The Arlanda Airport Rail Link: Lessons Learned from a Swedish Construction Project

Jan-Eric nilsson (), Lars Hultkrantz and Urban Karlström
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Jan-Eric nilsson: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Lars Hultkrantz: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) and Örebro University
Urban Karlström: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

Review of Network Economics, 2008, vol. 7, issue 1, pages 77-94

Abstract: The Stockholm - Arlanda airport rail link is a public-private partnership opened for traffic in 1999. This paper addresses costs and benefits of giving a private company control over one section of the otherwise public railway network. The project has reduced the pressure on the public sector's budget and reduced the need to raise efficiency distorting tax revenue. The number of passengers has been below expectations. Track capacity may, however, be sufficient to negotiate an increase the supply of rail services by way of extending existing commuter trains, in that way attracting more passengers.

Keywords: Public Private Partnership; vertical integration; contracting; risk allocation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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