{"id":98882,"date":"2024-10-31T11:06:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/sj-demands-train-answers-accuses-store-of-protectionism-news-norway-overview-of-news-from-different-parts-of-the-country\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T11:06:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:06:14","slug":"sj-demands-train-answers-accuses-store-of-protectionism-news-norway-overview-of-news-from-different-parts-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/sj-demands-train-answers-accuses-store-of-protectionism-news-norway-overview-of-news-from-different-parts-of-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"SJ demands train answers – accuses St\u00f8re of protectionism – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

– This government believes that state control over the train service is important in order to ensure stable and good services. This was said by Transport Minister Jon Ivar Nyg\u00e5rd (Ap) on 22 October. Then the government gave Norwegian state-owned Vy the right to take over S\u00f8rlandsbanen from 2027 without competition, while British Go-Ahead was scrapped. This was a direct allocation to Vy, in what the government calls a temporary arrangement. Swedish SJ, which competes in Norway, was surprised by the St\u00f8re government’s move, shows a sensational letter to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re (Ap). “The fact that the government now chooses to directly share Vy traffic package 1 has caused unrest among our customers, our owner SJ AB, both driving and administrative employees and partners.” That’s what SJ writes in the letter, which news has obtained. Fears Vy monopoly SJ is asking for an urgent meeting with the prime minister this week, and wants an answer as to whether the government will re-establish a monopoly for Vy. But Transport Minister Jon Ivar Nyg\u00e5rd (Ap) believes the direct award to Vy can hardly be a surprise for foreign companies. – We have a lot of trust in foreign players, so it’s not about that. There is only one point, and that is that the government has a rail policy, and we have been clear about that from day one. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, he says to news. – Does the government want to reintroduce a monopoly for Vy? – We are most concerned with getting the best possible train offer for the greatest possible number of passengers. What we have said is that we will use direct allocations to achieve that. Then we used our state-owned train company, he says. TRAIN DRAMA: Transport Minister Jon Ivar Nyg\u00e5rd (Ap) believes foreigners should not be surprised by the government’s policy. Photo: Storm Pessl-Kleiven \/ news The background for the question from SJ is that the Solberg government opened the door in 2017 for several companies to be allowed to compete to run train sections in Norway. The St\u00f8re government announced in 2021 that it will “stop further competition for passenger traffic on the railway”. This was in the Hurdal platform. Norske Vy itself runs trains on Swedish train routes, and is part of the Scandinavian train offer. According to the letter, SJ is now in doubt about what the government wants. “Protectionist decisions” SJ writes in the letter that good cooperation has been put into play, and will also discuss “Norway’s relationship with Sweden”. “There is little doubt that such political and protectionist decisions, which go straight into a market, do something to the credibility and trust of foreign actors.” SJ has plans to become a Scandinavian player, but needs a signal about SJ’s role on Norwegian rails, according to the letter. “We believe the Norwegian government must take responsibility for this situation.” Nyg\u00e5rd says he relates to the Swedish Minister of Transport. – SJ calls this protectionism? – I have a close and good dialogue with our Swedish colleague. We have never had a conversation with that word in it, he says. – So you disagree? – It is the nations that have the dialogue on trade policy, and as far as I know it has not been a topic. – Does the government’s policy mean that Vy will not compete on Swedish rails? – You, we have not taken any position on how Vy operates in other markets, and I am mostly concerned with what kind of railway policy we will pursue in Norway. I don’t get involved in how other countries adjust their railway policy, says Nyg\u00e5rd. SJ does not get a meeting with the prime minister, but Nyg\u00e5rd will meet the train company. Published 31.10.2024, at 11.49 Updated 31.10.2024, at 12.00
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