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SJ launches a new feature for its app
SJ, the Swedish travel partner that offers sustainable train travel, has launched a new feature for its app: Where Do I Stand On The Platform.
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Eight-year rolling stock maintenance contract signed in Sweden
Alstom has signed an eight-year €135 million contract with Arriva for the maintenance of Skånetrafiken’s 99 Alstom Coradia Nordic regional trains.
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The East Link Project – the first step towards a Swedish high-speed railway
28 June 2017 | By Johan Sundin, M.Sc, Commercial Director of the The East Link Project at the Swedish Transport Administration
Johan Sundin, M.Sc, Commercial Director of the The East Link Project at the Swedish Transport Administration speaks to Global Railway Review about Sweden’s new high-speed rail project, the challenges it faces and how the operating company plans to overcome them.
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New investment highs in existing Swedish rail infrastructure
The increase of rail transport in Sweden has been positive for a long time on an aggregate level and the development has been the strongest in passenger traffic. Since the early-1990s train travel has doubled whereas the corresponding rate of increase in car travellers has been 10-15%. Railway infrastructure developments…
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Jernhusen’s lighting success at Västerås
Jernhusen owns, develops and manages properties, stations, depots and other buildings attached to the railway network in Sweden. But the government-run organisation is about much more than buildings. Jernhusen aims to make it easier to use public transport and to transport goods by rail. It also focusses on creating new…
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Customer insight steers SJ’s digital development
The buying habits of SJ’s customers are the organisation’s guiding principle for its digital development. Services, solutions, and even the organisation itself are tailored to customer needs, while the digital customer experience with SJ will make customer journeys easier before, during, and after their trip. Here Jenny Gejke, Head of…
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The future of train travel for SJ
21 October 2016 | By Crister Fritzson, CEO and President of SJ
In this article Crister Fritzson, Chief Executive Officer and President of SJ AB, shares some insights into the history of Sweden’s oldest and largest train operator; its recent developments and plans for the future...
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Strengthening the railway is essential for sustainable and efficient transport
6 September 2016 | By Anna Johansson, Minister for Infrastructure, Sweden
Sweden is one of Europe’s longest countries: from south to north the distance is equal to that of our southern border to Rome, Italy. Sweden is also a country dependent on exports, which the Swedish government currently aims to increase. However, we must also decrease the transport sector’s climate emissions,…
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The future of train travel for SJ
6 September 2016 | By Crister Fritzson, Chief Executive Officer and President of SJ AB
In order to meet the customers’ desires of tomorrow, the Swedish train operator SJ recently launched several digital solutions such as a new mobile service and web site. The company has also presented an upgrade process of Sweden’s most celebrated high-speed train, SJ X 2000. In this article Crister Fritzson,…
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MTR builds on its strong reputation
6 September 2016 | By Jeremy Long, Chief Executive Officer – European Business of MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation has been operating in Sweden since 2009 when it began running the Stockholm Metro. Since then, it has fast become one of the country’s leading transport operators, extending its activities in the region to also cover suburban, rolling stock maintenance and intercity services. In this article Jeremy Long,…
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Trafikverket: lowering market entry barriers
6 September 2016 | By Camilla Ahston – Senior International Strategist, Trafikverket
Trafikverket – the Swedish Transport Administration – is responsible for long-term planning of all types of traffic for the country’s transport system, as well as for building, operating and maintaining public roads and railways. According to Trafikverket’s National Plan, €52.2 billion will be invested in the transport system up to…
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Stockholm’s Roslagsbanan to receive 22 new Stadler EMUs
24 August 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Stockholm County Council (SL) has commissioned Stadler to supply 22 X15P EMUs for operation on the Roslagsbanan which connects Stockholm city centre with northeast localities.
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MTR Express voted best railway operator in Sweden
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.
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Coradia Nordic X60B trains begin operation on Stockholm’s commuter network
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.
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VR Track heads full steam towards Nordic expansion
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…