SJ AB

For the national railway prior to 2000, also called SJ, see Statens Järnvägar.

SJ AB

Type	Government enterprise
Founded	1 January 2001 (1856)
Headquarters	Stockholm, Sweden
Key people	Jan Olson (CEO) Jan Sundling (chairman)
Products	Rail transport
Website	www.sj.se

SJ (formally SJ AB) is a government-owned passenger train operator in Sweden. SJ was created in 2000, out of the public transport division of Statens Järnvägar, when the former government agency was divided into six separate government-owned limited companies.

Overview

SJ's operations fall broadly into subsidised and unsubsidised services. The unsubsidised services was until 2011 monopoly and consist mainly of the high-speed train network. 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 per cent. All train operators in Sweden pay low track access charges to the track authority, Trafikverket.

In co-operation with the online auction website Tradera, SJ auctions surplus tickets online. Most of the tickets or sometimes all of the tickets sold online are so called Last Minute Tickets.

Rolling stock

SJ owns about 40 trains of the type X2, running under the brand name SJ High-speed train (Swedish: SJ Snabbtåg), formerly branded X 2000. Their top speed is 200 km/h. SJ also owns about 40 double-decker trains of the type X40 (top speed 200 km/h). Furthermore SJ owns a number of older X12 and X14 multiple units. SJ only owns electric trains, no diesel trains.

SJ has ordered 20 trains of the type X55 (top speed 200 km/h), to be put into operation early 2012. They will have a similar interior and seating as X2 and will also be branded SJ High-speed train. SJ has announced plans to order 20 new high speed trains (top speed 250 km/h), to be delivered around 2013-2014.

Identity document required for travel

From September 2009, the train operator SJ requires an identity document from every passenger with a pre-paid ticket (which is mandatory on many trains). These have to be a Nordic ID card or any passport. This is due to SJ's effort to stop the black market trading of low-price train tickets.

Photogallery

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  SJ's fastest services are operated by X 2000 tilting trains inherited from Statens Järnvägar.

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  The X2000's interiors have recently been refurbished (first class shown).

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  SJ's X40 units are the first double-decker trains to operate in Sweden since 1982.

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  SJ Electric Multiple Unit at Nyköping.

See also

Statens Järnvägar (1856–2000) Nils Ericson, railway pioneer Transportation in Sweden Rail transport in Sweden List of railway companies

Green Cargo Tågkompaniet Veolia Transport Banverket

External links

• SJ - Official site
• Swedish Transport Administration