribution system based on the Open Sales and Distribution Model (OSDM), developed by Estonian-based company Turnit....Read more