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4 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
MTR Express, the rail service connecting Stockholm and Gothenburg, has been voted best rail operator in Sweden according to a new passenger survey.
11 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
New Coradia Nordic X60B trains have begun operation on Stockholm’s commuter network as part of an agreement between operator Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) and Alstom.
23 March 2016 | By Jouni Kekäle – VR Track’s Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development
VR Track Oy is Finland’s biggest rail constructor, with expertise covering all aspects of railway engineering, from design to project implementation. The company employs some 1,450 expert personnel in Finland and approximately 350 people in Sweden. In an interview for Global Railway Review, Jouni Kekäle – VR Track’s Vice President…
9 March 2016 | By SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
FIVE will bring together scientists, regulators, test engineers, industry, suppliers, insurance companies and other organizations from the diverse field of transportation to discuss important fire issues....
9 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
MTR Nordic, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTR Corporation, has been chosen to operate the commuter rail service Stockholm Pendeltåg for an initial period of 10 years from December 2016.
Approximately 27 million tonnes of iron ore are transported annually on the iron ore railway between Luleå (Sweden) and Narvik (Norway) – part of which runs north of the Arctic Circle. Rail operations must also be guaranteed in the winter months in order to transport these quantities. The existing snow…
Trafikverket – the Swedish Transport Administration – is prioritising winter maintenance so that rail transport runs punctually, even during harsh conditions. Trafikverket’s Spokesman for Railway Winter Services, Stefan Jonsson, explains there needs to be a high level of preparedness and knowledge to be able to handle the effects of the…
2 October 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Alstom has become sole owner of Motala Train AB, a Swedish company specialised in refurbishment, heavy maintenance and repair of passenger trains.
2 October 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Operator MTR Corporation celebrates six successful months of passenger service on its intercity MTR Express route in Sweden.
1 October 2015 | By Björn Westerberg, CEO of the Association of Swedish Train Operating Companies (ASTOC)
Never before has there been so much talk about the railroad in Sweden, writes Björn Westerberg, CEO of the Association of Swedish Train Operating Companies (ASTOC). Train services have been developed and adapted for a market with high standards and are an important part of society. Unfortunately, it is the…
1 October 2015 | By Crister Fritzson, CEO of Swedish passenger train operator SJ
In Sweden there is now a solid majority in the parliament in favour of building high-speed rail lines between Stockholm and Gothenburg, and Stockholm and Malmö. The government has therefore appointed a group of negotiators – the National Negotiation on Housing and Infrastructure – with the mission of enabling a…
1 October 2015 | By Stefan Engdahl, Director of Market and Planning at the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket)
Within a foreseeable future, Sweden will have its first high-speed railway, writes Stefan Engdahl, Director of Market and Planning at the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket). After years of discussions and investigations, there is now wide majority support for a large investment, which also includes new housing and improved public transport.…
1 October 2015 | By Anna Johansson, Minister for Infrastructure, Sweden
One of my top priorities as Minister for Infrastructure in the Swedish Government is to make our railways work better for commuters and goods. Being successful here is an integral part of our government’s agenda to create more jobs and increase our exports, at the same time as we cut…
15 September 2015 | By Icomera
Icomera is one of Sweden’s fastest growing technology companies...
10 September 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Stockholm’s commuter train operator Stockholmstag has developed a model known as ‘The commuter prognosis’ that can predict delays up to two hours in the future. The operator has developed a mathematical algorithm that uses big data to visualise the entire commuter train system two hours into the future. The new…
