Evaluation of public transport: regional policies and planning practices in Sweden

Figures & data

Table 1. Informant overview (dates of interview within parentheses).

Region	Informants	Strategic level	Tactic level
Blekinge	1, 2	2 (2016-04-04)	1 (2016-04-04)
Halland	3, 4	3 (2016-04-07)	4 (2016-04-28)
Skåne	5, 6	6 (2016-09-21)	5 (2016-06-22)
Stockholm county council	7, 8	7 (2016-10-06)	8 (2016-10-07)
Södermanland PTA	8, 9	9 (2016-10-13)	8 (2016-10-07)

Table 2. Regional public transport supply plan.

Region	Years of coverage
Region Blekinge	2016–2019
Region Halland	2016–2019
Region Skåne	2016
Stockholm county council	2012–2016
Södermanland	2012–2020

Table 3. Targets from regional public transport supply plan.

	Blekinge	Halland	Skåne	Stockholm	Södermanland
Supply	Physical accessibility	Physical accessibility	Physical accessibility	Physical accessibility	Physical accessibility
	Frequency of service (specific route)	Travel time ratios		Travel time ratios	Travel time ratios (specific routes)
	Travel time (specific route)	Ticket revenues		Congestion on board vehicles	Punctuality
	More commuting possibilities	Operational costs		Information at stops and stations	Revenues
	More ferry services	Recovery of costs			Recovery of costs
	Budget	Number of stations with improved service			Supply from commercial operators
		Meters of separate bus lanes, bus prioritisation, etc.			Travel possibilities between specific locations
Travellers	Market share	Market share	Market share	Market share	Market share
	Satisfaction	Satisfaction	Satisfaction	Satisfaction	Satisfaction
		Number of trips per service and total	Number of trips		Number of trips
		Perceived safety			Commuting trips (actual and PT market share)
Environment	Noise	Emissions	Share of non fossil fuel	Noise	Energy consumption
	Emissions			Emissions	Share of renewable fuel sources
					Emissions
Other	Infrastructure and urban planning		Geographical accessibility

Table A1. Regional public transport statistics.

	Population		Boardings		Vehicle kilometres available		Passenger kilometres		Costs
			Train	Bus	Train	Bus	Train	Bus	Train	Bus	Total
County	(inh.)	(inh./km^2)	(thousands)		(thousands)		(thousands)		(thousand SEK)
Stockholm	2,260,795	346.8	107,750	318,000	28,983	125,725	1,891,000	1,835,000	2,395,684	6,317,111	18,333,006
Södermanland	286,712	47.3	2,737	10,274		15,102	158,757	123,287	137,966	457,817	667,139
Blekinge	157,717	53.6	1919	6179	1788	7932	106,696	64,848	142,173	212,854	419,167
Skåne	1,317,548	116.6	44,830	114,030	22,955	73,655	2,066,663	814,176	1,635,042	2,778,213	4,959,247
Halland	318,713	58.4	6645	10,201	3359	15,809	376,928	173,432	299,350	472,495	850,206
Sweden – Total	9,954,420	22.2	207,997	775,198	106,061	602,269	6,399,939	6,778,680	7,782,966	21,228,413	42,917,270

(Source: Transport Analysis, 2016).

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