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English: A map of Swedish railways, showing electrification, high-speed sections, number of tracks, passenger routes, and future upgrades and new lines.
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 ...
Sweden railways schematic map. In Sweden many trains run at 200 km/h (125 mph). Train types which currently attain this speed include the X 2000 tilting trains for long distances, the Regina widebody trains, the X40 double-decker regional trains, the Arlanda Airport Express X3, the MTRX-trains and the Stadler KISS-inspired double-decker regional trains.
SL's network uses a unified ticketing system, while operation and maintenance of SL's services are managed by various contracted companies. In addition to SL , several other public and private operators provide regional and inter-city rail connections, long-distance buses , and Waxholmsbolaget archipelago boat services.
break-of-gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)/ 1,524 mm (5 ft) – other protection system. All freight has to be reloaded. No passenger traffic by rail. Denmark at Öresund bridge. same gauge – voltage change 15kVAC/25kVAC – other protection system. Only custom made locomotives or EMUs can cross the border.
Local trains have been operated on the mainline railways around Stockholm since the late nineteenth century. At the beginning, local rail services were part of the Swedish State Railways, but in the late-1960s, the responsibility for these services was transferred to Stockholm County, which incorporated it with the ticketing system of Stockholm Transport.
The railway on the Öresund bridge is fed with Danish standard voltage, 25 kV 50 Hz AC, along around 6 km within Swedish borders. The power is supplied from Denmark. The system limit is at Lernacken, near the bridge abutment.
Historiskt – about Swedish railway history (in Swedish and English) järnväg.net – information on all Swedish railways (in Swedish) Winchester, Clarence, ed. (1936), "Sweden's rail system" , Railway Wonders of the World , pp. 1161– 1165 illustrated description of the Swedish system in the 1930s