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The art in Malmö’s Citytunneln

The planning of the public artworks for Citytunneln I Malmö began as long ago as 2003, two years before the building work on the tunnel commenced. The artworks at the three stations, Hyllie Station, Triangeln Station and Malmö Central station have been developed in a close collaboration with four participating artists.Travelling is often a visual, not to mention very cinematic experience. A train carriage can come to resemble a kind of cinema theatre, in which the view through the window becomes the film. Commercial railway travel was developed at the same time as the birth of the moving

Citytunneln in Malmö costs 1 billion less than budget

A new final-cost prognosis calculated by Citytunneln shows that the project will cost 8,565 billion instead of the budgeted 9,450 billion SEK. There is just one year left now before the opening of the Citytunnel and costs from all the major contractors can now be summarised, also the cost of the remaining work can be estimated more accurately. The new calculation shows that the cost of the whole project will finish at 8,565 billion SEK at 2001 prices, which is almost 1 billion (885 million) less than the project budget. This impressive figure is the result of thorough planning at the

Two years to opening of Malmö Citytunnel

The final parts of the underground station at Malmö C and the sealing concrete layer in Triangeln station are now completed. The two years of the project that remain will involve extensive technical installation work.A new schedule for the project was presented this summer. The Citytunnel will be opened in December 2010, six months earlier than originally planned. The two years that remain in the project will be focused on installation work. The stations will get their final appearance and equipment, and systems for communications, safety, and rail technology will be built, and the tracks

The boring of the Citytunnel in Malmö is finished

On Monday the tunnel boring machine Katrin broke through the concrete wall at Malmö C which concludes one of the most difficult tasks of the Citytunnel. ”It is an important day for the project. We are all happy that the tunnel driving has been successful. The boring is finished a little before schedule and the work has been carried out with great accuracy and precision”, says the Citytunnel project manager, Örjan Larsson.Katrin’s breakthrough took place about a month after the break through for Anna, the first machine. Katrin started to bore in Holma in the beginning of February 2007. She

Citytunnel’s first TBM has reached Malmö Central Station

The TBM Anna broke through the excavation wall at Malmö C on Tuesday afternoon. This means that she has reached her final destination on a 4.6 km long journey. “The boring has been very successful, no major surprises or setbacks and we are on time” says Johan Brantmark, assistant project manager at subproject Tunnels.Anna started to bore in Holma in the end of November 2006. She has taken almost 500 days to cover 4.6 kilometres. The machine has done several planned stops along the way – one three month maintenance stop in the rock cavity at Triangeln, two Christmas stops and several short

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