Scrap rail system – cost half a billion

The Swedish Transport Administration is scrapping plans for a new system for traffic management. The authority had already invested a good half billion kronor in the project, writes Dagens Nyheter.

» Published: February 25 2025

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The new system was intended to provide more punctual trains, better control over deviations and signal faults. But now, nothing will come of the new system that was procured by the transportation company Alstom.

We have done so because we have chosen a new strategic direction for our rail traffic management. We want to have greater control over our systems, says Mats Petersson, department head at the Swedish Transport Administration, to the newspaper.

From a safety perspective, the Swedish Transport Administration has chosen to reverse its decision on having a national rail traffic management system.

The remaining development work will proceed faster and at a lower cost than if we had continued on the beaten path, says Mats Petersson.

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