Sweden cancels Ostlänken rail route through Linköping, stranding 40,000 sqm development

The Swedish government's cancellation of the Ostlänken high-speed rail route through central Linköping has stranded a 40,000 sqm hotel and office development planned around the new station. The decision, announced without prior warning to developers, highlights the risk of state-level infrastructure policy reversals on long-horizon private investments. The full scope of stranded assets and any compensation remains unclear.