Norrtåg (English: Northern Trains) is a publicly owned company which is owned by

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. The company owns passenger trains and organises passenger train operation. Norrtåg controls ticket sales and contracts an operator which handles actual train operation (staff and permits). The trains are operated under the brand name Norrtåg. Norrtåg started operation in 2010 on the newly opened Botnia line, and in 2011 it took over the until then branded Mittnabotåget services. Trains were operated by Botniatåg (an

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joint venture) until 20 August 2016, when Tågkompaniet (now Vy Tåg) took over operations. Norrtåg services currently serve 82 stations with a total of 41 daily return trains reaching a total distance of 1,781 km.

Services

The following routes are operated under the current Norrtåg transport agreement. The Sundsvall - Umeå - Kiruna/Luleå corridor is also served by two daily sleeper services to/from Stockholm and Gothenburg respectively. The Central line route also carries SJ High Speed and intercity services between Ånge and Östersund/Storlien, as well as overnight services operated by SJ under

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. Following the suspenison of service to Lycksele in 2022, the formerly separate (electric) commuter service to Vännäs was extended to Vindeln.

Rolling Stock

The Norrtåg network is operated with the following trains as of the 2018 timetable. Norrtåg's trains are leased from transregional rolling stock operator Transitio and maintained at the purpose-built depot at Umeå freight yard. Two additional Regina sets were cascaded from Uppsala following the introduction of ER1 class Stadler Dosto units on their regional network, in preparation for services on the Haparanda line.

References

External links

Norrtåg web site
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