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Operation | |||||
National railway | SJ | ||||
Infrastructure company | Swedish Transport Administration | ||||
Major operators | Arlanda Express, FlixTrain, Inlandsbanan, Krösatågen, MTR, Mälartåg, Norrtåg, Storstockholms lokaltrafik (SL), SJ, Snälltåget, Tågab, Vy Tåg, Pågatågen, Värmlandstrafik, Vy, Västtrafik, X-trafik, Øresundståg, Östgötapendeln[1] | ||||
Statistics | |||||
Ridership | 264.6 million[2] | ||||
System length | |||||
Total | 10,912 kilometres (6,780 mi)[3] | ||||
Double track | 2,058 kilometres (1,279 mi)[3] | ||||
Electrified | 8,186 kilometres (5,087 mi)[3] | ||||
Track gauge | |||||
Main | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 10,846 kilometres (6,739 mi)[3] | ||||
891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) | 66 kilometres (41 mi)[3] | ||||
Electrification | |||||
Main | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC | ||||
Features | |||||
Longest tunnel | Hallandsås Tunnel (8.7 km) | ||||
Longest bridge | Öresundsbron (7.8 km) | ||||
Highest elevation | 601 m a.s.l. | ||||
at | Storlien | ||||
Lowest elevation | 30 m b.s.l. | ||||
at | Stockholm City Station | ||||
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Rail transport in Sweden uses a network of 10,912 kilometres (6,780 mi), the 24th largest in the world.[3] Construction of the first railway line in Sweden began in 1855. The major operator of passenger trains has traditionally been the state-owned SJ, though today around 70% of all rail traffic consists of subsidised local and regional trains for which the regional public transport authorities bear responsibility.[4] Passenger traffic has increased significantly since the turn of the millennium,[5] and in 2019 Sweden ranked number five in the world (as measured in passenger kilometres per capita) and number three in the European union,[5] as well as number six in the world when measured by passenger share.
In 1988, driven by significant deficits at Swedish State Railways, the Swedish parliament pursued a separation strategy that involved partitioning the ownership of rail infrastructure from train operations. This move, which made Sweden the first European country to undertake such a separation, also involved opening the railway system to private train operators, including open-access operators, and introducing competitive bidding for regional service contracts. [6][7]
Sweden is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Sweden is 74.
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