Night train subsidy Stockholm-Hamburg leads to critique
The fact that Swedish operator SJ will run a new night train from Stockholm to Hamburg is not seen as fair by everyone. The train, with government subsidy, will run on days that private operator...Read more
SJ wins night train tender Stockholm-Hamburg
Swedish state railways SJ has won the procurement to run a new night train from Stockholm to Hamburg in Germany. Called SJ EuroNight, the night trains will be part of the network of European night...Read more
Sweden accelerates the North Bothnia railway
Sweden is taking the next step for the Norrbotnia line, a 270 kilometre new coastal high-speed railway between Umeå and Luleå. Infrastructure manager Trafikverket received the task to start planning the next section, Skellefteå –...Read more
Rail ferry is history for the night train Stockholm – Berlin
It was long awaited: Snälltåget’s night train from Sweden to Berlin resumed service on Sunday, but with a very different route than before. Instead of using a ferry between Sweden and Germany, it now runs...Read more
Snälltåget launches night trains from Sweden to Berlin
Swedish open-access operator Snälltåget relaunched a night train service connecting Stockholm and Berlin on June 27. Now running via Copenhagen, the train runs daily this summer.Read more
Swedish Maland railway project risks delay: appeal stuck in spam filter
The Swedish Transport Administration’s railway project at Maland outside Sundsvall, which should start early May, risks being delayed. The reason is that a late appeal got stuck in the Administrative Court’s spam filter. It is...Read more
First 835-metre long train from Germany arrived in Sweden
For the first time, a test ride has been carried out with a 835-metre long train from Germany to Sweden. The train departed from Maschen in Germany on 17 April and arrived in Malmö the...Read more
FlixTrain starts ticket sale in Sweden
FlixTrain is starting the ticket sale of it’s new service on the route Stockholm – Gothenburg starting May 2021. It is the first expansion of the open-access operator’s services outside of its home country Germany.Read more
Swedish high-speed investigation: too expensive to go through cities
The Swedish Transport Administration Trafikverket presented four proposals for the three new high-speed main lines last week. In order to meet the government’s cost framework of 20 billion euros, the design needed to be reconsidered...Read more
ERTMS tests with Vectron on the Øresund Bridge were successful
After tests on the Øresund Bridge with a Vectron locomotive from Siemens Mobility, the ERTMS installation on the bridge and the transition between the Swedish and the Danish signalling system is validated. This means the...Read moreDB Cargo equips locomotives with Alstom’s ETCS technology
DB Cargo agreed with Alstom to equip thirteen freight locomotives with the ETCS signalling standard technology. They will use Alstom’s Atlas ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2 solution, which complies with the latest European standards for...Read more
Trafikverket plans route for part of new Stockholm – Malmö railway
The Swedish Transport Administration Trafikverket is planning to build a new main railway line between Stockholm and Malmö, which will free up capacity on the existing Southern Main Line. Trafikverket considers six alternative proposals for...Read more
Freight trains with semi-trailers banned from Great Belt Bridge again
The Great Belt Bridge between Denmark and Sweden has been closed for freight trains with pocket wagons with semi-trailers. The reason is an almost accident, where a trailer threatened to drop off a moving train...Read more