Mittnabotåget is/was a regional train service connecting

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with Sundsvall in Sweden. It includes trains operated by

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on the Mittlinjen between Sundsvall and

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in Sweden, and

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’s cross-border Nabotåget services from Östersund on to Trondheim in

. The line between Trondheim and Östersund operates using BM92

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s, with two daily departures each way. The line operated by Veolia in Sweden uses electrical Regina units. In Östersund and Sundsvall, connections are available onwards towards

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and Stockholm by local trains and

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expresses. Mittnabotåget was partially financed through funds from the

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(and Norway, since Norway, being outside the EU but in the EEA, must pay the EU expenses for regional development for Norway). In autumn 2012 there was a change. The regional transit authority

Norrtåg Norrtåg (English: Northern Trains) is a publicly owned company which is owned by Norrbotten County, Västerbotten County, Västernorrland County and Jämtland County in Sweden. The company owns passenger trains and organises passenger train op ...

took over the responsibility from the Swedish state. This concerned the trains on the Swedish line Storlien – Sundsvall. The operator changed to Botniatåg, and from that time the X62 trains that Norrtåg owns are used. The trains between Storlien and Trondheim are still the BM92 operated by NSB. The name Mittnabotåget was discarded, and instead Norrtåg and NSB is used.

External links

Norrtåg web site

NSB web site
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