We create the conditions for railway-ready land

A key element of the group’s operations concerns the ownership, management and improvement of the strategic land assets owned by the company. Train Alliance’s business is about preparing and getting land assets ready for railway operations.

In order to make the land railway-ready, Train Alliance creates the conditions, including applying for all the permits required to establish side-system railway operations. In addition to the approved zoning plan, establishing a connection to the Swedish Transport Administration’s main system must also be possible. The process of making land railway-ready is time-consuming and complex. Improvement work is not visible in the income statement until a sale has been made or construction has begun.

Since 2019 and 2022 respectively, the land holdings in Hallsberg and Sigtuna have zoning plans that indicate railway operations, with a total of just over one million square meters for railway purposes connected to the Swedish Transport Administration’s main system. In addition, Train Alliance is creating a national line network for locomotive and freight wagon maintenance and has secured railway-ready locations and land for this purpose also in Malmö, Gothenburg, Borlänge, and Luleå/Boden.

Train Alliance continuously seeks out land areas that may be of interest to our customers. The planning process takes into account a number of unique factors that make the land suitable for railway purposes. Early in the process, we study the railway’s circulation, traffic forecasts, upcoming rolling stock acquisitions, current workshop structures and their operational capacity. The methodology has resulted in an internal database used to support the decision-making process.

The development phases of the projects

The projects and their milestones in different development phases

Areas

Sigtuna

Train Alliance owns approximately 300,000 sqm of land in Sigtuna, with rail connections both north and south. The assets generate track income, rents and management income. The area is part of the Stockholm North Railway Centre, which already is an important logistics hub for several public and private operators. Arlanda’s aviation fuel terminal in Brista, which is classified as a national interest, is also located on Train Alliance land.

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Hallsberg

Train Alliance owns approximately 800,000 sqm of land in Hallsberg, Rala. The area is zoned for railway purposes and constitutes development land for establishment. The assets generate rental income, track and land securing fees.

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National network

Train Alliance locations Hallsberg and Sigtuna are both stations in the European transport network, TEN-T. In satellite locations to these stations, the company plans to create a national network of workshops and has secured locations and land in Gothenburg, Malmö, Hallsberg, Borlänge and Luleå/Boden for this purpose. The goal is to have workshops established in all locations by 2028.

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