An upgrade of Inlandsbanan
Securing critical infrastructure and growth for industry and society
Inlandsbanan is an underutilised piece of infrastructure, yet its importance and role have both significantly increased in line with the green industrial transition in northern Sweden and the deteriorating geopolitical security situation in Europe. The line fulfils an important function for Sweden’s total defence whilst being central to the climate-smart and efficient transportation of goods and passengers.
Despite its infrastructure having been well maintained to date based on existing prerequisites, Inlandsbanan has long suffered from a maintenance backlog due to insufficient financial appropriations.
Green industrial transition
Geopolitical security situation
Climate-smart anD Efficient Transportation
PRoject upgrade of Inlandsbanan
To improve Inlandsbanan's accessibility and capacity and meet future needs, several technical measures need to be carried out. Overall, these measures concern enabling higher speeds through replacing track, straightening curves, and rebuilding level crossings, as well as extending double tracks at meeting points to increase capacity. For the industry sector, more terminals are also needed for the transshipment of goods. In northern Sweden, where the mining industry is an important sector, measures are particularly needed to increase the line’s load bearing capacity.
prioritized technical measures from MORA TO GÄLLIVARE:
Track replacement
INCREASEd LOAD Bearing cAPACITY
hIGHER SPEED
eXTENDED DOUBLE TRACKS
mODERN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
rebuild level crossings
UPGRADE THROUGH ALTERNATIVE FINANCING
As the need for modern and efficient transport systems increases, many countries have used alternative financing and implementation models for their infrastructure projects. Concession-based models are common, whereby private actors assume a central role in the total undertaking, typically consisting of the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance.
The argument for investigating alternative financing and implementation models is further strengthened by the recent Infrastructure Bill introduced by the Swedish government in October 2024 ("The road to a reliable transport infrastructure – for the whole of Sweden to work"). The bill states that the government "intends to test alternative forms of financing, provided they can lead to faster and more cost-effective implementation, or that more projects can be implemented within a certain time frame than would otherwise have been the case". In addition, the government believes that "increased elements of so-called public-private collaboration, private co-financing, and co-financing from the EU and NATO are important complements".
Request for information (RFI)
Inlandsbanan AB is conducting a Request for Information to collect the market's views on how a total upgrade of the Inlandsbanan can be realized. The RFI aims to deepen knowledge and experience on a technical, strategic, organizational and financing perspective.
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PROJect STATUS
2024-03-11
We have held meetings with all 26 companies that submitted responses to our Request for Information (RFI) regarding the upgrade of the Inlandsbanan railway line between Mora and Gällivare. We will now analyze the submitted material and the feedback received, with the objective of finalizing a report to support our Business Case by June 2025
Contact
INLANDSBANAN AB
Elina Andersson | Business developer
Otto Nilsson | CEO