Strategic Planning for High-speed Rail Investments – A Comparative Study of Four Intermediate Stations in Sweden

Figures & data

Table 1. Data on the municipalities and cities/settlements for train stops. Note (1) http://www.ostlanken.se/om-ostl%C3%A4nken/restider 5 April 2019.

	Linköping	Norrköping	Nyköping	Trosa
Population in 2018 and population growth 2010–2018 for the municipality	161,034 21%	141,676 16%	56,011 14%	13,309 31%
Average income for individuals, SEK, (population aged 20–64 in 2017) and percentage of national average for municipalities	284,300 97%	269,000 92%	298,300 102%	333,500 114%
Number of inhabitants per city/settlement, 2018	111,267	96,766	32,957	3,632
Present travel time by train to Stockholm Central Station	1 hour 35 min	1 hour 12 min	1 hour 1 min	39 min
Calculated travel time by train on HSR to Stockholm Central Station (1)	55 min	40 min	40 min	30 min

Table 2. The empirical material of the three types. Titles in Swedish are translated into English.

	Mandatory planning documents	Various planning documents and information material
Linköping	Yearly budgets 2018, 2019, 2020. Development plan for the inner city (2016).	(Lkp 2:1) Linköping and the East Link (video, 2 June 2015) website for Linköping, derived 8 July 2019 (Lkp 2:2) Stadsbyggnadsprojekt Ostlänken [urban planning projects for the East Link], derived 8 July 2019 (Lkp 2:3) C Linköping, Current situation and background [C Linköping, Nuläge och bakgrund], derived 5 May 2015
Norrköping	Yearly budgets 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. Comprehensive plan (2017)	(Nrk 2:1) Great satisfaction for government decision (published 4 June 2018), derived 8 July 2019 (Nrk 2:2) The East Link municipalities agree for the Swedish negotiation (published 13 October 2017), derived 8 July 2019 (Nrk 2:3) The inner harbour becomes reality (published 19 June 2018), derived 8 July 2019 (Nrk 2:4) New organisation for the planning office (published 1 January 2019), derived 8 July 2019 (Nrk 2:5) Butängen and new Central station, derived 8 July 2019 The Swedish negotiation (nd) Agreement for Norrköping municipality (Nrk 2:6) Future journeys. Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan. 2018–08-16
Nyköping	Yearly budgets 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. Comprehensive plan (2013)	(Nkp 2:1) Nyköping is growing (video), webbsite for Nyköping, derived 9 July 2019. (Nkp 2:2) Common questions and answers about the East Link, Nyköping webbsite, derived 9 July 2019.
Trosa	Yearly budgets 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. Comprehensive plan (2015)
Regional level and regional bodies	Traffic plan for Region Östergötland 2016. Traffic plan för Region Sörmland 2017	Comprehensive plan Linköping-Norrköping 2010. Competence needs for construction of infrastructure along Ostlänken 2015–02-12. Commissioned work for the East Swedish Chamber of Commerce.
National level		SOU (2017) Approval of agreement with Sweden Negotiation – Framework Agreement 1. High-speed railway section (Södertälje) Järna – Linköping. [RÖ Dnr: RS 2017–590]. Trafikverket (nd) PP-presentation. A new generation of railway – The Swedish Transport Administration’s (STA’s) work with new high-speed railways in Sweden. Trafikverket (2014) Trends in the transport system. The Swedish Transport Administration’s external analysis 2014. Trafikverket (2017) Climate impact from high-speed rail. The sections Järna-Gothenburg and Jönköping-Lund. Report. [Klimatpåverkan från höghastighetsjärnväg. Sträckorna Järna-Göteborg och Jönköping-Lund] Report STA.

Table 3. Themes for discussions within compulsory planning documents for local authorities where the words ‘East Link’ were mentioned.

Themes	Contents of themes	Word count for ‘the East link’ through the total of 19 mandatory planning documents for local authorities.
Urban development and regeneration	Planning and development of the station area; planning for the inner city/surrounding area for the station; development of housing; acquisition of land	34
Accessibility and connectivity	Regional enlargement through improved traffic service; increase of accessibility to the airport Skavsta; become the node for accessibility and regional enlargement; facilitating sustainable transport; getting into national/international reach	19
Growth and development	Population growth; growth of local industry/employment; facilitate STA’s planning; preparation for the construction period	11

Figure 1. Stylised map locating Linköping and Norrköping on the national HSR system in Sweden.

Source: Joint comprehensive plan for Linköping and Norrköping, redrawn by authors.

SOU, (2017) Final report from the Sweden negotiations. Infrastructure and housing – a common community building. [Slutrapport från Sverigeförhandlingen. Infrastruktur och bostäder – ett gemensamt samhällsbygge.] (Stockholm: The Governments Official Investigations 2017:107).

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