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
Sweden’s interurban railway finally operates first passenger train
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 supplies Sweden with data-based monitoring systems for 1000 turnouts
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
Sweden reviews ERTMS roll out plan
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
Trafikverket publishes tender for night train connecting Sweden to mainland Europe
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 moreKey risks for ERTMS deployment in Sweden
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
Sweden plans night train to Belgium
Sweden is planning to improve its rail connectivity with other European countries. The night train from Malmö to Brussels via Cologne could be launched in two or three years. To do this, the Scandinavian country...Read more
Smoother ERTMS deployment in southern Sweden
Sweden’s rail infrastructure manager Trafikverket has corrected a time frame of its ERTMS programme. The deployment of the new signalling solution in the southern regions will start in 2023 as it had been scheduled earlier....Read more
Train traffic in southern Sweden completely restored after major fire
Swedish rail infrastructure manager Trafikverket has completed the recovery activities after the major fire took place in Hässleholm, an important railway junction. For a few days, a lot of trains were cancelled, rerouted or replaced...Read more
Vossloh to supply switch components to Sweden and Italy
German rail technology company Vossloh has signed two multi-year framework agreements for supplying switch components to Sweden and Italy. The total price of both deals is 100 million Euros. The Swedish agreement provides the delivery of...Read more
Eress partnership creates new opportunities for railway companies
The European railways will face several new regulations in the area of energy consumption within the next years. Adaptation can be facilitated by participation in European partnership for railway energy settlement systems (Eress partnership), a...Read more
Bombardier installs ERTMS on Swedish Malmbanan
Bombardier Transportation is installing the latest version of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 solution, known as Baseline 3 Release 2, on the Malmbanan line in Sweden. The project has started in...Read more
‘International rail sector can learn a lot from Scandinavian rail companies’
The international rail sector can learn a lot by looking at Scandinavian rail companies, says Peter Boom from Voestalpine Signaling. “In Scandinavia, they like to use new technologies and are often ahead of other countries.” The...Read more