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Rail traffic in Sweden
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Rail traffic in Sweden

• Sweden has more than 10,000 km of railway track
• SJ operates 90 of rail passenger journeys
  exceeding 100 km in Sweden
• SJ operates 55 of all train journeys in Sweden

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How do you reach Sweden by train from abroad?

• Fixed connection with the tunnel and bridge
  Copenhagen-Malmö
• Train ferry Sassnitz-Trelleborg, with the direct
  night train Berlin-Malmö
• From Norway by train via Kornsjö, Charlottenberg,
  Storlien and Vassijaure
• From Finland by bus via Kemi-Haparanda-Boden

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How do you reach Sweden by air rail?

• Via Copenhagen Airport gt
• regional trains to Sweden (Malmö etc), one train
  every 20 minutes
• direct regional trains to Gothenburg and Kalmar
• X 2000 trains to Stockholm
• Via Arlanda Airport gt
• Airport shuttle into Stockolm City Centre
  (Arlanda Express, one train every 15 minutes)
• direct SJ regional and InterCity services to
  north and middle Sweden

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The most important o/ds in Sweden from an
international point of view

• The Nordic triangle Copenhagen-Stockholm-Oslo-G
  othenburg-Copenhagen
• Stockholm-Dalarna
• Stockholm-Kalmar (region of glassworks)
• Stockholm - to the far North (Norrland) with the
  Connex night trains
• Other X 2000-lines Stockholm-Gothenburg,
  Stockholm-Sundsvall etc

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Examples of travel times and number of services

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Examples of travel times
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Other private train operators

• Arlandabanan
• A-train

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Other private train operators

• Operators of services procured by the National
  Public Transport Agency or Regional Transport
  Authorities
• Citypendeln
• Connex
• Tågkompaniet
• Roslagståg
• Merresor

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Frequency

• Stockholm-Gothenburg 1 X 2000/hour
• Stockholm-Malmö 1 X 2000/hour, 1 daily
  night train
• Stockholm-Copenhagen 4-5 X 2000/day summer
• 2 X 2000/day winter
• Stockholm-Oslo winter 1 direct IC-train in the
  weekends, 1 daily night train via
  Gothenburg
• summer 1 direct daily IC-train,
• 1 daily night train via Gothenburg
• Oslo-Gothenburg 3 NSB trains/day
• Gothenburg-Malmö 3 X 2000/day
• Stockholm-Dalarna 7 IC and 1 X 2000/day
• Stockholm-Sundsvall 8 X2000/day

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Frequency

• Stockholm-Östersund-(Storlien) 2 IC/X2000, 1
  night train/day
• Göteborg-Östersund-Storlien 1 daily night train
• (mostly via Stockholm)
• Stockholm-Övre Norrland 2 daily night trains,
  Connex
• Göteborg-Övre Norrland 1 daily night train,
  Connex
• (via Stockholm)
• Malmö-Berlin 1 night train, in the summer daily,
  in the winter 3 times a week

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Frequency in the Øresund region

• 3 regional trains per hour Copenhagen-Malmö and
  further into Sweden (Landskrona, Helsingborg,
  Hässelholm, Kristianstad)
• direct regional trains Copenhagen-Malmö-Gothenburg
  , almost one train every hour
• direct regional trains Copenhagen-Malmö-Kalmar
• Direct X 2000 trains to Sweden (Alvesta-Nässjö-Nor
  rköping-Stockholm etc)
• All trains stop at Copenhagen Airport

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Frequency in the Stockholm region

• Regional trains every hour Stockholm-Eskilstuna-Ar
  boga
• Regional trains every hour Stockholm-Västerås
  (-Hallsberg-Göteborg)
• Regional trains Gävle-Uppsala-Arlanda-Stockholm-Ny
  köping/Katrineholm-Norrköping-Linköping
• Regional trains Stockholm-Uppsala (2 trains/hour)
• Arlanda Express, airport shuttle Arlanda Airport
  -Stockholm C (4 trains/hour)
• All northbound SJ trains stop at Arlanda C
  (except the Stockholm-Uppsala shuttle)

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News

• Spring/Summer 2006

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The double-decker the new commuter train

• A brand new regional train for the commuter
  traffic around Stockholm in Mälardalen.
• Stockholm-Västerås (no reserved seats)
• Stockholm-Eskilstuna-Arboga (no reserved seats)
• Gävle-Stockholm-Linköping
• From June
• Göteborg-Örebro-Västerås-Stockholm

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The Double-decker Better and more comfortable to
and from work

• Two floors more seats
• AC outlets
• Boosted coverage for mobile phones
• Big doors shorter stops at the stations
• Vending machines for coffee, cold drinks and
  snacks
• Facilities and access designed to meet the needs
  of disabled passengers

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X 2000 Refurbishing
When the SJ X 2000 high speed trains were
introduced in 1990 travelling by train in Sweden
became both more comfortable and much faster. In
order to keep up the standard and comfort all SJ
X 2000 trains will now be refurbished and
modernized.
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X 2000 a more comfortable journey

• New comfortable seats
• AC outlets at each seat
• More seats after each other
• Boosted coverage for mobile phones
• More space for luggage
• New electronic information system
• Refurbished rest rooms
• Wireless internet access

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X 2000classes of service

• 2nd class Standard
• 1st class business
• personalized service
• light meal served at your seat
• complimentary coffee/tea, Swedish newspapers
  etc

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X 2000classes of service

• 1st class business plus (Premium)
• personalized service
• 3 course meal served at your seat
• complimentary coffee/tea
• Swedish newspapers etc
• free headphones for the music channels
• AC outlets
• Mobile free compartments
• Free wireless internet access

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X 2000 Bistro with the new food concept

• 22 seats in all Bistro coaches
• Espresso machine with many kinds of special
  coffee
• Self service

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X 2000 When will the refurbished trains start
running?

