On 2 July 2026 Uppsala municipality ordered phase 2 of the tramway construction contract from the contractor NYAB-Azvi AB. The order moves the tramway project from planning to implementation, which includes detailed design and construction. The step matters for the city because the network is planned to cover 17 kilometres of double track and 22 stops, served by about 20 trams.

What phase 2 covers

Phase 2 is carried out by NYAB-Azvi AB, the same contractor that carried out phase 1. In short, it covers detailed design and construction of the track installation. The detailed design starts from the phase 2 order and is adapted to the permits and decisions needed for the project to go ahead. The order is placed within the approved budget. Phase 1 mainly defined the scope of the work through a system document, a target cost estimate, and stage and production planning.

Timeline

Phase 2 is carried out in two stages:

  • Stage 1: the conditions exist to complete it within the period of the urban environment agreement, which runs up to and including 2032.
  • Stage 2: linked to 2034, when the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) opens the station in Bergsbrunna.

Trafikverket recently approved an application from Uppsala municipality and Region Uppsala to move the end date of the urban environment agreement from 2029 to 2032. The extension applies to the period for paying out state co-financing. The decision does not set a new completion date. The project depends on several detailed plans, permits and exemptions that are being examined in court, including processes on species protection and the permit for the tram bridge over the Fyrisån. According to the project, processing times and decisions in these processes cannot be fully predicted, which affects the timetable.

Background

The tramway is part of a joint commitment by the state, Region Uppsala and Uppsala municipality under the Four-Track Agreement (Fyrspårsavtalet) and the development of southern Uppsala. The city describes it as an urban transformation aimed at improving public transport and supporting sustainable urban development. Christian Blomberg, the city’s director of urban development, pointed to recent milestones such as the order of the trams that will run on the line. The project is also building a test track to try out technical solutions before further construction.