No. It was a budget decision. The Swedish decided to not spend that much capex on the lines. If you look, for example, at Norway, Norway has a lot of money due to its oil fields, so it built a completely new high-speed rail line network. Whether it makes sense or not we can discuss at a different time, but they built a high-speed rail system, a very expansive one, and they have the same harsh climate.
On February 13th, 2024. See this statement in context.