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full screen When more people chose the train than expected, it had consequences for the railway network. This is shown in a memo from the Swedish Transport Administration that Sydsvenskan has seen. Archive photography Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT
Incorrect forecasts over 30 years may have led to the Swedish railway network not being developed sufficiently. This is shown in a memorandum produced by the Swedish Transport Administration, Sydsvenskan reports.
The documentation from the Swedish Transport Administration compares the development of traffic with what the official forecasts have looked like going back in time.
According to a forecast from Banverket just over 30 years ago, train travel would increase by 59 percent until 2010. Instead, the number of train trips increased by 78 percent. The forecast therefore predicted a lower number of train journeys. At the same time, an incorrect forecast was made when it came to the development of car and air traffic.
Domestic flights were predicted to increase by up to 36 percent until 2010, but traffic instead decreased. Road traffic was also predicted to increase by 30 percent, but remained at around 10 percent.