Stockholm County municipality has proposed modernisation plans including the goal of making one line of the city’s metro system driverless within ten years. The proposal, which is likely to cost SEK 1.6 billion (EUR 168 million), was made by the municipality’s Traffic Committee.
“The preliminary research we are set to carry out will determine whether this is a feasible goal. We want a metro line that enables Stockholmers to grow, and a fully automated train is an important aspect of this,” Kristoffer Tamsons of the Traffic Committee informs.
One requirement for an automated metro is barriers been platforms and trains at all stations, an issue that the committee intends to examine closely.
The new automated train, which would be on the existing red line of the city’s metro, would also offer more frequent departures and contribute to improved safety and security in the metro, says, the committee. Although the cost of the train is high, the long-term economic and social gains will make the investment worthwhile, according to Tamson.
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