Inquiry on High-Speed Railways High-Speed Railways – social infrastructure for stronger development and competitiveness SOU 2009:74

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Remit To analyse whether a future development of high-speed railways can help to achieve socially efficient and sustainable transport solutions for an enhanced transport system with better capacity, mobility and accessibility

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways High-speed railways Separate double track railway for passenger services By definition speeds over 250 km/h Top speed 320 km/h Tracks and trains are constructed in accordance with EU-standards The technique is internationally adopted

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways High-speed railways, continued The tracks are compatible with the conventional railways Trains can run on the conventional railways and in other parts of Europe Larger curve radius Can cope with larger gradient Only fly-over junctions

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Starting points Transport policy objectives Principles for financing infrastructure investments Cost-benefit analyses Rules for market access for rail traffic Track access charges The European high-speed network

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Demarcation Stockholm–Göteborg Stockholm–Malmö

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Other parts of the country Other routes for high-speed railway tracks have been considered (Sundsvall-Stockholm etc.) Important to separate tracks from traffic In the outlined traffic high-speed trains will serve cities outside the high-speed network Also for cities outside the network, for example, Gävle, Uddevalla, Växjö och Kalmar, travel times will be substantially reduced

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Götalandsbanan 440 kilometres of new double track railway between Stockholm and Göteborg

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Europabanan Four possible routes have been investigated

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Europabanan 300 kilometres of new double track railway between Jönköping and Malmö

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Stations

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Cost-benefit analyses The construction cost is calculated at SEK 125 billion The net benefit-cost ratio has been calculated to +0,15 This means that the social benefits of the project are somewhat larger than the investment cost Risks

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Cost-benefit analyses SEK billion, 40 years, present value Consumer surplus+ 51,1 Producer surplus+ 52,7 State financial effects- 22,7 Externalities+ 34,5 Maintenance- 7,5 Rest value+ 10,7 BENEFITS+ 118,8 Investment cost- 103,0 NET PRESENT VALUE+ 15,8 Sourse: WSP

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Business economics A substantial part of the project can be paid for by traffic revenues Calculations show that track access charges can contribute to finance approximately SEK 43 billion

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Financing EU: 4 billion State: 59 billion Regions: 19 billion Private financing: 43 billion Cofinancing Appropriations Loan SEK 125 billion

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Business model The state should set up a project company to coordinate state action The company should be responsible for planning, design and procurement and for the future management of agreements relating to high-speed railways

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Business model

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Positive effects Marked improvements in the accessibility through shorter travel times and extended capacity Better potential for goods transport when capacity is released in the present railway system Will contribute to strengthen development and competitiveness

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Risks Substantial investment cost Traffic forecasts Encroach and barrier effects The risks of negative impact can be reduced by the choice of location and various adaptive measures

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Proposal Separate high-speed railways for passenger traffic should be built between Stockholm– Göteborg and Stockholm–Malmö Start of traffic in 2023–2025

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Blocks

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Timetable

Inquiry on High-Speed Railways Possible travel times from Stockholm TodayHigh-speed Göteborg Malmö Köpenhamn Helsingborg Linköping Jönköping