Snälltåget
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 Veolia train in Åre before rebranding. | |
| Main Route(s) | Southern Main Line |
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| Other Route(s) | Western Main Line, Oresund Line, Central Line & East Coast Line |
| Stations called at | 27 |
| Parent company | Transdev |
| Other | |
| Website | www.snalltaget.se |
Snälltåget is a train operator owned by Transdev running long distance trains along the Southern Main Line in Sweden from Malmö to Stockholm.
History
The operator was set up in 2006 as Veolia Transport after partial deregulation of the Swedish rail network running adhoc services. Regular weekend services began in 2009 (expanding to weekdays in 2010), after the network was fully deregulated, running in direct competition with the state-owned operator SJ. The summer night train extension to Berlin was launched in 2012 with the network rebranding as Snälltåget in 2013.[1]
From September 2016, a brand new fleet of Class 193 'Vectron' locomotives were added to replace the hired commonly used Hector Rail Class 242 'Taurus' and the Class 241 'Traxx'. Together with railcars from Germany, they started operation in 200 km/h, the first time for locomotives and railcars in Sweden.
Route
The main route is operated from Malmö to Stockholm throughout the year.[2] In the winter season the main route extends to Åre. During the summer months a night train also operates from Malmö to Berlin with train ferry via Trelleborg to Sassnitz.[3]
References
- ^ "Snälltåget - About Us". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Destinationer - Snälltåget". Snälltåget (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- ^ "Ta Nattåget och upplev Berlin!" (in Swedish). Veolia Transport. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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