SWEDISH transport administration Trafikverket has awarded Strukton a five-year contract worth SKr 367m ($US 55.8m) to provide maintenance services on 310 track-km in southern Stockholm.

WITH less than a year to go before the launch of its MTR Express inter-city services, MTR Corporation subsidiary MTR Nordic submitted a track access application to Swedish infrastructure manager Trafikverket on April 15 for train paths on the Stockholm – Gothenburg line.

MONTHLY passenger volumes on Sweden's railway network exceeded 10 million passenger-km for the first time last month, according to figures released by infrastructure manager Trafikverket.

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket published a new report on February 28 outlining potential options for a high-speed line linking Stockholm with Gothenburg and Malmö.

SWEDEN's largest railfreight operator Green Cargo has launched a programme to restructure its operations after suffering a sharp decline in revenues last year, which the company blames on a sluggish economy, structural changes among its key customers, and downward pressure on freight prices.

SWEDISH train operator Tågkompaniet has awarded EuroMaint, Sweden, a contract to maintain the fleet of Bombardier X50 Regina emus used on X-Train services from Gävle to Sundsvall and Ljusdal.

GOTHENBURG Tramways has invited expressions of interest for a contract to supply up to 100 low-floor LRVs with an initial order for 40 vehicles, which will replace the oldest trams in the city's fleet.

SWEDEN's national passenger operator, SJ, has placed a $US 200m contract with ABB to install electrical equipment on its fleet of 36 X2000 trains as part of a $US 510m project to refurbish the 200km/h tilting sets.

SWEDISH transport authority Trafikverket has selected Nexans as its primary supplier of railway infrastructure cables in a €16m, two-year framework contract which could be extended for another two years from 2016.

VEOLIA Transport Sweden is set to continue operating the Swedish section of the Øresund network beyond December 2014 after it was awarded a five-year contract by Öresundståg AB, the joint company owned by six regional transport authorites which is responsible for tendering the services.