In partnership with COWI Sweden, Systra has won the design of the longest section (“OLP 3”) of the eastern section (Ostlänken) of a new line linking Stockholm, Malmö, and Göteborg.
In May 2015, COWI-Systra was appointed to carry out the initial studies for the section that will extend from Savjsö to Sillekrog via the town of Nyköping and Skavsta airport. These studies must also enable Trafikverket, the Swedish railway infrastructure manager, to define standards specific to high speed lines in Sweden.
There are major challenges in this project: in addition to the project’s acceptance by the population, it is important to ensure the successful landscaping of the line. The protection of the environment is essential since the tracks go through many protected areas such as Natura 2000. To meet these challenges, Systra has designed a slab track, a ballastless concrete track, as well as an hundred bridges on the section for which the joint-venture COWI-Systra is responsible.
With this new line, Sweden aims to reduce the travelling time between its three main towns to two hours, and provide better connections to the railway networks of Denmark, Norway and Germany. Ostlänken is scheduled to come into service in 2028.
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