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June 19, 2019 | Freight

Moving mountains in the Land of the Midnight Sun

The heavy-haul line from Luleå and Kiruna in northern Sweden to the Norwegian port of Narvik is a vital export channel for Europe’s largest iron-ore producer LKAB. Keith Barrow looks at how LKAB is working with infrastructure managers Trafikverket and Bane Nor to increase throughput on this Arctic artery.

June 5, 2019 | News

Swedish Competition Authority calls for regulation of train ticket sales

SWEDEN’s Competition Authority has written to the Swedish government suggesting that the regulation of train ticket sales could be a way to break the dominant position of national operator SJ which currently bars private competing operators from selling their tickets on its website, sj.se.

May 23, 2019 | Financial

CAF purchases Swedish train maintenance company EuroMaint

CAF has reached an agreement for the acquisition of 100% of Swedish fleet maintenance company EuroMaint, which the Spanish manufacturer says will strengthen its provision of services and establishes a presence in the Nordic market.

April 17, 2019 | News

Vossloh signs €100m framework agreements for switch components

VOSSLOH has signed multi-year framework agreements in Sweden and Italy worth €100m. Vossloh will supply switch components to Swedish infrastructure manager Trafikverket, as well as switch components and systems for high-speed lines to Italian infrastructure manager Italian Railway Network (RFI).

April 12, 2019 | Technology

Becoming Sweden’s most digitalised company

Swedish operator SJ is already recognised as one of Europe’s leading digitalised companies. Kevin Smith spoke with Claes Lindholtz, SJ’s director of business development and digital transformation, about the operator’s approach to digitalisation and the secrets of its success.

April 11, 2019 | High-speed

Ramboll and Atkins win Swedish high-speed design contract

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has commissioned Ramboll and Atkins to research and design the 160km Järna - Linköping high-speed line, the first section of a proposed 440km high-speed network linking Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

April 4, 2019 | Main line

Swedish government backs international night train services

THE Swedish government announced on March 31 that it will allocate SKr 50m ($US 5.4m) from its 2019 budget towards the development of night train services to destinations in other European countries as it seeks to reduce the climate impact of international travel.

March 25, 2019 | Infrastructure

Sweden approves Ängelholm - Helsingborg track doubling

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has approved plans for track doubling on the 24km Ängelholm - Helsingborg section of the West Coast Line in southern Sweden.

March 13, 2019 | Europe

NSB and Nettbuss merge to become Vy

NORWEGIAN State Railways (NSB) has merged its train and bus operations in Norway and Sweden under the new common brand Vy, with the goal of providing a single multi-modal door-to-door transport service.

March 8, 2019 | Financial

MTR reports slight drop in revenue and profit

HONG Kong-based operator MTR Corporation recorded a 2.7% drop in revenue in 2018, down from $HK 55.4bn ($US 7bn) to $HK 53.9bn, resulting in a 4.3% decrease in profit from $HK 16.8bn to $HK 16.1bn. The decrease in overall revenue was mainly caused by a sharp fall in revenue from MTR’s mainland China property development business, which dropped from $HK 6.9bn to $HK 60m.

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