China is interested in building a high-speed railway line between Stockholm and Oslo. During a visit to Oslo, a Chinese business delegation from the China Association for Promoting International Economic & Technical Cooperation discussed the potential project.
“We have discussed how China can, potentially, assist with financing and with expansion capacity and competencies,” Alf S Johansen of the Värmland-Østfold Border Committee, which is coordinating the project, said.
According to estimates, the high-speed connection could cut travelling time between the two Scandinavian capitals from just over five hours to less than three. The service would be aimed at travellers who currently choose to fly between the two cities.
One of the possibilities for the rail link involves rebuilding and refining existing rail lines at a cost of over 50 billion kronor (EUR 5.1 billion). A second possibility would see an entirely new high-speed railway built at a cost of around 170 billion kronor (EUR 17.3 billion).
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