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From crisis to continued growth

Increased influence for customers and public transport actors creates better…

26 September 2013 | By Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd, Minister of Infrastructure, Sweden

Increased influence for customers and public transport actors creates better conditions for the railway to enhance its competitiveness. Swedish railway reforms of the past 25 years have been based on this premise, together with state responsibility for management of the rail network run by an independent infrastructure manager. The result…

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Sweden’s plans to increase efficiency and reliability of transport systems

Sweden is a vast country. The distance from Ystad in…

22 September 2011 | By Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd, Minister of Infrastructure, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy & Communications, Sweden

Sweden is a vast country. The distance from Ystad in the south to Kiruna in the north is approximately 1,800km, yet Sweden only has 9.3 million inhabitants. The majority of Swedes live in the southern half of the country and the population has, for a long time, become increasingly concentrated…