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2008-06-24Welcome to the National Public Transport Agency

In June 1998 the Swedish Parliament agreed on a new transport policy, resulting in a new agency – the National Public Transport Agency, Rikstrafiken – was established with effect from 1 July 1999.

The objective of the transport policy is to secure a socio-economically efficient and long-term transport supply for the entire country. Rikstrafiken puts the transport policy into effect together with the rail, road, sea and aviation administrations and authorities.

Rikstrafiken has two main tasks:
• to procure public transport (air, rail, sea, bus)
• to develop and coordinate public transports throughout the country

Rikstrafiken’s task is to work for a coordinated longdistance public transport system from the traveller’s perspective, as regards bus, boat, air, and train transports. The goal is to create an accessible highquality transport system, safe traffic, a good environment, and contribute to a positive regional development. Other important tasks are working to increase accessibility to individuals with functional disabilities and to ensure that equality of opportunity is observed within the public transport sector.

This includes mapping flaws in the long-distance public transport sector including coordinating time tables, ticket systems and information. On the State’s behalf, Rikstrafiken also procures long-distance public transports not carried out by the local transport authorities or commercial transport operators, but which are motivated by transport policy.