Monday, February 1, 2016

Western Småland winner in tågkampen – Göteborgs-Posten

Mölnlycke, Landvetter and Borås proposed to stations on the planned high-speed rail will be in Sweden.

A total of 13 locations proposed for stations when the new speed railway between the three major cities are built. The route and station election gets harsh criticism of the resorts have been eliminated.

Småland has been a question mark when the route of the new high-speed railway, which will reduce travel time from Stockholm to Gothenburg and Malmo, discussed. In the end the choice fell on a westerly route without stops in Kronoberg.

We have chosen the shortest , straightest, and therefore cheapest route through Småland, said Mr Wessberg, one of the two so-called hearing persons, when the proposal was presented on stage at the Oscars Theatre in Stockholm.

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

I do not think this proposal pass the Swedish parliament, he said. This appears to be a project that only about on linking Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. The entire southeastern Sweden left completely outside. For that reason, I do not think that this will be sustainable.

Much at stake

In addition to Vaxjo is criticism even from the example Älmhult, which also had 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 create great growth opportunities throughout 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 available with The first negotiation time around is based in Stockholm, Sweden: Vagnhärad, Skavsta, Nyköping, Norrköping, Linköping, Tranas and Jönköping.

To the west continues route then Borås, Landvetter, Mölnlycke and Gothenburg .

Head south from Jönköping following 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 locations.

We will and have already spoken to the government and will point out a number of connecting paths we believe to be a priority, he said. This is about cities like Helsingborg, Kristianstad, Växjö and Kalmar, which may not Stations on the high speed track.

Neither the stations selected for the new high-speed network, they can certainly count on the right high-speed trains stop there. Instead, it teaches for several of them become purely dependent on the so-called big-regional traffic, according Wessberg.



Reduced air traffic

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

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

The idea is that high-speed trains , at a rate of up to 320 kilometers per hour to be 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, which is called 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.

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