Open access Swedish railway company Snälltåget earlier this week lamented the Swedish Transport Administration’s (Trafikverket) planning ability, saying that Trafikverket efforts to that end have “derailed”. The transport authority, on its part, says it understands...Read more
The Swedish Transport Administration Trafikverket is opening a call for research to improve traffic information for passengers, railway companies and transport buyers. They are looking for new solutions that deliver real-time and reliable traffic information.Read more
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 more
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
Trafikverket announced that on December 13 the first passenger train operated on the Pågatågen interurban railway line between Malmö Central and Kävlinge. The Lomma line, which has always been for freight transport, is a single-track...Read more
Vossloh has won an order from Trafikverket for the delivery of data-based condition monitoring systems for 1000 turnouts. According to the German company, these systems will help understand the technical position of turnouts and improve...Read more
The Swedish Transport Administration Trafikverket is carrying out a review of the entire roll out plan for ERTMS in Sweden. Their revision is based on the identification of critical factors that need to be addressed...Read more
Swedish transport authority Trafikverket has recently published a tender for a night train connection between Sweden and the European mainland. Starting in 2022 the train will connect Malmö and Stockholm to Brussels and Hamburg. This...Read more
Sweden’s rail infrastructure manager Trafikverket was forced to prolong the deployment of ERTMS twice this year. First, this was done for the southern regions of the country and then for the Malmbanan line, which is...Read more
