Tramway in Lund

Project status

Completed

Historic brick church with towering spire beside modern tram tracks and green park area.

The tramway connects the city

Skanska has, on behalf of Lund Municipality, built a new tramway between Lund Central Station and the European Spallation Source (ESS), northeast of the city center. The project includes 5.5 kilometers of double track, nine stops, a new bridge and installation of track, electricity, signal and telecommunications. The tramway runs between Lund C and ESS (Brunnshög).

Client:

Lunds kommun

Service:

Construction Management

Market segment:

Railways, Bridges

Start date:

Completion date:

City:

Lund

State:

Skåne County

Country:

Sweden

Image gallery

Close-up of railway tracks under construction, surrounded by yellow safety barriers and snow.

Grass-covered tram tracks alongside a road with a speed limit sign in a residential area.

Modern tram station with tracks, a black sign, and trees lining the platform under a cloudy sky.

Modern row houses alongside a grassy tram track under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

Construction workers in safety gear install underground pipes in a large excavation site.

Construction worker in high-visibility gear operates a cargo bike near heavy machinery on a site.

Construction site with curved railway tracks, surrounded by yellow barriers and distant crane.

A construction vehicle transports soil on a muddy site, with buildings visible in the background.

Excavator loading soil onto a blue truck at a construction site under a cloudy sky.

Misty rural landscape with tall grasses under a cloudy sky, creating a serene and tranquil scene.

Excavator on a rural landscape under a dramatic cloudy sky with the sun peeking through.

A newly paved highway with safety railings, surrounded by modern buildings and construction cranes.

Modern highway construction with cranes and buildings under a cloudy sky.

Green tram tracks lined with young trees, surrounded by pathways and grassy hills.

The tram traffic started running in December 2020. Photo: Kristina Strand Larsson, Lund Municipality.

We have strived to minimize disruption for all parties.

The new tramway has nine stops.

The municipality of Lund expects the area along the tramway to expand.

Many deep shafts have been dug in several places at the same time. Photo: Kristina Strand Larsson, Lund Municipality.

The project was green and employees often took the bicycle to different parts of the workplace. Photo: Kristina Strand Larsson, Lund Municipality.

The project included 5.5 kilometers of double track. Photo: Kristina Strand Larsson, Lund Municipality.

The tram construction included pipelines, earthworks, track, electricity, signaling, telecommunications, surface works, stops, plantations and more. Photo: Kristina Strand Larsson, Lund Municipality.

Safety has been our top priority during the whole project. Photo: Kristina Strand Larsson, Lund Municipality.

Soil that we have dug up, has been reused in the plantations along the tramway. Photo: Kristina Strand Larsson, Lund Municipality.

The tramway is part of Lund Municipality's efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

The tramway was nominated for the Sweden Green Building Awards 2017 in the category Award for Sustainable Infrastructure.

In April 2018, the European highway E22 was completely closed to traffic. We tore down the old bridge and pushed the new one into place.

The tramway connects the city and the European Spallation Source (ESS).

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