[robin_reala]

Most of the Malmö <-> Stockholm line is 200km/h plus (see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Swedish_railw...) and that’s generally seen to be where “high-speed” starts. But yes, they could do a lot better.

[whizzter]

Getting to 200 was mostly a matter of upgrading tracks that needed maintenance anyhow in the 90s, in the 90s however cargo traffic wasn't causing as many disruptions and congestion as today and the talks about "new exclusive" lines is mainly meant to shift air-traffic to faster AND non-congested lines, but new lines are far more expensive/prohibitive both due to new land requirements and making it a "big-bang" build.