What is the approved budget of City Tunnel?
The City Tunnel (Citytunneln) in Malmö, Sweden, is the 17 km rail link of 6 km in twin-bore tunnel under the city centre with three new stations, part of the Øresund Line to Copenhagen, with construction begun on 8 March 2005, inaugurated on 4 December 2010 and in revenue service from 12 December 2010. The Swedish Wikipedia gives the budget set just before construction in 2005 as 9,450 million kronor, against a final forecast of 8,565 million kronor in 2001 prices.
Approved budget
SEK 9.45 billion
Approximately $1.26 billion
Cost basis: 2005
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Basis of the published figure
Approved budget2005
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthWikipedia (City Tunnel, Malmö)
- 17 km
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