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| Franchise(s) | Norrtåg Krösatågen Tåg i Bergslagen Värmlandstrafik X-Tåget |
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| Main route(s) | Uppsala - Tierp - Gävle Tåg i Bergslagen X-Tåget |
| Fleet size | 2 typ 16 1 typ Da 23 X50/X51/X54 2 Y1 2 Y31 |
| Parent company | Vy (Vygruppen AS) |
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| Website | www.tagkompaniet.se |
Tågkompaniet or Svenska Tågkompaniet AB (The Swedish Train Company) is a Swedish railway company that operates franchises in Northern Sweden and Greater Stockholm. The company was founded in 1999 by three former railway employees in Statens Järnvägar and the investment company Småföretagsinvest/Fylkinvest.[1] In 2005 Norwegian State Railways (now Vy) purchased 34% of Svenska Tågkompaniet, and later on October 31, 2006 increased its ownership stake to 85%.[2]
The company has five franchise contracts:
Rolling stock
Locomotives
- 2 LOK typ 16
- 1 LOK typ Da
Multiple units
- 3 X11 (Norrtåg) Umeå - Vännäs
- 1 X20 (Stockholm-Furuvik) later moved to Tåg i Bergslagen, now stored in a private railway museum.
- 3 X50 (Upptåget)
- 16 X51 (6 X-tåget, 10 Tåg i Bergslagen)
- 2 X52 (Norrtåg)
- 4 X54 (Tåg i Bergslagen)
- 12 X62 (Norrtåg)
- 2 Y1 (Borlänge - Malung) later moved elsewhere when service was discontinued.
- 2 Y31 (Borlänge - Malung)[3] later moved when service was discontinued.
- 1 Y31 (Norrtåg)
References
- ^ Tågkompaniet. "Tågkompaniet" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2006-12-04.
- ^ Norges Statsbaner (2006-10-31). "NSB øker i Tågkompaniet". Retrieved 2006-12-04.
- ^ Tågkompaniet. "Fakta om våra fordon" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2006-12-04.
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