STEEL LINE for the future and internationell connections

Construction time, cost and economics also for light high-speed rail based on light InfraMag trains

The picture of the train above has nothing to do with InfraMag trains, but an illustration of what it could look like. The purpose of introducing high-speed trains is to shorten journey times and speed up freight transport. The time saving for passengers and goods on the Swedish Transport Administration's line is gradually achieved over 25 years, while our line reaches the goal of shorter journey times already after 5 years. This provides a very large social economic saving over the following 20 years.

The costs of building a railway include everything from buying land and carrying out ground work to manufacturing and assembling modules. By having the steel modules manufactured industrially and assembled on site, the cost of manufacturing is minimized. Likewise, we avoid road freight of large quantities of aggregate compared to an embankment construction. The earthwork for a foundation for a pillar is significantly less than building a stable embankment - and it is easier to adjust pillars during future subsidence in the ground.

Fast passenger transport between towns requires the stations to be centrally located in the cities. Otherwise, the traveler must change means of transport at least once more at the start and finish, which significantly extends the travel time. It is possible to keep current stations, if you let the new tracks rest on pillars, which means big savings.

The actual costs of alternative ways of building high-speed rail require detailed knowledge of, among other things, a. the layout of the track and the nature of the ground. The Swedish Transport Administration is tasked with making cost comparisons. Below we report overview costs per kilometer of railway track from various consultant reports.

If you choose to build our light infraMag train during the construction of the high-speed line, the costs for building a high-speed line are extremely low. But the lightweight construction and the light trains with InfraMag have significantly lower operating costs, allow higher speeds. The maintenance is only fractions of a normal maintenance. Gives an overall superior financial result.

Tracks on steel bridge

The traffic lane with the corresponding normal axle pressure of 18 tons fixed on InfraMag track
Cost per km = SEK 124 million
InfraMag additional cost per km = 48 million
Cost of the track per km SEK 172 million
Additional electricity and signal system 25%
Cost per km 43 million
Total cost 215 million per km
I nvestment 155 billion
Construction time 5 years (Concurrent)

Tracks on concrete bridges

SKANSKA
Axle pressure 14 - 22.5 tons
Cost per km = SEK 284 million
Investment SEK 205 billion

Construction time 12 years

Tracks on the ground

The Swedish Traffic Agency
Axle pressure 22.5 tons
Cost per km = SEK 320 - 420 million
Investment SEK 230 - 305 billion
Construction time 25 years
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Swedish Transport Administration Budget
Cost per km = SEK 283 million
Investment SEK 204 billion
Construction time 25 years

A steel bridge weighs one tenth of a concrete bridge, and therefore places much less demand on transport and lifting.

Tracks on steel bridge

AMCCT AB
Axle pressure <10 tons
Length 30 meters 
Weight 128 - 240 tons,
heaviest sub-component 28 tons
Can be handled by the tools and machines that are on the market today.

SKANSKA

Axle pressure 14 - 22.5 tons
Length 40 meters
Weight 925 -1100 tons
Requires special machines and logistics to be transported and handled..