SJ AB High Speed Trains (D)

SJ AB High Speed Trains - (D)

SJ higher speed trains (Swedish: SJ Snabbtåg) are X2 or X55 trains operating on the main routes in Sweden. The trains are equipped with WiFi and have a bistro.

West Coast

           Route                                                                    tph                                                    Calling at                                     Stock

• Gothenburg Central to Copenhagen Central       10      Varberg, Halmstad Central, Helsingborg Central, Lund Central, Malmö Central, Copenhagen Airport      X55

East Coast

           Route                                                                   tph                                                    Calling at                                    Stock

• Stockholm Central to Sundsvall Central and Umeå Central      1tp2h      Arlanda Central (Pickup only) Uppsala Central (Pickup only), Gävle Central, Söderhamn, Hudiksvall, Sundsvall Central, Härnösand, Kramfors, Örnsköldsvik Central, Umeå East, Umeå Central - Some trains originate/terminate at Sundsvall on weekends        X55

Main Line North

           Route                                                                   tph                                                     Calling at                                     Stock

• Stockholm Central to Östersund Central and Duved via Gävle central and Bollnäs      1tp2h      Arlanda Central (Pickup only) Uppsala Central (Pickup only), Gävle Central, Ockelbo, Bollnäs, Järvsö, Ljusdal, Ånge, Bräcke, Östersund Central, Undersåker, Åre, Duved      X55 or Rc6

Main Line West

           Route                                                                    tph                                                      Calling at                                     Stock

• Stockholm Central to Gothenburg Central (not all services stop at all stations)      1tp2h      Södertälje South, Katrineholm, Hallsberg, Skövde Central, Herrljunga      X2
• Stockholm Central to Trollhättan - limited service      1tpd      Södertälje South, Katrineholm, Hallsberg, Skövde Central, Herrljunga, Gothenburg      X2

Main Line South

           Route                                                                   tpd                                                         Calling at                                    Stock

• Stockholm Central to Malmö Central      14      Södertälje South, Katrineholm, Norrköping Central, Linköping Central, Nässjö Central, Alvesta, Hässleholm, Eslöv, Lund        X2

Stockholm Central to Jönköping Central
limited service 1 Södertälje South, Katrineholm, Norrköping Central, Linköping Central, Nässjö Central X2

Värmland

            Route                                                                   tpd                                                         Calling at                                   Stock

• Stockholm Central to Karlstad Central or Oslo S      1 (Karlstad) 4 (Oslo)       Södertälje South, Katrineholm, Hallsberg, Degerfors, Kristinehamn, (Karlstad, Arvika, Lillestrøm) X2, X55 or Rc6 (the latter two operate to Oslo)

Stops at Arlanda and Uppsala are for boarding northbound or alighting southbound respectively, although passengers with railcards are exempted from this rule. Some services do also allow both boarding and alighting at Arlanda and Uppsala respectively.

SJ Norge

On 7 June 2020 SJ Norge commenced operating services on the Trøndelag Commuter Rail, as well as the Meråker, Røros, Rauma, Nordland, the Saltpendel Line and the Dovre Regional Line under a 10-year contract with the Norwegian Railway Directorate.

SJ is also set to start up services on the Stockholm - Trondheim stretch as soon as the Norwegian part of the railway is electrified. SJ will operate trains owned by Norske Tog (Norwegian Trains) and these are:

Class 76 or Stadler FLIRT Bio-Modes (hybrid electric EMUs) as well as Di - 4 diesel-electric locomotives and Class 92 Duewag DMUs
EL18 electric locomotives, Class 93 Bombardier Talent DMUs, and Class 73 ADtranz EMUs.

The Rail Routes SJ Norge Operate Are:

• Steinkjer – Trondheim Central
• Steinkjer – Lerkendal/Trondheim Outskirts
• Steinkjer – Lundamo
• Steinkjer – Melhus
• Lerkendal/Trondheim Outskirts – Trondheim Central
• Trondheim Central – Heimdal
• Trondheim Central – Melhus
• Trondheim Central – Lundamo
• Trondheim Central – Røros
• Trondheim Central – Stjørdal/Værnes Airport
• Heimdal – Storlien (interchange with Norrtåg toward Östersund
• Trondheim Central – Bodø
• Trondheim Central – Mo i Rana
• Trondheim Central – Oslo Central
• Rotvoll – Røros
• Rotvoll – Støren
• Steinkjer – Støren
• Røros – Hamar
• Saltenpendelen

The rail routes SJ Norge are set to operate are:

• Stockholm — Trondheim

Identity Document Requirements

From September 2009, SJ requires an identity document from passengers with a pre-paid ticket (which is mandatory on many trains). This can be a Nordic ID card or any passport. This is due to an effort to stop private trading of train tickets.

SJ AB

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