Criticism of fast train stations – Helsingborgs Dagblad

Bo Frank (M), Mayor of Växjö, does not give much for the selection of station locations:

– I do not believe that this proposal passed the Swedish parliament, he said.

– This appears to be a project that just about linking Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The entire southeastern Sweden left completely outside. For that reason, I do not think that this will be sustainable.

In addition to Vaxjo will criticism even from the example Älmhult, who had also hoped for a station.

The more satisfied they are, for obvious reasons Hässleholm, which previously had been informed that there will be a station in the municipality.

“It will to to create significant growth opportunities across the region in the form of improved labor market through regional trains, housing construction and increased migration, “said Councillor Lena Wallentheim (S), in a press release.

Station resorts included in the first time around is negotiating, based in Stockholm, Sweden: Vagnhärad, Skavsta, Nyköping, Norrköping, Linköping and Jönköping Tranas. West route continues then with Borås, Landvetter, Mölnlycke and Gothenburg. South from Jönköping follow Värnamo, Hässleholm, Lund and Malmö.

Much has been at stake for the municipalities. To become home stations along the new railway line is expected to bring increased population, increased housing and opportunities to develop new environments.

According to Mr Wessberg proposes negotiators that additional train routes will be built to connect the high-speed railway with other localities.

– We will and have already spoken to the government and will point out a number of connecting paths that we consider to be a priority, he said.

– It’s about cities like Helsingborg, Kristianstad, Växjö Kalmar, who may not have stations on high-speed track.

nor the stations selected for the new high-speed network, they can certainly expect to be right speed train stays there. Instead, it teaches for several of them become purely dependent on the so-called big-regional traffic, according Wessberg.

LFV, which operates the country’s major airports, believe that high-speed trains will lead to reduced air traffic.

– It will involve a certain impact on domestic traffic in terms of flight right between these cities. It will likely go down a bit, says Johan Live, the press officer.

The idea is to high-speed trains with a speed of up to 320 km / h , should be able to travel between Stockholm and Gothenburg in two hours and Stockholm and Malmö in two and a half.

According to the Finnish Transport Agency, the railway will cost between 190 and 330 billion.

With today’s start of negotiations, known as Sweden Negotiation, going planning for the new railway into a new phase. In discussions with the municipalities concerned includes housing and financing. The major part will be financed by government loans, but up to 10 percent will be financed by municipalities and regions through, for example, infrastructure charges and temporary infrastructure taxes.

The negotiations will be concluded by December 2017.