Connecting Stockholm

Connecting Stockholm

Industry	Railway
Founded	2 November 2025
Headquarters	Stockholm , Sweden
Parent	Go-Ahead Group (55%) ComfortDelGro (45%)
Website	www.connectingstockholm

Connecting Stockholm has operated the Stockholm Metro since November 2025. It is a joint venture owned by Go-Ahead Group (55%) and ComfortDelGro (45%).

History

In January 2024 Connecting Stockholm was awarded the 11-year contract to operate the Stockholm Metro. It took over from MTR on 2 November 2025. ^{[1] [2] [3]} After unsuccessful bidder Keolis launched a legal challenge, in October 2024 Region Stockholm awarded Connecting Stockholm a provisional two-year contract pending completion of the legal process that would commence on 2 November 2025 on similar terms to the original deal. ^[4]

On November 21, 2024, Region Stockholm finalised a permanent contract with Connecting Stockholm to run the Stockholm Metro. This decision followed the Court of Appeal's refusal to allow an appeal from Keolis on November 5, 2024. The contract is worth about 40 billion SEK (€3.5 billion), described as the largest non-military public procurement in the world. ^[5]

The agreement also includes incentives for good performance in areas like punctuality and customer satisfaction. ^[6]

References

1. Go-Ahead and ComfortDelGro win Stockholm metro operating contract International Railway Journal 24 January 2024
2. ComfortDelGro joint venture clinches $5.1 billion Stockholm Metro contract Straits Times 24 January 2024
3. ComfortDelGro JV wins contract to operate, maintain Stockholm Metro The Business Times 24 January 2024
4. Stockholm awards temporary metro contract International Railway Journal 25 October 2024
5. Bergstrand, Sofia (2024-01-23). "Contract award notice granted for the procurement of the operation of the Stockholm metro system". Mannheimer Swartling. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
6. Redaktionen (2024-11-21). "Klart: Connecting Stockholm ny utförare av Stockholms lokaltrafik". dagensinfrastruktur (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-11-21.