The Eastern Link, a unique Swedish regional planning project

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150 kilometres of double track providing a fast passenger service between Järna and Linköping and cutting journey times to Stockholm to under 1 hour

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Part of the Nordic Triangle, the EU-prioritised transport corridor through Sweden between Stockholm and the Öresund region

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A part of the Götaland Line, the prioritised national main line between Stockholm and Gothenburg

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Eradicates ever-increasing capacity problems for passenger and goods services along the country’s busiest rail route

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Stimulates continued regional enlargement between the country’s largest and fourth largest labour market regions. The municipalities directly affected by the new railway boast 440,000 women and men, 35,000 companies, universities, ports and airports

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Creates greater leverage for municipalities and regions along the corridor

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Creates the prerequisites to develop larger and smaller growth centres/points of support along the prioritised transport route

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Coordinated town planning along the Eastern Link corridor will become an integral part of the national growth policy for the 21st century

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Takes substantial market shares from road and air traffic

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Creates a more environmental passenger and goods transport system

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Stimulates improved traveller safety