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December 5, 2020 | Technology

IRJ In-Brief – Tech: Onboard 5G trials show promise; ÖBB’s first digital interlocking; Trainfo introduces level crossing safety app

Sweden: Icomera, the Gothenburg-based subsidiary of Engie Solutions, has conducted a successful trial of its X5 four-radio modem 5G-enabled router on an X2000 train on the Stockholm - Gothenburg line.

December 4, 2020 | Financial

Swedish public operators receive SKr 2.9bn to cover lost revenue

THE Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has allocated SKr 2.9bn ($US 344.2m) to reimburse public transport operators for lost revenue experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

December 2, 2020 | Technology

Trafikverket awards turnout condition monitoring contract

THE Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has awarded Vossloh a multi-year contract to equip 1000 sets of turnouts with condition monitoring sensors.

November 24, 2020 | Europe

New start for passenger trains in northern Sweden

NORWEGIAN operator Vy has announced that it will restart regular passenger services on Sweden’s 165km Haparanda Line from April 1, after 29 years.

November 24, 2020 | Europe

Snälltåget opens ticket sales for Stockholm - Berlin overnight service

SWEDISH private operator Snälltåget has opened ticket sales for its new Stockholm - Malmö - Copenhagen - Hamburg - Berlin cross-border night train service, ahead of its launch next year.

October 21, 2020 | Financial

SJ announces new route and timetable for Umeå overnight trains

SWEDISH state-owned operator SJ has announced the introduction of a new route and timetable for its Umeå overnight services, which will shorten travel times and benefit residents of the Västerbotten and Västernorrland regions.

September 25, 2020 | Fleet

Gothenberg receives first new Flexity LRV

SWEDISH transport operator Gothenburg Tramways (Spårvägar) has received delivery of the first Bombardier Flexity LRV from a fleet of 40 ordered in April 2016 from a consortium of Bombardier and Kiepe Electric.

September 11, 2020 | Europe

Trafikverket launches tender to operate night trains in Sweden and Denmark

SWEDISH transport authority Trafikverket has published a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union for a contract to operate international overnight trains from Malmö and Stockholm to the Denmark-Germany border.

September 3, 2020 | Main line

German regional associations support Swedish night train plan

GERMAN passenger association Pro Bahn and lobby group Verkehrsclub Germany (VCD) North have issued their support for the Swedish government’s plans to introduce overnight trains through Germany, calling on the state of Schleswig-Holstein and regional transport authority NAH.SH to do the same.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Trafikverket completes ‘wasp’s waist’ upgrade in Stockholm

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket held a ceremony to mark the completion of a three-year upgrade of the 2km railway between Stockholm Central and Stockholm Södra on August 17, one of the Swedish network’s busiest sections.

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