• The first train was ready in February 2005
• 15 trains were delivered in 2005
• 15 trains are delivered in 2006
• The last 5 trains will be ready in 2007
• New refurbished X 2000 trains can be found on all
  high speed lines (Stockholm-Gothenburg,
  Stochkolm-Malmö-Copenhagen, Stockholm-Sundsvall)

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Sundsvall
Dalarna
Karlstad

Stockholm
Göteborg
Jönköping
Borås
X 2000 services
Köbenhavn
Malmö
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New X 2000 services from August 15 2005

• From Stockholm to
• Östersund
• Falun
• Uddevalla

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SJ Night services

• Private sleeper compartment with shower/WC
• Single compartment with private shower/WC,
  breakfast included
• Sleeper compartments without shower/WC
• 2 or 3 berths per compartment (with wash basin),
  Shower/WC in the end of each coach. Separate
  compartments for ladies and gentlemen
• Couchettes
• 6 berths in each compartment. Shower/WC in the
  end of each coach. Separate compartments for
  ladies available (otherwise mixed)

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Single sleeper compartment

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6 berth couchette

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New/changed SJ rail products 2006

• The Sweden Rail Pass is only sold in Europe
• Outside Europe the Sweden Rail Pass is replaced
  with the Eurail Sweden Pass (with almost
  identical conditions)

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SJ point-to-point tickets in general

• Normally SJ trains are sold as global priced
  trains, i.e. including reservation only valid
  in the train and on the date mentioned on the
  ticket.
• 1st class (in X 2000 1st class and Premium),
  2nd class full fare tickets including seat
  reservation
• Refund 2nd class full fare tickets only if
  ticket has been cancelled before departure
• Refund 1st class full fare tickets refund
  possible even if ticket has not been cancelled
  before departure
• 1st class and 2nd class Just Now (Just Nu)
  fares including seat reservation, available only
  for certain ACP-RailNet-users
• Limited refund conditions (cancellation at least
  7 days before departure, cancellation fee), can
  be sold up to 1 day before departure, limited
  number of seats, price is changing from time to
  time

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SJ point-to-point tickets in general

• Group tickets can be issued in all types of
  trains and comfort classes (except single
  sleepers), discount around 10
• Refund
• cancelled at least 30 days before departure 100
  
• cancelled between 30-8 days before departure 75
  
• cancelled 7 days up to departure of the train 50
  

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SJ point-to-point tickets in general

• Youth prices are available in 2nd class in all
  comfort classes, discount about 30
• Refund only if ticket has been cancelled before
  departure
• Children max. 2 children under 16 years travel
  free in 2nd class additional children pay the
  youth fare
• Pass/Eurail/ScanRail/Sweden Rail Pass
  reservation for pass holders in all comfort
  classes
• Refund 2nd class only if reservation has
  been cancelled before departure
• Refund 1st class possible even if
  reservation has not been cancelled before
  departure

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The rail services Stockholm-Oslo, summer 2006
(June 18-August 20)

• Direct InterCity train services (1st and 2nd
  class, bistro)
• 08.30 departure Stockholm C arrival 15.30
• 14.36 arrival Oslo S departure 09.30
• Direct night train services via Gothenburg (2nd
  class seats, couchettes, sleepers)
• 22.30 departure Stockholm C arrival 06.55
• 07.00 arrival Oslo S departure 22.03
• (08.00 July 16-29) (22.03 July 16-29)
• with direct coaches (seats, couchettes,
  sleepers) to and from Malmö
• 23.08 departure Malmö C arrival 06.42
• 07.00 arrival Oslo S departure 22.03
• (08.00 July 16-29) (22.03 July 16-29)
• All time table information still subject to
  change!!!

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SJ Summer time tables

• Bookings in the SJ trains for the summer period
  (June 18th - August 20th 2006) will be possible
  from April 26th, day trains and seats in the
  night trains will then be available up to 90 days
  before departure.
• The SJ night trains (couchettes and sleepers)
  will be opened up for booking for the whole
  summer period on April 26th.
• Bookings for the autumn from August 21st will be
  possible from June 21st.  
• Final time tables will be available via
  www.resplus.se from beginning of May, preliminary
  time tables will be found at www.resplus.se/forhan
  d from April.  

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The rail services Gothenburg-Oslo, summer 2006

• The trains Gothenburg-Oslo are run by NSB - no
  longer by SJ. NSB pricing and discounts are
  valid! NSB is responsible for ITX fares etc.
• There are three daily trains between
  Gothenburg-Oslo and vice versa (two in the
  weekends)
• The trains are the Norwegian BM73 units
• Only 2nd class, however possibility to reserve
  seats in the Comfort class (complimenary
  coffee/tea, newspapers)

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Some FAQs

• Do you have to reserve seats on Swedish Trains?
• Are there any motorrail trains in Sweden?
• Can you send registered luggage in Sweden?
• Can you take your bike with you on the Swedish
  trains?
• Are you allowed to take your dog with you when
  going by train in Sweden?
• Are shower and WC available in all Swedish night
  trains?

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• And your questions please!!!