High-Speed Rail Execution Studies For Sweden's Ostlänken Line
SYSTRA Sweden has been awarded a contract by Trafikverket to carry out BEST-K execution studies and technical documentation for the Ostlänken high-speed railway.
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SYSTRA Sweden has secured a major contract with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) to carry out the execution studies and produce the technical documents needed to build the future Ostlänken high-speed line. The mission, which spans more than ten years, strengthens SYSTRA's role in one of the country's largest infrastructure projects.
Ostlänken is a 150-kilometre double-track railway that will connect Järna, near Stockholm, to Linköping in the south-east, with operating speeds of up to 250 km/h. The line will cross three regions and include four new interchange hubs. Commissioning is scheduled for 2035. A project of this scale requires close coordination of track, power and control systems along the entire route.
Five Railway Engineering Disciplines
The contract covers five railway engineering disciplines, grouped in Sweden under the name BEST-K: track, electrical installations, signalling, telecommunications and cable routing. SYSTRA will be responsible for the execution studies in all five disciplines along the entire route.
Long-Term Support Since 2015
SYSTRA has supported Trafikverket on the project since 2015, starting with the preliminary study phase. Its teams are also responsible for the execution studies for earthworks, site preparation, water management, drainage and access tunnels along approximately fifteen linear kilometres of the route.
"This large-scale, long-term contract confirms the growth momentum of our business. The trust Trafikverket has placed in us by entrusting us with the BEST-K studies along the entire route is real recognition of our expertise. We are particularly proud that collaboration and knowledge sharing played a decisive role in the evaluation of our bid. Working together and pooling our expertise to achieve the best results is at the heart of our Connected Teams culture," said Kent Westh, Business Area Manager, SYSTRA Sweden.
"Thanks to our collaboration with our international teams, we can bring together leading expertise, both in Sweden and around the world. This contract is a strategic success for SYSTRA and excellent news for all the employees involved," said Erik Lööv, Interim Chief Operating Officer, SYSTRA Sweden.
Edited by Maria Brueva, Induportals editor – adapted by AI.
