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SJ (formally SJ AB) is a government-owned passenger train operator in Sweden. SJ was created in 2001, out of the public transport division of Statens Järnvägar, when the former government agency was divided into six separate government-owned limited companies. In 2018, SJ carried 31.8 million passengers.

SJ AB Overview

SJ's operations fall broadly into subsidised and unsubsidised services. The unsubsidised services ran until the 2011 monopoly. The subsidised trains are awarded through competitive bids. However, some trains fall in between these categories, since public transit agencies can pay SJ to allow transit pass holders access to SJ's trains.

SJ received a government bailout a few years after its creation, but has since had profit margins of up to ten percent. All train operators in Sweden pay low track access charges to the track authority, Trafikverket.

SJ AB Rolling Stock

SJ Higher Speed Services (SJ Snabbtåg)

X2 serves for higher speed trains, with a top speed of 200 km/h (125 mph), and tilts during high speed turns. The trains currently serves Stockholm-Gothenburg (Västra stambanan) and Stockholm-Malmö-Copenhagen (Södra stambanan and Öresund Line), but have previously served the lines Stockholm-Sundsvall and, seasonally, Stockholm-Strömstad, Stockholm-Oslo and Stockholm-Östersund-(Duved) lines. There are about 40 X2 sets in service.

X55 is a newer train introduced in 2012. The interior is mainly modern style, and the train has a top speed of 200 km/h and serves Stockholm-Östersund-(Duved) (Mittbanan-Norra stambanan)-Stockholm-Uddevalla (Västra stambanan and Bohusbanan) to advance to Gothenburg for night parking-Stockholm-Sundsvall-Umeå (Ostkustbanan, Botniabanan), Gothenburg-Malmö (Västkustbanan), Stockholm-Oslo or Stockholm-Karlstad (Västra stambanan and Värmlandsbanan / Kongsvingerbanen) and Stockholm-Falun/Mora (Dalabanan). Some of these lines are run under the SJ InterCity-brand despite no difference in product with other lines run by the X55 train. SJ has ordered 25 Bombardier Zefiro high speed trains for 250 km/h to be delivered in 2026.

SJ InterCity

InterCity trains are Rc-hauled trains, often with many 2nd class cars, X55 trains or X40 trains. InterCity trains also have a bistro car, with the exception of the X40 that has no form of catering.

SJ Regional

SJ Regional services include double-deckers (X40), pull trains, X50 and X52 cars. The trains do not serve meals or drinks. The trains do not usually travel distances over 4 hours, except Coast to Coast (Gothenburg-Kalmar) and Stockholm-Gothenburg via Västerås. Most trains have first class, except the X50 and X52 trains. All push and pull regional services have since 2020 been replaced with new ER1 trains. A normal order in a pull train was AB7-BF7-B7 or B7-BF7-B7 or AB7-B7-BF7-B7. These trains were not usually longer than 4 cars, except Uppsalapendeln (Stockholm-Uppsala) which often has 8 cars and is a push and pull.

           Type                                                  Class In fleet                 Usage Notes

• Electric locomotive SJ Rc6              86       Night-train, Intercity, Regional All painted black.
• Electric multiple unit SJ X2             44       High-speed (X 2000) Grey livery, under refurbishment.
• Electric multiple unit SJ X12           4         Regional 4 units refurbished 2012–2014 with the new grey livery. 3 units scrapped. All four active trains are currently leased out to Västraffik.
• Electric multiple unit SJ X40           43    Regional The X40 trainsets come in both 2-car and 3-car variations. Routes include Stockholm-Västerås-Gothenburg.
• Electric multiple unit SJ X55      20    High-speed (SJ 3000) Used on higher speed lines to northern Sweden, Karlstad, Oslo and Borås from Stockholm, as well as Gothenburg-Malmö. Grey livery.

SJ AB Services

Sleeper Services - SJ Nattåg

The SJ overnight train services (Swedish: SJ Nattåg) are Rc locomotive-hauled trains with both sleeper wagons as well as standard wagons. All services except for the Stockholm-Malmö route have a bistro wagon.

The night-trains are operated on the following lines:

Trains for Norrland

           Route                                                                                                                 Train number                          Calling at

• Umeå Central or Duved to Stockholm Central or Gothenburg Central   60/64/67/69/70/71/72/73/74/77/79 Duved portion:
• Åre, Undersåker, Järpen, Krokom, Östersund Central, Bräcke, Ånge, Sundsvall Central

Umeå portion:

• Umeå Östra, Nordmaling, Örnsköldsvik Central, Kramfors, Härnösand, Sundsvall C

The two portions divide/attach at Sundsvall Central.

Stockholm portion (all stops set-down only):

• Hudiksvall, Söderhamn, Gävle Central, Uppsala Central, Arlanda Central Gothenburg portion (all stops set-down only):
• Örebro Central, Hallsberg, Skövde Central, Herrljunga

Main Line South

           Route                                                           Train number                            Calling at

• Malmö Central to Stockholm Central     1/2     Hässleholm, Alvesta, Nässjö Central, Linköping Central, Norrköping Central

SJ AB Overview

SJ AB Company Type: State-owned Aktiebolag
SJ AB Predecessor: Swedish State Railways
SJ AB Founded: 1 January 2001
SJ AB Fate: Active
SJ AB Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
SJ AB Area Served:
Sweden:
Most of Sweden
Norway:
Kongsvinger Line to Oslo
Denmark:
Öresund Line to Copenhagen
Germany:
Stockholm to Berlin
SJ AB Key People:
Monica Lingegård (CEO)
Henrik Rättzén (deputy CEO and CFO)
Siv Svensson (chairwoman)
SJ AB Products: Rail transport
SJ AB Revenue: 7.8 billion SEK (2017)
SJ AB Owner: Government of Sweden
SJ AB Number of Employees: approx. 4500 (2017)
SJ AB Subsidiaries:
SJ Götalandståg
SJ Norge
SJ Norrlandståg
SJ Öresundståg
Stockholmståg