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An X60 train in Sundbyberg. 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.
There are four light rail systems in Stockholm. Lidingöbanan: A light rail line linking the island of Lidingö to the mainland. Tvärbanan: A semi-circular orbital route passing west of the city using various bridges, tunnels and on-road sections. Nockebybanan: A feeder light rail line linking western suburbs to the Stockholm metro.
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 ...
English: A map of Swedish railways, showing electrification, high-speed sections, number of tracks, passenger routes, and future upgrades and new lines.
Map of the East Coast Line, showing Stockholm at the bottom and Sundsvall at the top. (The black line along the coast). The East Coast Line (Swedish: Ostkustbanan) is a 402-kilometre (250 mi) long mainline railway in Sweden, linking the cities of Stockholm, Uppsala, Gävle and Sundsvall, as well as the suburbs north of Stockholm.
Roslagsbanan is a narrow gauge commuter railway system in Roslagen, Stockholm County, Sweden. Its combined route length is 65 kilometres (40 miles) and there are 38 stations. It is built to the Swedish three foot (891 mm or 2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in) gauge. The Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) classifies it as "light rail" in its maps. [10]
In the late 19th century, Stockholm’s suburbs expanded thanks to the development of local railways such as Djursholmsbanan and Saltsjöbanan. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] By 1900, electrified trams extended into the city centre, and by 1915 Stockholms Spårvägar (SS) was managing a growing tram network, including new suburban lines as the city incorporated ...